Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. This morning, we will discuss strategies to improve Indonesia’s ranking in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we have decided in a Limited Meeting on Wednesday, 23 March to scrap the 2020 National Exam. I also consider this measure as a momentum to […]

Good morning. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Distinguished Mr. Vice President, ladies and gentlemen participating in this limited meeting.   We will discuss, this morning, on the increase of electrification ratio in the countryside. The electrification ratio until 2020 has reached 99.48 percent. It increases very significantly, in 2014, it was at 84 percent, and this has […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Distinguished Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen,   This is part of the previous limited meeting on the Preparation Ahead of Eid-al-Fitr 1441 Hijri. We have been carrying out this kind of regular preparations every year, but this year’s fasting month of Ramadhan and Eid-al-Fitr is different since we are facing the […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.   Distinguished Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen.   First of all, we continue the discussion on mudik (annual exodus ahead of Eid al-Fitr) and the anticipatory measures.   First, I want to remind you that we have declared public health emergency and large-scale social distancing (PSBB) as common references. And I […]

Reporter Good afternoon Mr. President, I am Suhartono from Kompas, Jakarta. Yesterday in a press conference you ordered regional heads to avoid implementing policies that do not comply with Government Regulation. What are the measures you will take to synchronize the regional heads policies? Thank you, Sir. President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good afternoon, Peace and prosperity be upon us all, Om Swastiastu, Namo Buddhaya, Greetings of Virtue.   My Fellow Countrymen,   As many as 202 countries, including Indonesia, are facing severe challenges on an unprecedented scale. The COVID-19 pandemic does not only take a toll on the people’s health, but also […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good afternoon, May peace be upon us all, Om Swastiastu, Namo Buddhaya, Greeting of virtue. Ladies, Gentlemen, and Fellow Countrymen, The Government has declared COVID-19 as a disease and as a risk factor for public health emergency. For that reason, the Government declares public health emergency status. To address the impacts […]

Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno L.P. Marsudi Dear journalist friends, In a bid to response to the increasingly spread of COVID-19 in almost every country in the world, President Jokowi has just chaired a Limited Cabinet Meeting today to discuss two things. The first is regarding the influx of Indonesian citizens returning from Overseas, the […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good morning, Peace and prosperity be upon us all.   Distinguished Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen.   As we may be aware, today more than 202 countries and territories across the globe are facing covid-19 threats, including Indonesia. During the past week alone, we have seen that the epicenter of the […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, The Limited Meeting this afternoon will discuss the annual exodus ahead of the 2020 Eid-al-Fitr. This afternoon, we need to discuss this matter specifically because this tradition involves so much mobility.  As an illustration, in 2019 there was a movement of approximately 19.5 million people to all regions across Indonesia. Therefore, […]