Implementing the values of state ideology Pancasila in the form of gotong royong (mutual cooperation) shown by the Indonesian people and policy makers is key to tackling COVID-19 pandemic in the country, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Many are surprised as to why Indonesia’s daily cases has dropped from 56,000 to only around 100. […]

Indonesia’s new capital is part of the massive transformation in the country, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has stated. “The new capital city is not merely a move of government offices. The main goal is to build a smart city—a new city that is competitive at the global level—, to build a new locomotive for the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (01/17) inspected the construction of Jakarta-Bandung high speed Rail (KCJB). “As of today, 79.9 percent of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail construction has been completed. We hope [the high-speed rail] will be tested by the end of 2022 and will be operated in June 2023,” the President said. The President […]

In the series of working visit to West Java province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Monday (01/17), is slated to give a public lecture during the 67th Dies Natalis of Parahyangan Catholic University (Unpar), Bandung, West Java province. Departing from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base, Jakarta, at around 08:00 Western Indonesian Time, President Jokowi and the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Monday (01/17), visited Sederhana Market in Bandung city, West Java province. On that occasion, President Jokowi distributed cash assistance to street vendors and small stall owners at the market. The cash assistance amounting to Rp1.2 million for every vendor is expected to be an additional capital for their businesses that are […]

The Government has announced it continues the implementation of public activity restrictions (PPKM) in regions outside the islands of Java and Bali to 31 January 2022, according to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto. “The extension of PPKM will be implemented for the next 14 days from 18-31 January, which is based on the […]

The Government has announced that it has allocated a budget of Rp451 trillion for the National Economic Recovery (PEN) program this year that will be used for health sector, social protection, and fiscal facilities for a number of sectors. “The President has approved several programs related to the PEN with a budget of Rp451 trillion […]

The surge in Omicron variant transmission in Indonesia is predicted to peak in mid-February to early March this year, according to Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin. “The first time we identified (the Omicron variant of COVID-19) in Indonesia was in mid-December (last year) and the number of cases started to rise in early January. […]

The Government has announced to evaluate the implementation of restrictions on public activities (PPKM) every week following the mutated COVID-19 strain. “We will evaluate the PPKM assessment every week and suspend the two-week assessment following the development of Omicron cases which is predicted to spreads so quickly,” Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar […]

Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform (PAN RB) Tjahjo Kumolo has issued Circular Number 03 of 2022 on International Travel Restrictions for State Civil Apparatus (ASN) during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Circular is intended as a guideline for ASNs in government agencies to implement policies regarding the restrictions. “All state civil apparatus and […]