All the Governors, Regents, and Mayors should refer to scientific data and science-based inputs prior to COVID-19 policy-making, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “We do not make any policies without data analytics and scientific advice from the experts. It will be dangerous. We should ask for inputs from epidemiologists or university experts,” President Jokowi […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (25/6) headed to East Java Province to conduct a series of working visit to Surabaya and Banyuwangi. President Jokowi and his entourage boarded the Indonesia-1 Presidential Aircraft at around 08.15 a.m. Western Indonesian Time and landed at Juanda International Airport, Sidoarjo Regency. Upon arrival, the President is scheduled to […]

Strengthening liquidity facilities at the State-owned Banks Association (Himbara) owns the consequence of having to leverage in the form of credit expansion, especially to drive the real sector, and more specifically the grassroots economy or MSMEs, State-owned bank BRI President Director Sunarso has said to the press at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Wednesday (24/6). For […]

As part of his working visit to East Java province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (25/6) visited So Long Villa and So Long Beach in Banyuwangi Regency to monitor preparations for the preconditions ahead of the new normal. According to the President, Banyuwangi is one of the areas that seriously improves its tourism sector […]

Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir has said that he supports the Government’s decision to place state funds in state-owned banks in order to speed up national economic recovery. It shows the Government’s trust to State-Owned Enterprises that serve as one of drivers of the national economy. “We will continue what we have been doing, […]

Health protocols will be strictly implemented when President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo visit East Java province for a working visit on Thursday (25/6) – the first President’s visit during the new normal. “The Presidential Secretariat will strictly implement health protocols. First, the President’s entourage, including Cabinet Ministers, Presidential Security Forces (Paspampres), and other stakeholders will undergo […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on Thursday (25/6), visited Rogojampi Traditional Market which is one of the public service market units in Banyuwangi, East Java Province. The public service market is a local government attempt to improve public services. The market is part of the Banyuwangi Public Service Mall, which since 2017 has integrated more than […]

The Government continues to monitor all policies aimed to rebuild the economy as the country is reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani, health sector remains the Government’s top priority. “(We are taking) measures to keep the public productive but still safe from COVID-19 by following health protocols,” the Minister […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on COVID-19 related stakeholders to jointly handle the COVID-19 cases in East Java province and in an integrated manner within two weeks. “The stakeholders includes the central and regional COVID-19 Task Force, hospitals, and village heads. All of them must conduct a joint crisis management to overcome the pandemic […]

A precondition is imperative for every region implementing “new normal” protocols, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “The appropriate timing is important. After the preconditions, it will be decided which regency or city (that will implement the new normal protocols),” the President said in his remarks on COVID-19 handling in Surabaya, East Java Province, Thursday […]