President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (317) made a phone call to King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to convey Eid Al-Adha greeting to the Saudi King. “The people of Indonesia and I would like to wish a blessed Eid Al-Adha to His Majesty and all the people of Saudi Arabia,” President […]

Strict health protocols have been implemented during the inauguration ceremony of Riau Islands Governor, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Heru Budi Hartono has said. The statement was made in response to the news circulating in the media that the Riau Islands Governor Isdianto has tested positive for COVID-19. In the statement delivered to the Bureau […]

This year’s Eid Al-Adha carries a deeper meaning as the people make sacrifice for humanity amid the ongoing pandemic, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has said. “This year, Eid Al-Adha amid pandemic bring a deeper meaning because we make sacrifice together for the humanity. Eid Mubarak,” Pramono said Thursday (31/7). For the record, Eid al-Adha—Festival of […]

Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto has issued Circular Number HK.02.01/MENKES/455/2020 on Licensing and Accreditation of Health Care Facilities, and Establishment of Teaching Hospitals During COVID-19 Pandemic. The Circular aims to strengthen support and cooperation of relevant ministries/institutions, regional governments, health care facility accreditation agencies, and health care facilities in the implementation of licensing and […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Ibu Iriana on Friday (31/7) performed Idul Adha prayer 1441 H at the President’s residence Wisma Bayurini courtyard at Bogor Presidential Palace complex, West Java Province. Acting as preacher and imam at Idul Adha prayers was Chairperson of the Baitussalam Mosque management, Bogor Presidential Palace, Muhammadun. Muhammadun delivered […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo instructed National Working Committee for Economic Recovery to maintain positive economic growth in the third quarter which ends in September, Head of National Working Committee for Economic Recovery Budi Sadikin has said. “The President also told us to maintain the availability of employment and maintain the people’s income to meet their […]

Minister of Religious Affairs Fachrul Razi representing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (30/7) at Istiqlal Mosque in Central Jakarta handed over qurban (sacrificial) animal to the mosque’s Idul Adha Committee. “I specifically handed over this sacrificial animal to the High Priest to be slaughtered and the meat to be distributed to the poor and […]

  Ministry of Cooperatives, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) cooperates with Facebook Groups which includes Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp to accelerate the digitalization of MSMEs in Indonesia. “There are still numerous MSMEs who have not yet joined the marketplace. Therefore, with this cooperation, we will encourage them to sell their products on social media such […]

Based on President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s directives on a limited meeting (28/7), the 2021 State Budget Bill will be focused on four programs, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani has said. The four programs, are among others:

Mandatory spending in the State Budget bill 2021 will be revised to adjust to the condition during COVID-19 pandemic, according to Minister of National Development Planning/ Head of the National Development Planning Agency Suharso Monoarfa. First, a plan to widen the 2021 state budget deficit to 5.2 percent from its initial plan of 4.3 percent […]