President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo instructed Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Finance to warn regional heads who have not revised their Regional Budgets for COVID-19 mitigation. “There are 103 regions which have yet to allocate (Regional Budgets) for social safety net program,” President Jokowi said in his introductory remarks at a Plenary Cabinet Meeting […]

Ministry of Finance’s Directorate General of Taxation has announced it will provide incentives for import of goods needed to accelerate the handling of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. The incentives are in the forms of exemption of value-added tax (VAT) and Income Tax (PPh) and will apply from April 2020 to September 2020 tax period. Goods […]

  Given that the spread of COVID-19 has caused rising number of fatalities and property losses with areas affected getting widespread, as well as extensive socio-economic impacts for the country, the Government has declared the non-natural disaster of the spread of COVID-19 as a national disaster. The decision was stipulated in Presidential Decree Number 12 […]

Stronger cooperation among ASEAN Plus Three member countries is crucial to build resilience in addressing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Today, we gather amid great challenges in facing the COVID-19 outbreak – our “common enemy” – and its continuing impacts that cause the decline in the world economy. This is […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (14/4) issued directives on the handling of COVID-19 during a Plenary Cabinet Meeting through a Video Conference. The President’s directives are as follows: First, implementation of massive sample tests must be expanded with aggressive tracking procedures and followed by strict isolation. “I have ordered Chairperson of the COVID-19 Task […]

President Joko” Jokowi” Widodo attended the online ASEAN Special Summit on the coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Bogor Presidential Palace on Tuesday (14/4). The Special ASEAN Summit on COVID-19 was held under the chairmanship of Vietnam as the Chair of ASEAN in 2020. The Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuân Phúc acted as chairman in this Summit. […]

In a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19, Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto has approved the implementation of Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) in Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau province. The Decree Number HK.01.07/Menkes/250/2020 was issued by the Minister on 12 April 2020 The proposal for the restrictions was made following a significant increase […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (13/4) 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 President has ordered that data from the regions should […]

  Regulation of Minister of Transportation Number 18 of 2020 on Transportation Control will be adjusted to Regulation of Minister of Health on Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) after the distribution of social assistance, Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo who is also a chairperson of the COVID-19 Task Force has said. […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has praised the use of telemedicine—medical services using electronic communications and software without an in-person visit—to treat patients amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The use of telemedicine is said to minimize health risks among health professionals. “It is a great effort to reduce risks among health professionals,” President Jokowi said on […]