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Introductory Remarks of President of the Republic of Indonesia at the Limited Cabinet Meeting through Video Conference on Anticipation of the Impacts of Droughts on Staple Food Supplies Tuesday, 5 May 2020 at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta

Date 5 Mei 2020

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.   Distingushed Vice President, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen.   Today’s Limited Meeting will discuss anticipation of the impacts of droughts on staple food supplies. I have said on many occasions about a warning from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on global food crisis. Therefore, we must calculate and prepare for […]

Introductory Remarks of President of the Republic of Indonesia on a Limited Cabinet Meeting through Video Conference on the COVID-19 Task Force Report, Monday, 4 May 2020 at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java Province

Date 4 Mei 2020

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.   Distinguished Mr. Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen.   Before listening to the report from the Chairperson of Task Force Team, I would like to highlight some issues. First, related to the Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) imposed in four provinces and 22 regencies and cities. I want to ensure that the […]

Introductory Remarks of President of the Republic of Indonesia at the Limited Cabinet Meeting (Through Video Conference) on Mitigation of COVID-19 Impact on Employment Sector, 30 April 2020, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta

Date 2 Mei 2020

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,   Distinguished Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a very broad impact, especially on employment. Based the information I have received, there are more than one million informal workers who are on unpaid leave and 375,000 formal workers have been laid off. As for informal workers, it […]

Introductory Remarks of President of the Republic of Indonesia on A Limited Cabinet Meeting through Video Conference on Discussion on Staple Food Anticipation, Tuesday, 28 April 2020 at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java Province

Date 30 April 2020

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.   Distinguished Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen in attendance.   We must prepare anticipatory measures in order to meet the basic needs of our people. Therefore, first of all, I order a quick count and a quick assessment of the basic needs in each region and each province. Do calculate which […]

Introductory Remarks of the President of the Republic of Indonesia In the Limited Cabinet Meeting through Video Conference On the Continued discussion of the Mitigation Program of COVID-19 Impact to the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Wednesday, 29 April 2020 Merdeka Palace, Jakarta

Date 30 April 2020

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Distinguished Vice President, Ministers, ladies and gentlemen.   I notice that the discussion has become more focused and there are five major schemes in the economic protection and recovery program, mainly in the micro, small, and medium business sector, including special programs for ultra-micro and micro businesses that have not made […]

Statement of President of the Republic of Indonesia in Response to Research Results on High Temperature Capability to Kill the COVID-19 Virus, Friday, 24 April 2020, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta

Date 25 April 2020

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. This morning, I heard a statement from Department of Homeland Security official of the United States who delivered a research result that air temperature, sunlight, and humidity level greatly affect the kill speed of the COVID-19 virus in the air and non-porous surfaces. The higher the temperature, the higher the humidity, and […]

Press Statement of President of the Republic of Indonesia on Postponement of Employment Cluster Discussion of Job Creation Bill Friday, 24 April 2020 at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta

Date 25 April 2020

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.  On this occasion, I would like to talk about Omnibus Bill on Job Creation, which is currently being discussed at the House of Representatives (DPR). The Government had discussed with the DPR and the Speaker of the DPR has conveyed to the public that the discussion on Employment Cluster in the Bill […]

Introductory Remarks of President of the Republic of Indonesia At Limited Cabinet Meeting Through Video Conference on the Follow-Up Mitigation Program of COVID-19 Impact on the Real Sector Wednesday, 22 April 2020, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta

Date 23 April 2020

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.   Distinguished Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen. Measures taken to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the real sector are very important because the sector is the hardest-hit by the outbreak of COVID-19 which affects all sectors, all socioeconomic segments of our society. To that end, there is a need for […]

Introductory Remarks of President of the Republic of Indonesia During the Limited Cabinet Meeting Through Video Conference on the Additional Discussion for the Anticipation of Anual Exodus Tuesday, 21 April 2020 at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta

Date 22 April 2020

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim,   Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good morning, Peace and prosperity be upon us all. Let me go straight to the point. So based on the results of the research on the ground, the deepened research on the ground, as well as the results of a survey conducted by Ministry of Transportation, we found that 68 […]

Introductory Remarks of President of the Republic of Indonesia In Limited Meeting through Video Conference On Anticipation of Staple Food Demand Tuesday, 21 April 2020 at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta

Date 21 April 2020

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.   Distingushed Vice President, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen. We will discuss anticipatory measures to be done to meeting people’s demand for staple foods. In the last meeting, I have mentioned that the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) had warned that the COVID-19 pandemic will bring global food crisis. We need to remain […]

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