President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (20/4) gave new directives on measures to tackle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Those directives are as follows: First, President Jokowi stressed the importance of massive testing, followed by progressive tracking, and isolating those who are most-exposed to the virus. Second, the President highly appreciates the use of technology to […]

The Government has announced it is carrying out preservation of national roads in three regencies in East Java province. The move, the Government said, aims to boost the connectivity to the province’s newly built Kediri Airport. Those three regencies in question are Nganjuk, Kediri, and Jombang and the total length of the national roads to […]

In a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19, Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto has approved the proposal to impose Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) in Banjarmasin City, South Kalimantan Province and Tarakan City,  North Kalimantan Province . The approval for the imposition of the resrictions is stipulated in the Decrees of Health Minister Number […]

  The Government has decided to extend the work-from-home order for the country’s civil servants to 13 May 2020. “(The work from home order) will be extended to 13 May 2020 and will be further evaluated should the need arise” Secretary of Ministry of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reforms Dwi Wahyu Atmaji said in […]

The Indonesian Government has announced several measures to provide safety and protection for Indonesian citizens abroad amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi on Friday (17/4) during a press statement through a video conference unveiled several points as follows: First, as of 17 April the number of Indonesian crew members who […]

In a bid to deal with the impact of coronavirus pandemic, the Government has announced plan to provide Cash Transfer Assistance (BLT) taken from Village Funds for underprivileged citizens in rural areas, according to Minister of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Abdul Halim Iskandar. “This assistance will be given in form of money not in […]

Cash Transfer Assistance (BLT) which is sourced from the Village Funds will be disbursed to the people in April to June 2020, Minister of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Abdul Halim Iskandar has said. The allocation of the Village Funds for the BLT is aimed to provide cash assistance to people living in […]

Budget realization of state expenditure grew by 11 percent as of March 2020, according to Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani. Personnel expenditure accounted for 8 percent of the realization growth because at the beginning of this year some ministries/institutions disbursed performance allowance. “In contrast, goods expenditure shows contraction of 6.6 percent. In total, the state […]

The Government’s spending in the next few months will change as state revenues are under pressure and government expenditure is increasing. According to Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati, the expenditure is particularly allocated to provide assistance for health and social sectors, as well as boost the economy. The Minister also said that the State […]