The Government has announced that it will hold a limited isbat (confirmation) meeting on Friday (22/5) to decide the start of this year’s 1 Shawwal 1441 Hijri. According to Director of Islamic Affairs and Sharia Development at Directorate General of Muslim Community Agus Salim, Minister of Religious Affairs Fachrul Razi is scheduled to chair the […]

In a bid to support government-to-business cooperation (KPBU) projects in the transportation sector, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group has announced it will provide technical assistance for member countries. According to Head of IsDB Regional Hub Indonesia Ibrahim Shoukry, the IsDB Group will provide US$ 265,000 grant to assist Indonesian Ministry of Transportation to improve […]

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered relevant cabinet ministers to accelerate the distribution of both direct cash assistance (BLT) and social cash assistance (BST) through procedure simplification. “I’ve ordered Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Minister of Social Affairs, and also Minister of the Villages to accelerate the process […]

Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) has announced that the renovation of the Istiqlal Mosque – the largest mosque in Indonesia and in South East Asia – has reached 89% progress and is targeted for completion by the end of June 2020. Previously, the renovation of the mosque which began in May 2019 […]

In the time of COVID-19, Ministry of Education and Culture has made various learning adjustments to avoid burden on teachers and students while still valuing character strengthening. This adjustment is contained in Circular Number 2 of 2020 on Prevention and Management of COVID-19 within the Ministry of Education and Culture and Circular Number 3 of […]

Ministry of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration has announced it is preparing 1.8 million hectares of transmigration land to boost food security amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The agricultural land, the Government said, is expected to be intensified to accelerate and increase rice yields. “There are 1.8 million hectares of agricultural land that can […]

The COVID-19 pandemic will change the people’s lives and the people must adapt to “a new normal”, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “The new normal must not be filled with pessimism or fear. We must improve our productivity with optimism and make various prevention efforts,” the President said in his online remarks on Friday […]

The Government has encouraged the people to be productive and safe during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, it will not yet ease the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB). “We are continuously monitoring the indicators and facts on the ground. The point is, we must be very careful and avoid making wrong decisions,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said […]

The Government continues to provide support for the availability of health facilities to handle COVID-19 patients in a number of regions, including those in Lamongan Regency (East Java Province) and Biak Numfor Regency (Papua Province). Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono said that apart from the ongoing project of Gajah Mada University […]