In a bid to tackle the surge in Omicron variant cases, the Government has called on public to stay calm while remaining vigilant. According to the Government, although Omicron variant has a high transmission rate, the impact on hospitals and death rate remains relatively small. The statement was made by Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs […]

Digitalization provides convenience for the communities and has a broad impact on all aspects of people’s lives, such as e-commerce in the trade sector, fintech and e-payment in the banking sector, and edutech in the education sector, as well as digital public services that become a tangible manifestation of the Government in providing excellent services. […]

In a bid to anticipate surge in Omicron cases in areas outside the islands of Java and Bali, the Government has announced it continues to prepare healthcare facilities and infrastructure, medicine supply and to speed up vaccination drive. “The President in his directives has ordered measures to anticipate spike in Omicron cases outside Java and […]

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has reported that Indonesia’s economy grew by 3.69 percent cumulatively throughout 2021, demonstrating a better performance than in 2020, which contracted by 2.07 percent. “Indonesia’s economy in the fourth quarter of 2021 grew by 1.06 percent (QoQ) and if I compare it with the fourth quarter of 2020, Indonesia’s economy grew by […]

The Government is currently completing the construction of four Integrated Border Posts (PLBN) in North Kalimantan province in order to improve national competitiveness and support equitable development. The four infrastructure projects are Long Nawang Border Post in Malinau regency and Long Midang Border Post, Labang Border Post, and Sei Pancang Border Post in Nunukan regency. […]

Following the spike in daily cases of COVID-19 due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, Minister of Religious Affairs on February 4, 2022 issued a Circular on religious activities during pandemic. Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas signed Circular Number SE.04 of 2022 on Implementation of Worship/Religious Activities in Places of Worship during Public […]

Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian issued Instruction Number 08 of 2022 on the prevention and control of COVID-19 during the hosting of Mandalika MotoGP at the Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, West Nusa Tenggara province, this year. The Ministry’s Director General for Regional Administration Safrizal ZA stated that the regulation aims to control […]

As the President’s Secretary in government affairs, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung is often requested to accompany President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in many occasions. The Cabinet Secretary said that he really enjoys the duty he is assuming. It is expressed by the man who is usually called Mas Pram during a dialogue with the Presidential  Special […]

Indonesia’s COVID-19 positive cases continue to increase. As of Saturday (02/05), Ministry of Health recorded there were 33,729 new positive cases in the country. According to the Ministry’s COVID-19 Vaccination Spokesperson, despite the fact that Omicron variant has a faster transmission rate compared to Alpha, Beta, and Delta variants, the variant has milder symptoms and […]

In a bid to tackle illegal levies and corruption in public services sector, the Government has urged regional governments to build a one-stop integrated Public Services Mall (MPP). For the record, the MPP aims to provide fast and simple services to general public. “The MPP can avoid corruption, especially illegal levies,” Minister of Home Affairs […]