The Government has decided to postpone the 2020 elections of governor and deputy governor, regent and deputy regent, mayor and deputy mayor amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was stated in Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) Number 2 of 2020 on the Third Amendment to Law Number 1 of 2015 on Enactment […]

The Government has announced that supply of eleven food commodities remains safe meet demands amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. “Price of medium quality rice is Rp11,750 per kilogram on average, while price of premium-quality rice is  around Rp12,700. The average price of granulated sugar ranges between Rp17,000 and Rp18,050 per kilogram,” Coordinating Minister for Economic […]

The Government is preparing exit strategy for COVID-19 pandemic to mitigate the health sector problems from affecting other sectors particularly the economy, according to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto. “The Government has imposed Large-scale Social Restrictions (locally known as PSBB) to break the COVID-19 transmission chain. Thus, it will not accelerate the number […]

Supply of eleven food commoditie will be sufficient to meet national demands until June this year, Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo has announced. “The Government hopes there will be no obstacle in terms of distribution which can lead to price instability in several regions,” the Minister said, Tuesday (5/5). Citing data from Statistics Indonesia […]

The Government has announced it will provide assistance for farmers affected by COVID-19. According to Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo, recipients of the assistance include those doing farming as an odd job, farm laborers, and sharecroppers. The Minister also noted that Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs has ordered direct assistance to be provided, instead […]

Following the warning from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) regarding the possibility of global food crisis due the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called for anticipatory measures and mitigation to ensure availability of food commodities and stability of food prices. “The Government must brace for the upcoming dry season in the […]

In a bid to safeguard national economy and stability of the country’s financial system, the Government has issued Government Regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) Number 1 of 2020 on State Financial Policy and Stability of Financial System for the Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and/or Encounter Threats to National Economy and/or Stability of […]

As part of the efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo – who is also Chairperson of the COVID-19 Task Force – has called on the people to protect themselves and their surroundings by adhering to the Government’s recommendations and restrictions. “If you can protect […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo invites the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) members to unite against COVID-19 pandemic. “Fifty nine years ago, the Non-Aligned Movement was established to fight against the “common enemy” of imperialism and neocolonialism. Right now our “common enemy” is COVID-19,” the President said during an online Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement on Monday (4/5). […]

The Government has announced it will delay distribution of partial General Allocation Funds (DAU) and/or Revenue Sharing Funds (DBH) for regional governments that do not meet the provisions of the fiscal year 2020 regional budget report. The Government said the moves aims to ensure that the commitment of the regional governments in the mitigation/handling of […]