Following the deaths of Indonesian crew members aboard Chinese-flagged fishing vessels, Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released its official statements with the following points: First, the Indonesian Government through its representatives in New Zealand, China, and South Korea and at the Central Government continues to closely pay attention to the issue faced by Indonesian […]

The Government has announced it will focus on three aspects in handling the COVID-19 pandemic along with its impacts, namely public health and safety, social safety net program, and business sustainability. “For public health and safety, the Government will continue to make the most of the allocated budget to maintain public health,” Minister of Finance […]

The Government has announced it will distribute social assistance sourced from the budgets of the Central Government and regional governments, as well as from village funds, and cash labor-intensive program by this week. “The people should receive social assistance. Cash labor-intensive program has been running on the ground,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said in his […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated Police Insp. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar as new Head of the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT), at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (6/5). Boy was installed as Head of the BNPT based on Decree of President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 86/TPA of 2020 on the Discharge and Appointment of […]

Head of the COVID-19 National Task Force Doni Monardo has issued Circular Number 4 of 2020 on Criteria for Passenger Travel Restriction to Accelerate COVID-19 Handling. “I reaffirm that there are no changes in mudik ban policy. Mudik is still banned,” Doni said in an official press conference in Jakarta, Wednesday (6/5). He further said […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (6/5) at the State Palace, Central Jakarta inaugurated Dian Ediana Rae as the new Head of the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK). The inauguration ceremony begun with singing of the national anthem “Indonesia Raya”. Afterwards, State Secretariat secretary Setya Utama recited Presidential Decree Number 37/M of 2020 […]

Ministry of Finance has announced it has issued Minister of Finance Regulation Number 43/PMK.05/2020 on Budget Implementation Mechanism at the Expense of State Budget on COVID-19 Handling. This technical regulation which was stipulated on 24 April 2020 explains the budget implementation mechanism, allocation for pandemic handling fund contained in the Ministries/Agencies’ Budget Implementation List (DIPA), […]

Indonesia’s economic performance remains relatively positive although growth in the first quarter this year was only 2.97 percent year-on-year (yoy), according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Economy grew by 2.97 percent. The delta is 2 percent, slower than the growth in the fourth quarter last year at 4.97 percent,” the President said in his introductory […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his Ministers and Head of Institutions to immediately curb the spread of COVID-19 and flatten the curve. “A winning country is a country who can fight COVID-19,” the President said during a plenary cabinet meeting on Wednesday (6/5). For that reason, the Head of State has instructed all Ministers, […]

Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing has announced it has continued to accelerate Cash Labor-intensive Program distribution in order to reduce unemployment and maintain people’s purchasing power amid economic uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the budget for Labor-intensive Program reached Rp11.2 trillion which mainly used for infrastructure development to support the productivity […]