Chairperson of the COVID-19 Task Force Doni Monardo has called for a strict sanction to be imposed on those violating large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) and health protocols. According to Doni, many do not comply with health protocols, for example, mass gatherings that are still commonly found during the pandemic. “Large-scale social restrictions are still in […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (20/5) officially launched 55 innovation products to support Indonesia’s advanced pandemic countermeasure. According to the President, there are nine new inventions, including products that have been tested through clinical trials and are ready for mass production. “There are emergency ventilators that can be produced up to 200 units,” President […]

Minister of Communication and Informatics Johnny G. Plate said that the 112th National Awakening Day this year, which happens amidst COVID-19 pandemic, will be a momentum for all Indonesians to keep up spirit to live under a ‘new normal’ situation. For that reason, Johnny expressed hope that the national day is not celebrated as mere […]

  Minister of National Development Planning (PPN) / Head of National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Suharso Monoarfa has said that the Government is currently designing a safe and productive health protocol to protect the public from corona virus. “The WHO provides several indicators to be obeyed by all countries in the world in order to […]

The Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has the authority to impose sanction to those politicized the social assistance program, according to Minister of Social Affairs Juliari P Batubara. “The Ministry of Social Affairs can only warn them not to misuse the social assistance for political purposes. However, the Bawaslu has not been able to take any […]

The world is competing in dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak; therefore, Indonesia should develop concrete innovations and tangible work to fight the pandemic, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “This serves as a new momentum for the awakening of the nation. This is also a new momentum for the revival of Indonesian science and technology […]

Minister of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Abdul Halim Iskandar has affirmed that the basis for data collection of Cash Transfer Assistance (BLT) sourced from the Village Fund Program is the Neighborhood Association (RT). “I have often mentioned, three village volunteers are tasked to collect data of those affected by COVID-19 due to […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated new Chiefs of Staff of the Navy and Air Force at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (20/5). The inauguration ceremony was begun with reverberation of the national anthem “Indonesia Raya” and followed by recitation of Presidential Decree Number 32 and 33/TNI/ 2020 on the Dismissal and Appointment of Chief of […]

Ministry of Religious Affairs has decided to postpone the decision on the Hajj pilgrimage until early June as a response to Saudi Arabia’s pending final decision on this year’s Hajj. “Even though we have prepared 3 alternatives scenarios, namely, first, departing all pilgrims according to quota; second, departing only some of the quota due to […]

  Following the issuance of Government Regulation Number 23 of 2020 (PP 23/2020) regarding the implementation of the National Economic Recovery (PEN) program, the Government is currently preparing the design of the PEN program through the modalities stipulated in the Government Regulation. “The PEN program is expected to help the business sector, including small, micro […]