Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.   Distinguished Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen,   Today’s Limited Cabinet Meeting will discuss incentives for farmers and fishermen to maintain the availability of staple food items. I note there are several large program schemes that can be adopted to help both farmers and fishermen during this pandemic. First, (the incentives […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.   On today’s Limited Meeting, I’d like to emphasize several issues that deserve attention from Ministers and Chairperson of the COVID-19 Task Force. The first is related to people who return to Jakarta from mudik trip. It is important to control them to curb the spread of the virus that may […]

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. This morning, I came to the MRT Station to ensure that today the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) and the National Police (Polri) have deployed personnel in the crowd areas in order to exercise more discipline to the public to follow health protocol in accordance with the Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB). It […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. This afternoon, I came to Bekasi City, West Java Province to ensure our readiness in the implementation of a new order, a new normal. We want the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) and the National Police (Polri) to be at every crowd to further discipline the public so that they follow […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.   Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Good afternoon, Peace and prosperity be upon us all, Om Swastiastu, Namo Buddhaya, Greetings of Virtue. Distinguished Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen,   The world is currently in a rapid competition in dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak and we must respond to it with concrete innovations and works. This serves […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.  Honorable Vice President, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen. We are facing several issues and problem in the distribution of Social Assistance that we expect can be disbursed to the people immediately, such as complicated procedures, despite this extraordinary situation. Once again, promptness is the key. Therefore, I call for simplification of regulation; […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Distinguished Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen, We are aware that the situation during this year Eid al-Fitr is very different because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, we must be well-prepared for the Eid al-Fitr 1441 Hijri. First, the Government extends its sincere gratitude to the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), the Nahdlatul […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.   Distinguished Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen. I want to address a few things regarding today’s meeting. First, I underline that there is no large-scale social distancing (PSBB) relaxation yet. We should not let the public misunderstand that the Government has started to loose the PSBB, not yet. There is no […]

Question Will the Government start easing the PSBB? President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Not yet, but we want to continue to look at the numbers, and we will see the facts on the ground. The point is, we must be very careful and avoid making the wrong decision. We must avoid making […]

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Ladies and Gentlemen, and Fellow countrymen, During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has provided some social assistance for the public, namely: free electricity bill for 450 VA customers and 50% discount for 900 VA customers; Staple Food Card for 20 million recipients; the Hope Family Program for 10 million families; Village direct […]