Day: September 6, 2021

Remain disciplined in following health protocols, Jokowi urges

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged all parties to remain disciplined in following the health protocols and continue to be productive in the midst of a decline in COVID-19 cases. He made the statement while receiving the Indonesian Film Festival Committee (FFI) at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Monday.

Govt working hard to minimize deviations in 2020 budget: minister

The government is working hard to minimize the risk of irregularities and maintain accountability for every transaction in the 2020 State Budget (APBN), which has been extraordinary, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said. “There is no exception for transactions for handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery (PC-PEN) 2020,” she said

House Speaker emphasizes fair access to COVID vaccines

Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, has emphasized the need for fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for everyone. At the Fifth WCSP, which has been organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in collaboration with the Austrian National Council from 6-8 September, 2021, she urged countries

Indonesia secures 225.4 million vaccines as of Monday; Minister

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto confirmed that Indonesia had received 225.4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from various brands, both in finished and bulk form. “Overall, Indonesia has received 225.4 million doses of vaccines from various brands, both in bulk and ready-to-use vaccines,” the minister noted at

House Commission agrees on Bill on Indonesia-Russia mutual legal aid

The House of Representatives (DPR) has agreed to bring a bill on the ratification of the agreement between Indonesia and Russia on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters to the DPR plenary meeting for its endorsement into law. “Do you agree to bring the bill on the ratification of the

Indonesia’s illiteracy rate down to 1.71% in 2020: ministry

Indonesia’s illiteracy rate fell from 1.78 percent in 2019 to 1.71 percent in 2020, Director General of Early Childhood Education, Basic Education, and Secondary Education at the Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry Jumeri has said. The number of illiterate citizens, was recorded at 3,081,136, or 1.78 percent of the population aged