As of Monday (27/4), 8,157 villages in 76 regencies have disbursed Cash Transfer Assistance (BLT) which is sourced from the Village Funds. The cash assistance are disbursed through bank transfer or directly to the houses of beneficiaries in cash. The statements were made by Minister of Village, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Abdul Halim Iskandar in […]

The daily price and the weekly price of food are relatively stable although price of five commodities have increased by 0.27%-2.5%, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto has said. “Year-to-date food inflation from January to March is 0.15%, this is lower than the same period in 2016-2018-2019,” the Coordinating Minister said after attending the […]

Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing is carrying on the construction of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Hospital as a referral hospital for COVID-19 patients in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. For the record, the construction was halted in 2010 when the progress reached 75 percent. Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono […]

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has issued five Regulations to implement the Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) Number 1 of 2020. The Regulations of the Financial Services Authority (POJK) aim to support measures to maintain financial system stability, and to support the national economy to overcome the impact of the COVID-19. The Important […]

Ministry of Social Affairs allowed flexibility to Regional Heads on the implementation of social assistance using Regional Budget. “They have their own policies. There is no need to hesitate whether a family has received social assistance from the Central Government, they are afraid of overlapping recipients,” Minister of Social Affairs Juliari P. Batubara delivered his […]

After recovering from COVID-19, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has stated that he will soon return to his post. “I always maintain coordination with all stakeholders. I have conducted five internal meetings, even in quarantine. I will be back on 5 May, after my isolation period is over,” the Minister said, Monday (24/4). The […]

The Indonesian Government on Saturday (25/4) repatriated 75 Indonesian citizens in Egypt. The Indonesian Embassy in Cairo and the Egyptian Government have previously agreed to provide Indonesian citizens with a special Air Cairo flight following flight restrictions imposed by the local government. “The Indonesian Embassy in Cairo initially received more than 100 Indonesian citizens who […]

  Investment from manufacturing industry in the first quarter this year showed a positive trend amid pressure due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Manufacturing industry reported a total investment of Rp64 trillion, a spike by 44.7% compared to that of the same period last year at Rp44.2 trillion. “Investment from manufacturing industry has made a […]

The Indonesian Government has distributed 1,305,800 personal protective equipment (PPE) to hospitals across the country as of Sunday (26/4), Head of COVID-19 Handling Task Force Doni Monardo has said. According to Head of COVID-19 Handling Task Force Doni Monardo, the Government has also received as many as 479,000 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) reagents from South […]

In a bid to maintain the people’s purchasing power in rural areas, the Government has provided direct cash aid to villages affected by COVID-19. The Government said that the direct cash aid should be poor families who have not been included in the Government’s assistance programs, including the Family Hope Program, the Staple Food Card, […]