Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.   We know that, due to COVID-19, the first and most severe impacted sector is tourism, whether the hotels, restaurants, or concerning the people such as handicraft items sold there. Therefore, mitigation measures need to be done as soon as possible. First, the social protection program for workers in the tourism […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.  Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good morning, May peace be upon us all,   Honorable Vice President, Ministers, Head of Institutions, This Plenary Cabinet Meeting to be convened from morning until afternoon will discuss budget refocusing and reallocation, as well as macroeconomic projection and main points of fiscal policies in 2021. First, regarding budget refocusing and […]

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 address some matters. First, I want the implementation of PCR tests to be expanded and the stack of sample checks to be reduced, particularly in the epicenter […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good afternoon, Peace and prosperity be upon us all.   Ladies and Gentlemen, Fellow Countrymen,   We all have experienced the impacts of COVID-19, all elements of society have experienced it, from entrepreneurs, employees, factory workers, taxi drivers, bus drivers, truck drivers, assistants to bus drivers, motorcycle taxi drivers, parking attendants, […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,   Limited Cabinet Meeting today will discuss the acceleration of cash labor-intensive program. We want to protect the people from the spread of COVID-19, but also we want to maintain people’s purchasing power, especially poor people in rural areas. To maintain people’s purchasing power in rural areas, the Government uses two […]

Good morning, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Distinguished Vice President, Ladies and Gentlemen,   In a bid to tackle the socioeconomic impacts following the spread of COVID-19, the Government has prepared funds amounting to Rp110 trillion for social safety net program for low-income families in the hope of helping them fulfill their basic needs and maintaining purchasing […]

Bismillahirahmanirahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Distinguished Vice President, Cabinet Ministers, all Heads of Government Institutions.   In the Limited Cabinet Meeting this morning, I would like to listen to the report from the Chairperson of COVID-19 Task Force. First, related to Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB). We already have Regulation of Minister of Health Number 9 of […]

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 […]