Indonesia is committed to helping coffee farmers across the globe face challenges amid the COVID-19 crisis, especially during the country’s chairmanship of the International Coffee Organization (ICO). Director General of International Trade Negotiations at Ministry of Trade Iman Pambagyo, who is also Chairperson of the International Coffee Organization, made the statement during the 126th International […]

The Indonesian Government through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing provides Housing Finance Liquidity Facility (FLPP) in order to help low-income people (MBR) to access home-ownership loans (KPR). Director-General of Infrastructure Financing for the Ministry Eko Djoeli Heripoerwanto said that the Government has issued Government Regulation Number 25 of 2020 on the public housing […]

The Government has announced that twelve state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to be listed in the National Economic Recovery Programs (PEN) are those in good financial condition but are hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ministry of Finance has also unveiled criteria for SOEs eligible to receive the stimulus, among others, those with a major influence on […]

Regions with a declining rate of COVID-19 cases will be categorized as “green zones” through coordination between regents or mayors with various community leaders, Chief of the COVID-19 National Task Force Doni Monardo has said. “There are stages that must be passed through by regional heads, including coordination and consultation with religious leaders, epidemiologists, and […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called for intensifying rapid test so that Indonesia can immediately comply with standards of the World Health Organization (WHO). “However, it does not mean what we have done is not significant. We intensify the test so we can make right decisions,” Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy said […]

The Government through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing continues to support waste management service in Indonesia by developing facilities and infrastructures. The Ministry carries on the construction of disposal sites for reducing, reusing, and recycling waste (TPS-3R) during COVID-19 pandemic in a bid to reduce unemployment rate in urban areas. The construction and […]

The Friday Prayer at the Presidential Palace complex, which is usually held at the Baiturrahim mosque, was performed in four different places to comply with the health protocol during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Thank God we can perform Friday Prayer at the Palace complex with a very strict health protocol,” Cabinet Secretary wrote in his […]

Head of COVID-19 Handling Task Force Doni Monardo has said that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had instructed him to announce regions with a yellow status or low-risk of COVID-19 threat. According to Doni, the color zoning based on COVID-19 data—high, low, medium— will also be announced so the public can decide when to start their […]

As part of the national economic recovery (PEN) programs, the Government has announced plan to provide financial stimulus for twelve ailing state-owned enterprises (SOEs) deemed to have a major influence on the livelihoods of the people. According to Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati, the stimulus will be in the forms of distribution of social […]

In a bid to conduct massive testing and to trace COVID-19 spread across the country, the Government has announced a plan to recruit volunteers. “We expect the willingness of master’s students in molecular biology, nursing students, midwifery students, and public health students. The President has agreed to conduct a wide scale volunteer recruitment due to […]