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COVID-19 fallout: Indonesia increases budget spending by $24.8 billion

Indonesia has decided to increase the state budgetary spending for 2020 by Rp405.1 trillion (US$24.8 billion) to deal ...

450-VA customers exempted from electricity tariff for three months

The government will not charge electricity tariff from 450-volt-ampere (VA) household customers in April, May, and June ...

Government to offer economic stimulus to MSMEs affected by COVID-19

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) echoed the government’s decision to offer economic stimulus to micro small and ...

Govt considers offering additional stimulus to bolster tourism sector

The Indonesian Government would consider offering additional stimulus for the tourism sector that has apparently borne ...

East Jakarta's Hajj Dormitory to be used as isolation facility

The hajj dormitory in Pondok Gede, East Jakarta, will be turned into an isolation facility for those who have been ...

Central, local governments must reallocate budget for corona handling

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given instructions to central and local governments to curtail budget allocation for ...

President orders incentives for doctors treating COVID-19 patients

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has ordered the allocation of financial incentives for doctors and other medical workers ...

Third stimulus package to focus on health sector, says minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has hinted that the third round of stimulus measures will focus on the health ...

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia climb to 96

The number of COVID-19 patients in Indonesia has jumped to 96, as the virus has spread to several regions, including ...

Population census instrumental in Indonesia 2045 vision: BPS

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) is buoyant of the 2020 population census paving the way to fulfilling President ...

Ministry projects Indonesia to exit middle income trap by 2036

Indonesia is projected to exit the middle income trap by 2036, bolstered by the development of human resources, ...

Jokowi confirms Rp115-trillion government spending on BPJS health

The government had spent Rp115 trillion on Indonesian healthcare insurance BPJS Health until 2018, according to ...

Doctor Association hopes cooperation with Ministry of Health continues

The Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) chairman, Dr. Daeng M. Faqih, hopes the collaboration of the professional ...

Government adopts WB's ACT recommendation: Minister

Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, said the government has adopted the principles of Augment, Connect, Target ...

Indonesia hosts Foreign Policy and Global Health Forum

The government has been preparing for Indonesia to host the Foreign Policy and Global Health (FPGH) Forum next ...