Ministry of Religious Affairs, Ministry of Health, and National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN) have signed an MoU on Health Development and Health Programs Reinforcement in Islamic Schools, Islamic Boarding Schools, and for Premarital Couples. The MoU was signed during the 2020 National Working Meeting in health sector held at JIExpo Convention Center, Jakarta, Wednesday […]

In a bid to implement provisions of Article 31 of Law Number 12 of 2011 on the Establishment of Laws and Regulations as amended by Law Number 15 of 2019 on the Amendment to Law Number 12 of 2011 on the Establishment of Laws and Regulations and Article 31 of Presidential Regulation Number 87 of […]

The Government will make comprehensive preparations to cohost the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup championship as well as to get its national team ready for the qualification round, Minister of Youth and Sports Zainudin Amali has said. “Indonesia, the Philippines, and Japan are appointed to host the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. We should prepare […]

The Ministry of Education and Culture has issued Circular Number 1 of 2020 on the Policy of Learning Freedom to Determine Student Graduation and New Student Admission Selection for Academic Year of 2020/2021. The Circular, signed by Secretary General of the Ministry of Education and Culture Ainun Naim on behalf of Minister of Education and […]

Ahead of the 2023 International Basketball Federation (Fédération Internationale de Basketball)  FIBA World Cup, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his Cabinet to prepare a national basketball team. For the record, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Japan have been selected to co-host the FIBA World Cup, a basketball world cup.

The quarantine period for Diamond Princess cruise ship which carries 78 Indonesian crew members will end by 19 February 2020, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi has said. The United States Company-owned Diamond Princess cruise ship was placed under mandatory quarantine in the waters off Yokohama, Japan, last week over fears of contamination of a […]

Job Creation bill can still be revised during the deliberation of the bill by House of Representatives (DPR), Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD has said. “The Job Creation bill, whether because of the bill is still not right or because of differences in opinion, can still be revised insofar as […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo was not invited to attend the Grand Reunion of Lirboyo Islamic Boarding so School in Kediri so the President did not come Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has said. “President Jokowi did not come since he was not invited,” Pramono said in Jakarta, Monday (17/2).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered the Cabinet to immediately prepare stimulus to boost tourism that has been affected by the spread of Coronavirus or Covid-19. “I met with Minister of Finance this morning. We still calculate the discount for foreign tourists, but roughly we can offer  30 percent off the real tariff; we will […]

In a bid to improve Indonesia’s tourism, the Government will take several measures to be implemented in the near future, including “inbound strategy” involving other Government ministries and Government institutions, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Wishnutama has said. “Inbound strategy is important to generate foreign exchange for Indonesia, so that the mindset of the […]