Mudik (annual exodus ahead of the Eid-al-Fitr) tradition involves amassive mobility. As an illustration, last year there were mobilities of approximately 19.5 million people to all regions across the country, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. The President further said that since the announcement of emergency response status in Jakarta , a number of people […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (30/3) issued new directives on handling the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo, who is also Chairperson of the the COVID-19 Task Force, said that the President’s directives are as follows: First, the Government stipulates a large-scale social restriction policy. The legal […]
In a bid to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, the Central Government has opted to continue the physical distancing campaign. However, supports from public figures and community leaders are needed to disseminate the campaign nationwide, ranging from even the small government units such as neighborhood units (RT) or community units (RW), according […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed his Cabinet to speed up the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) and to use local PPE instead of imported ones. “Based on data, Indonesia has as twenty eight PPE manufacturers,” President Jokowi said during a video conference limited meeting at the Bogor Palace, West Java province (30/3). The […]
Large-scale social distancing and physical distancing should be more strictly practiced with more discipline and more effective measures, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “I have previously said that it (physical distancing) practice needs to be supported by civil emergency policies,” President Jokowi said in his remarks before an online Limited Cabinet Meeting on Report […]
In a bid to improve an effective and efficient budget performance of state ministries/institutions and the performance of regional governments sourced from the State Budget and Regional Budget for the implementation of sound financial management and to fulfill the implementation of online business licensing services and the acceleration of business implementation, the Government deems […]
Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reforms Tjahjo Kumolo on Monday (30/3) issued Circular Letter Number 36 of 2020 on Restrictions for Out-of-Region Traveling and/or Ban on Annual Exodus (Mudik) among State Civil Apparatus. The move, the Government said, aims to prevent the possibility of wider transmission of the coronavirus. The Minister expressed hopes […]
The Indonesian Government through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing announced that the construction progress of Tumbang Samba Bridge has reached 99% and the construction is expected to be completed by the end of March 2020. For the record, the bridge will connect Telok Village and Samba Danum Village, in Central Katingan District, Central […]
The Government has provided an online technology to support civil registration during COVID-19 outbreak, according to Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian. The Ministry of Home Affairs has launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in the form of a chatbot called “Gisa” (Gerakan Indonesia Sadar Adminduk/People Awareness for Civil Registration) to support the physical distancing […]
The Government through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing is accelerating the realization of Cash-Labor-intensive Program for 2020. One of which is the Irrigation System Accelerated Program (P3-TGAI) which has a total budget of Rp1.35 trillion and to cover 6,000 locations around the country. The acceleration is expected to maintain people purchasing power amid […]
