The Indonesian Government has decided to distribute Rp600,000 in cash assistance (BLT) for underprivileged farmers. “The Government will distribute it as an incentive for 2.44 million farmers categorized as poor in order for them to start the next planting season,” Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated after a limited meeting on staple food. […]

The National Logistics Agency (Bulog) has announced it currently has 6.3 million tons of rice stocked at its warehouses that will be distributed to regions with limited rice production. “In addition, we have supplies of 1.4 million tons of corn, 12,641 tons of red chili, 26,353 tons of bird’s eye chili, 1,307,462 tons of shallot, […]

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on his Cabinet to design anticipatory measures to fulfill the people’s basic needs. During a limited meeting on Tuesday (28/4), the Head of State raised several points, including: First, the President has ordered a quick count and a quick assessment of the people’s basic […]

As of Monday (27/4), 8,157 villages in 76 regencies have disbursed Cash Transfer Assistance (BLT) which is sourced from the Village Funds. The cash assistance are disbursed through bank transfer or directly to the houses of beneficiaries in cash. The statements were made by Minister of Village, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Abdul Halim Iskandar in […]

The daily price and the weekly price of food are relatively stable although price of five commodities have increased by 0.27%-2.5%, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto has said. “Year-to-date food inflation from January to March is 0.15%, this is lower than the same period in 2016-2018-2019,” the Coordinating Minister said after attending the […]

Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing is carrying on the construction of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Hospital as a referral hospital for COVID-19 patients in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. For the record, the construction was halted in 2010 when the progress reached 75 percent. Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono […]

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has issued five Regulations to implement the Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) Number 1 of 2020. The Regulations of the Financial Services Authority (POJK) aim to support measures to maintain financial system stability, and to support the national economy to overcome the impact of the COVID-19. The Important […]

Ministry of Social Affairs allowed flexibility to Regional Heads on the implementation of social assistance using Regional Budget. “They have their own policies. There is no need to hesitate whether a family has received social assistance from the Central Government, they are afraid of overlapping recipients,” Minister of Social Affairs Juliari P. Batubara delivered his […]

After recovering from COVID-19, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has stated that he will soon return to his post. “I always maintain coordination with all stakeholders. I have conducted five internal meetings, even in quarantine. I will be back on 5 May, after my isolation period is over,” the Minister said, Monday (24/4). The […]

The Indonesian Government on Saturday (25/4) repatriated 75 Indonesian citizens in Egypt. The Indonesian Embassy in Cairo and the Egyptian Government have previously agreed to provide Indonesian citizens with a special Air Cairo flight following flight restrictions imposed by the local government. “The Indonesian Embassy in Cairo initially received more than 100 Indonesian citizens who […]