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, […]

The Indonesian Government through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing will extend the construction work period for the 20th National Games (PON) in Papua Province, until early 2021. The extended construction works cover venues for rowing, archery, roller skate, 5 tower apartments, as well as the arrangement of Kampung Harapan and Doyo Baru sports […]

In a bid to slow down the spread of COVID-19, the Indonesian Government on Friday (24/4) repatriated  335 Indonesian migrant workers from Sri Lanka and the Maldives. A total of 42 Indonesian migrant workers on board Garuda Indonesia aircraft departed from Sri Lankan capital Colombo at 19.30 Western Indonesian Time to pick up 293 Indonesian […]

Following a phone call between Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and US President Donald Trump, Indonesia and the US have agreed to embark on a cooperation to address lack of medical equipment amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Both nations are fully aware that medical equipment such as ventilators, PPE, and face masks for health professionals […]

Ministry of Finance has announced it will provide relaxations for businesses as a cushion against economic impacts due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. The relaxations are as follows. First, the Government will provide incentives to postpone excise payments for manufacturers or importers of excisable goods who pay off by means of affixing excise stamps in […]

The Indonesian Government and the House of Representatives (DPR) have decided to postpone the deliberation of the Manpower Cluster in the Omnibus Bill on Job Creation, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “I heard the Speaker of the House of Representatives has told the public about the postponement,” President Jokowi said, Friday (24/4). This decision, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo shared his statement on a research result on affecting factors of COVID-19 virus’ durability as announced by Department of Homeland Security official of the United States. “The result said that air temperature, sunlight, and humidity level greatly affect the kill speed of the COVID-19 virus in the air and non-porous surfaces,” […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has accepted and approved the resignation of Andi Taufan Garuda Putra from his position as an expert staffer for the President, according to Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung. The letter of resignation that was submitted to the President on 17 April 2020 was already received by the President. The President, he added, […]