Day: February 3, 2022

Officers must not hesitate to enforce quarantine: KSP

The Presidential Staff Office (KSP) has urged officers to not hesitate in enforcing quarantine regulations and protocols for Indonesian nationals arriving from overseas trips to prevent COVID-19 spread. KSP’s expert staff, Abraham Wirotomo, said that disciplined and assertive quarantine protocol enforcement is more urgently required on account of the increasing

Home Affairs Minister urges regional heads to expedite vaccination

Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian has called on regional heads to make breakthroughs and creative innovations for increasing the rate of COVID-19 vaccination in their regions. Karnavian reminded regional heads to stay vigilant amid the spread of the Omicron variant in Indonesia. “Regional heads should make creative breakthroughs

Presidential Instruction on JKN to ensure health care access for all

The government has issued Presidential Instruction (Inpres) Number 1 of 2022 on optimalization of the implementation of the National Health Insurance (JKN) Program to ensure access to health services for all people. “The government is strongly committed to continuing the JKN program and striving to encourage 98 percent of Indonesia’s

Civil apparatus must lead efforts to develop national character: BPIP

The state civil apparatus (ASN) must be at the forefront of efforts to develop an Indonesian national character and state ideology Pancasila culture, according to the Agency for Pancasila Ideology Education (BPIP). “ASN must be at the forefront of developing our national character with a Pancasila culture. Do not get

80 athletes from six countries to join ISSF Grand Prix

At least 80 athletes from six countries are scheduled to participate in the ISSF Grand Prix Rifle/Pistol international shooting championship at the Senayan Shooting Range, Jakarta, from February 8–18, 2022. The general management chairman of the All Indonesia Shooting and Hunting Association (PB Perbakin), Siswanto, said that the championship, which

President urges people to use productive land

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged communities to take advantage of the productive land provided by the government through social forest decrees (SK) and agrarian reform object decrees (TORA). “The land that has been given the decree is actually used for productive activities. Do not transfer it to someone else,”