President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has accepted and approved the resignation of Andi Taufan Garuda Putra from his position as an expert staffer for the President, according to Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung. The letter of resignation that was submitted to the President on 17 April 2020 was already received by the President. The President, he added, […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accepts the resignation of Adamas Belva Syah Devara and Andi Taufan Garuda Putra from their position as expert staffers for the President and understands their reasons. “I understand why they, Belva Devara and Andi Taufan, stepped down from their positions. They are such brilliant young men who have great achievement and […]
Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing continues the implementation of cash for work programs to accelerate community infrastructure development in 2020 and to overcome the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in rural areas. One of the programs is the Acceleration Program for Irrigation Water Use Improvement (P3TGAI) which is implemented by the Offices […]
As part of global collective leadership and measures to strengthen the World Health Organization to be more ready in preventing and facing a pandemic in the future, Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi has stressed the importance of global collective leadership with the United States in the health sector. “The Association of Southeast Asian […]
President Joko Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (23/4) delivered messages on Ramadan through his YouTube channel. “I invite all of us to welcome Ramadan gratefully, even though we are facing tough challenges today,” the President said. President Jokowi also said that the COVID-19 outbreak across the globe forces everyone to do fasting in a very different […]
Indonesia has pushed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to stop Israel’s formal and creeping annexation in Palestine’s West Bank amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The issue was raised during virtual UNSC Open Debate on Thursday (23/4) that discussed the latest development in Palestine and Middle East amid the outbreak. “The UNSC must affirm its position […]
The Soekarno-Hatta International Airport will be under “Terminate Operation status from 24 April 2020 to 1 June 2020, state airport company PT Angkasa Pura II reported. The status means that the Airport does not serve scheduled or unscheduled commercial flight operations to all domestic and international routes. The policy is in line with Presidential Regulation […]
The Government has announced that the first day of this year’s fasting month of Ramadan falls on Friday (24/4). “Participants in the isbat Meeting have unanimously agreed that the first day of Ramadan will fall tomorrow on Friday, 24 April, 2020,” Minister of Religious Affairs Fachrul Razi said Thursday (23/4), referring to the annual meeting […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on 8 April, has signed the Presidential Regulation Number 58 of 2020 on Import Licensing Arrangement and Simplification. (Link: https://jdih.setkab.go.id/PUUdoc/176099/Perpres_Nomor_58_Tahun_2020.PDF) It is expected that the Regulation can help to control the availability and affordability of goods as well as to maintain the continuity of industrial production process that requires raw materials and/or […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 8 April, 2020 signed Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 59 of 2020 on Amendment to Presidential Regulation Number 71 of 2015 on Determination and Storage of Staple Food and Important Goods. (Link: https://jdih.setkab.go.id/PUUdoc/176100/Perpres_Nomor_59_Tahun_2020.PDF) The Regulation aims to accelerate policy making and controlling the availability of Staple Food and/or Important Goods. “The […]
