On Friday (3/4), as many as 114 thousand regular pilgrims and 12 thousand special pilgrims have paid off their 1441Hijri/2020AD Hajj Travel Cost (Bipih). “This afternoon, 114,337 pilgrims have paid off their 1441Hijri Bipih. As many as 102,125 pilgrims paid it off via tellers, the rest of 12,252 pilgrims used non-teller facilities,” Director to Ministry […]

The Government has announced plan to supply electricity to 433 remote villages and 4,191 households this year. “In accordance with the law, the state must guarantee the availability of affordable energy,” Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif said on Friday (3/4). “Out of 83,436 villages in the country, 83,003 villages have been electrified, […]

In a bid to improve the quality of learning outcomes, the Government has announced plan to prepare a comprehensive strategy in the education sector. “Indonesia has participated in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and our ranking has dropped significantly in several competency areas, including in reading literacy,” Minister of Education and Culture Nadiem […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said that the cancellation of the 2020 National Exams and Indonesia’s ranking in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) could be a momentum to reformulate the national educational evaluation system as well as standard for primary and secondary education. “(We are considering several options) whether in controlling the quality […]

As part of the efforts to achieve 100 percent electrification ratio this year, the Government has set a target of providing electricity in 433 remote villages in four provinces. To date, the country’s electrification ratio has reached 99.48 percent, a significant increase from 84% in 2014. The country’s electrification ratio has also exceeded the target […]

As part of the efforts to provide electricity in 433 remote villages across the country, state-owned electricity company PLN has announced it is developing a program called “Bringing the Light Live the Dream”. According to CEO of the PLN Zulkifli Zaini, the budget of this program is allocated for the construction of electric energy charging […]

The Indonesian Government through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing has completed the construction of Rawasari retention basin in Karang Harapan of West Tarakan District, Tarakan City, North Kalimantan Province. The construction was carried out in stages using a total budget of Rp68.44 billion from the 2016 – 2018 State Budget. The retention basin […]

In a bid to continue large-scale social restrictions amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the Government has announced that there will be no official ban on this year’s Eid annual exodus (mudik). “The Government together with all community leaders appeal the public not to participate in this year’s mudik for the sake of national safety,” Coordinating Minister […]

Ahead of this year’s mudik (annual exodus ahead of the Eid-al-Fitr) this year which coincides with the COVID-19 outbreak, President Joko “Jokowi” ordered his Cabinet to prepare the best scenario to anticipate the annual tradition. “Do look into all aspects which may be affected by mudik,” President Jokowi said during a Limited Meeting on Mudik […]

As part of the efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called for participation from both neighborhood units (RT) leaders and community units (RW) leaders to monitor the people returning from Greater Jakarta with ODP (people under surveillance) status to carry out self-isolation in their hometowns. “I’ve learned that […]