The Indonesian Government has disbursed the budget for education assistance programs and Aspiring Family Program (PKH) in April. The State Treasury Service Office (KPPN) Jakarta III has disbursed the Smart Indonesia Program (PIP) for Junior High Schools (SMP) in the amount of Rp12.25 billion, which is intended for 16,300 students and Bidikmisi scholarship in […]

The Indonesian Government has announced the batch II of Pre-Employment Card registration. “The second batch will be opened from Monday, 20 April at 8 a.m. Western Indonesian Time to Thursday, 23 April at 4 p.m. Western Indonesian Time,” Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said to the press in Jakarta, on Thursday (16/4). Airlangga […]

In a bid to provide facilities for basic needs distribution during coronavirus outbreak, the Government has allocated Rp1.7 trillion to renovate 21 markets in the 2019-2020 period, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimoeljono has said. According to the Minister, market infrastructure development is carried out by improving the functioning of markets […]

As part of the efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 through a healthy lifestyle and a decent house, the Government has announced it will renovate as many as 208,000 low-quality houses across the country this year with a total budget of Rp4.35 trillion. The Government also stated it is set to re-build 12,000 low-quality […]

Minister of Research and Technology Bambang Brodjonegoro asserted that Indonesia is now developing COVID-19 test kits and portable ventilator. “Regarding test kits, there are two types; PCR-based test kit and rapid test kit. We have reported the President that rapid test kits will be ready in one and a half months or six weeks from […]

The Government will provide social safety program for business players in tourism and creative economy industries, Minister of Tourism and Culture Wishnutama has announced According to the Minister, the Government will allocate budget amounting to Rp500 billion for the program. “We will coordinate with Minister of Finance to provide various kinds of assistance, including economic […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo during a Limited Meeting on Thursday (16/4) said that tourism and creative economy are industries most affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For that reason, the President has ordered immediate three mitigation plans to minimize businesses losses in these industries. They are as follows: First, the President underlined that the social […]

In a bid to mitigate the impact of coronavirus outbreak on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, the Government has announced plan to prioritize economic stimulus for affected MSMEs, according to Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Teten Masduki. “As many as 99 percent of business actors in the country are engaged in the […]

Tourism sector is expected to gradually rebound next year after the COVID-19 pandemic ends, according to Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Wishnutama Subandrio. “President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is concerned about the future of tourism and creative economy sectors. Many players in these industries such as movie workers, dancers have their jobs disrupted. We also […]

Ministry of Environment and Forestry has allocated Rp1.01 trillion of budget to support national assistance programs for people living inside and around forest areas, particularly forest farmers and social forestry community, as well as forestry officers who are affected by COVID-19 pandemic. The budget is taken from program refocusing and budget reallocation with support from […]