President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo to step up efforts to tackle forest and land fires. Doni on Tuesday (23/6) also told reporters that the Government continues to emphasize the importance of cooperation from related stakeholdwers in all areas affected by forest and land fires, […]
The Government has announced it has launched a weather modification technology (TMC) program to create an artificial rain in anticipation of the looming drought in June and July. According to Minister of the Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya, her Ministry has conducted a study related to climate patterns and the emergence of hotspots, as well […]
The Government has announced it is redoubling efforts to mitigate, prevent, resolve, and take follow-up actions to tackle forest and land fires. According to Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD, the Government has taken preventive measures; yet, the incidents keep recurring every year. “Thus, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 8 June, 2020, signed Presidential Regulation Number 67 of 2020 on Terms and Procedures of the Awards for Respecting, Protecting and Fulfilling the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. (Link: https://jdih.setkab.go.id/PUUdoc/176123/Perpres_Nomor_67_Tahun_2020.pdf) The Regulation aims to implement provisions of Article 141 of Law Number 8 of 2016 on Persons with Disabilities. According […]
The Government has announced that the construction progress of the Pidekso Dam in Central Java Province has already reached 92 percent in the first phase of its construction. According to Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono, the Government has been building dams in various regions across the country to boost food and […]
The Government through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing supports the continuation of national environmental program of Citarum Harum by constructing several infrastructures to control pollution and damage of Citarum River Basin Area (DAS) in West Java. The support is a follow-up of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s directives which are stated in the Presidential […]
In a bid to strengthen diplomacy and cooperation with friendly countries, especially in the African region, the Indonesian Government considered that it is necessary to open a representative office to Republic of Cameroon. The move is also based on the provisions of Article 9 paragraph (2) of Law Number 37 of 1999 on Foreign […]
Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy on Saturday (20/6) began his working visit to Bandung to inspect the readiness in the implementation of the new normal standard procedures. Upon arrival in the city, the Minister visited Hasan Sadikin Hospital (RSHS) in Bandung, the largest hospital in West Java Province. Muhadjir expressed appreciation […]
Spokesperson for COVID-19 Task Force Achmad Yurianto has reminded once again that thorough preparation is crucial and should be carried out with the right measure in regions to implement the new normal protocols. To that end, according to him, the Government will gradually resume public activities in several regions and reopen strategic sectors so that […]
Ministry of Research and Technology/the National Agency for Research and Innovation (BRIN)’s COVID-19 Research and Innovation Consortium members have obtained permission from Ministry of Health to distribute five types of ventilators. For the record, the Research and Innovation Consortium was created as a rapid effort to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. The members have invented 57 […]
