As part of the National Strategic Programs Year 2020-2024, Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing has announced it will designate a food estate area in Pulang Pisau regency in Central Kalimantan province to become a national food barn. Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono said there is a potential alluvial area […]

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno L.P Marsudi on Tuesday (9/6) attended the Ministerial Coordination Group on COVID-19 (MCGC) meeting through video conference. The meeting adopts the theme “The Importance of Vaccine Development to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic”. Retno was joined by seven other Ministers of Foreign Affairs from Singapore, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Australia, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called for strict and cautious protocols in the opening of regions during the new normal in order to stay productive but safe from COVID-19. “Improper implementation of strict protocols can lead to a rise in new cases in an area,” the President said during a visit to the COVID-19 Task […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received Letters of Credence from seven newAmbassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (LBPP) of Friendly Countries to the Republic of Indonesia, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (10/6). To comply with health protocols, during credentials ceremony,  all participants wore masks and kept a safe distance. The ceremony was started with the arrival of […]

Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserve rose from US$127.9 billion in April to US$130.5 billion in May 2020. Based on a release from the central bank, Bank Indonesia (BI), the reserve is equal to 8.3 months’ worth of imports or 8 months of import and payment for the Government’s foreign debts. The figure is also above the […]

The Government has announced it allocates Rp101 billion this year to build 34 towers (945 units) of low-cost apartments dedicated for for Islamic boarding schools and higher educational institutions in 31 cities/regencies. “By building the apartments, we hope to help students to have decent dormitories to help them in their learning process,” Minister of Public […]

Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian has instructed regional governments to immediately disburse Regional Grant Agreement Document (NPHD) for this year’s Simultaneous Regional Elections on 9 December. “We hope that before the 15th, the Regional Election Commission (KPUD) and the Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) have budgets to carry out the next stages which will […]

Ministry of Transportation on 8 June 2020 issued Regulation of Minister of Transportation (Permenhub) Number 41 of 2020 on Amendment to Regulation of Minister of Transportation Number 18 of 2020 on Transportation Control to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19. “Following up the Circular of the National COVID-19 Task Force Number 7 of 2020 on Criteria […]

In a bid to improve management of forests and land by still noting its features, characteristics, and functions as conservation, protection, or production forests so that the people will receive maximum benefits of the forests and land, the Government deemed it necessary to issue Government Regulation Number 26 of 2020 on Rehabilitation and Reclamation of […]

The Government is drafting an affirmative policy for education sector, in particular Islamic boarding schools and religious education amid COVID-19 pandemic. According to Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy, Islamic schools and religious education do need attention from the Government, not only on the management of  distance learning amid the  pandemic, but […]