On Thursday (30/4), as many as 179 thousand regular pilgrims and 12 thousand special pilgrims have paid off their 1441Hijri/2020AD Hajj Travel Cost (Bipih). “The payment batch one has closed this afternoon. A total of 179,584 or around  88.33% (regular) pilgrims have paid off the travel costs,” Director to Ministry of Religious Affairs for […]

In a bid to ensure welfare of the workforce amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has announced plan to draft a Government Regulation on the relaxation of employment insurance payment for companies that still employ their workers. According to Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziah, the Ministry will coordinate with relevant ministries and institutions to […]

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 […]