The Government has announced it will provide the Pre-Employment Card program for Indonesian migrant workers through labor-intensive programs. As of 26 April 2020, Ministry of Manpower reported that there are 88,759 Indonesian Migrant Workers who had returned from neighboring Malaysia and Singapore as well as from Hong Kong. In May, as many as 16,812 workers […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated Muhammad Syarifuddin as the new Chief of the Supreme Court (MA) for the 2020-2025 term, at the State Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (30/4). The inauguration is based on Decree of President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 41/P of 2020 on the Honorable Discharge of Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (30/4), inaugurated Manahan Sitompul as a Constitutional Court justice for his second term of 2020-2025, at the State Palace, Jakarta. His previous term ended on 28 April. The ceremony was begun by singing the national anthem, Indonesia Raya, and was followed by the reading of the Decision of the […]

The National Development Planning Conference (Musrenbangnas) agenda must be truly adaptive to the developing situation as what is being planned now will serve as a foundation for next year, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “We’ve made adjustments to development targets this year, such as spending reallocation and refocusing on a large scale. We shift […]

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has wrecked many sectors of the economy, including employment, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “More than one million of informal workers are on unpaid leave, 375,000 formal workers were laid off, and other 315,000 informal workers are deeply affected by the pandemic,” the President said, Thursday (30/4). For that matter, […]

As part of the efforts to reduce the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on Indonesia’s economy, the Government has announced it will provide subsidies for micro, small, and medium enterprises. According to Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati, the measure is in accordance with a Government Regulation in Lieu of Law wherein the Government […]

In a bid to boost their performances, the Indonesian Government decided to subsidize Indonesian Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). “This also includes online MSMEs and cooperatives,” Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated after a limited meeting, Wednesday (29/4). On its implementation, Airlangga stated that after the Government Regulation Bill (RPP) is ready […]

Workers who have been laid-off or suspended will be gradually included in the pre-employment card program in next 4-5 weeks. The statement was delivered by Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto after the Limited Cabinet Meeting, Thursday (30/4). Airlangga added that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has also instructed Governors to help business sectors affected […]

The Government continues to redouble efforts to protect and restore the nation’s economic condition amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For this matter, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo during a limited meeting on Wednesday (29/4) highlighted the urgency to protect MSME actors from collapsing following the pandemic. “Among the economic assistances are special programs for ultra-micro and […]

The Government to provide interest subsidy for real sectors of the economy that are highly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto. “Restaurant and tourism sector are among the hardest hit by the pandemic, their year-on-year earnings continue to decline to 70 percent, while year-on-year earnings of other […]