First and foremost, I want to ensure that the national rice stock is sufficient. Earlier, President Director of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) said that the rice stock reached 1,373,000 tons. It means, our national stock is sufficient. Second, I also want to check and control the rice assistance’s readiness that will be distributed to […]

Bismillahirrahmnirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, May peace be upon us all, Om Swastiastu, Namo Buddhaya, Greetings of virtue, Ladies and Gentlemen, my fellow country countrymen, The emergency Public Activity Restrictions (PPKM darurat) we began since 3 July was an inevitable decision that the Government must make although it was a really hard decision. We implement the […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Distinguished Mr. Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Esteemed Guests. The end of the pandemic is uncertain. After the first variant, then comes the Delta variant. Three days ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there will be other new virus variants. That new variant would cause the pandemic to […]

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Alhamdulillahirrabbilalamin, wassalatu wassalamu’ala ashrafil anbiya i wal-mursalin, Sayidina wa habibina wa syafiina wa maulana Muhammaddin, wa’ala alihi wa sahbihi ajma’in amma ba’du. Distinguished Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Distinguished Religious Leaders, Habaib, and Ulemas, Distinguished Cabinet Ministers and Heads of Government Institutions, Distinguished Governors, Regents, and Mayors, Distinguished Chairperson […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good morning, May prosperity be upon us. Distinguished Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen, First and foremost, let me talk about vaccine rollout. Do look at the numbers. The data shows that 137 million doses of vaccine in the form of ready-to use or bulk vaccine have arrived in our country. In […]

Tonight, I visited Sunter Agung village to distribute basic food assistance to the people. The Government has prepared 200,000 tons of rice to be distributed by the (state-owned logistics company) Bulog. I also distributed medicine and vitamin packages to people who are self-isolating, namely Package 1 for people with mild symptoms, Package 2 for people […]

Ladies and Gentlemen, as we are all aware, the spike in COVID-19 cases continues unabated and has caused a sharp increase in national demand for medical oxygen for COVID-19 treatment, be it in hospitals or isolation centers. For that reason, the Government will continue to strive to fulfill the national oxygen demand. We have collaborated […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuh. In order to reduce the rate of COVID-19 transmission, imposition of emergency public activity restrictions (Emergency PPKM) policy is inevitable. The Government continually strives to lower the burden of those affected. Therefore, the Government will provide assistance starting today in the forms of basic necessities, staple food, the Family Hope Program […]

Your Excellency,   We have less than nine years left to achieve the SDGs in the year 2030. The COVID-19 pandemic that is ravaging the world has made it more difficult for us to achieve the SDGs.   In fact, the progress we have made has been reduced by the pandemic. At the global level, […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Distinguished Head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) and heads of regional offices of the BIN in 14 provinces that organize vaccination for senior high school and junior high school students. First and foremost, I would like to greet the students. Good morning. Student […]