In a bid to ensure the safety and security of healthcare professionals on the frontline amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Government has announced plan to provide financial incentives by re-focusing the Non-Physical special allocation fund (DAK) to Operational Health Aid (BOK) funds. Ministry of Finance’s Directorate General of Fiscal Balance has increased the budget […]

Ministry of Finance has announced it will provide relaxation for regional governments in distributing revenue sharing funds (DBH) for the current year and the 2019 DBH underpayment for the handling of COVID-19. The measure, it said, is aimed at protecting the regions from economic repercussions due to the pandemic. DBH facilities for regional governments are […]

Rice stock and food supplies are sufficient during this year’s fasting month Ramadan and Eid el Fitr, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has ensured. “Other commodities such as corn and shallots are also available,” the Minister said during a press statement after a limited meeting through a video conference, Tuesday (21/4). According to […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (21/4) gives several anticipatory measures to meet people’s demand for staple foods considering the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) had warned that the COVID-19 pandemic will bring global food crisis. “Therefore, all countries particularly rice producing countries will prioritize their own needs, their domestic demand for staple food. In […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (21/4) has made a decision to ban mudik (annual exodus ahead of Eid al-Fitr) this year. “I want to make a decision. After a regulation prohibiting State Civil Apparatus (ASN), personnel of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI)  and the National Police (Polri), as well as state-owned enterprises (BUMN) employees […]

Following a long discussion following the current development of COVID-19 pandemic, the Indonesian Government has finally imposed ban on the annual tradition of ‘mudik’— annual mass exodus ahead of Eid Al-fitr— to curb the spread of the virus. In response to the issue, Minister of Religious Affairs Fachrul Razi expressed hope that the ban would […]

Investment in the first quarter of 2020 is recorded at Rp210.7 trillion, 8.0% higher compared to that of the 2019 first quarter, the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has reported. “The first quarter of this year was quite tough because of the COVID-19 outbreak, but thank God we achieve the target. In fact, there was an […]

Head of the National Disaster Management Agency—who is also  Head of the Acceleration of  COVID-19 Mitigation Task Force— Doni Monardo stated the need for improvement in the implementation of Greater Jakarta Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB). “The problem lies in the upstream, there are still many people working in the office,” Doni said at a press […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed Head of the National Disaster Management Agency—who is also Head of COVID-19 Handling Task Force— Doni Monardo to optimize protection to doctors and other medical personnel battling COVID-19 to improve national resilience in the health sector. During a limited meeting on the Report of Task Force for the Acceleration […]

Minister of Social Affairs Juliari Peter Batubara accompanied by Minister of State Secretary Pratikno symbolically officiated the distribution of staple food packages for the people in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “This affirmed Government’s efforts in the mitigation of COVID-19, particularly to help those affected by the […]