The government says the decision on organizing the 2020 pilgrimage during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic will be made June 1. Deadlines related to the certainty of Hajj 2020 are retreating from the original May 20. This was decided after President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo communicated with the King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. “I report to Mr. President, Mr. …

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said there were still asynchronous data related to social assistance (social assistance) during the coronavirus pandemic. He requested that the synchronization of the data be resolved so that the community would immediately get help. Jokowi requested that the social assistance mechanism be made more open and transparent. He asked neighbourhood (RT) and hamlet (RW) to be …

Help each other in the midst of a pandemic is needed. The Indonesian diaspora spread all over the world made the Family to Family (DPFF) Diaspora Care program. The target is for workers who get termination of employment (PHK). The Minister of Manpower (Menaker) Ida Fauzyiah said that the Indonesian diaspora will provide donation assistance for formal and informal workers …

The Virtual Concert Sharing Love with Bimbo, Bersatu Melawan Corona or United Against Corona which was held on Sunday night May 17, 2020, managed to collect donations in excess of Rp4 billion in two hours. “There is public awareness to share for his brothers who are struggling because of the co-19 effect. The spirit of mutual cooperation to become the …

The Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) called on President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo or Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani to attend the trial related to the judicial review of Government Regulation Number 1 of 2020 concerning State Financial Policy and Financial System Stability for Handling Covid-19 Pandemic. The trial is planned to be held in the Plenary Court Room of the Constitutional …

Carenang Udik Village Office, Kopo District, Serang Regency, Banten, was attacked by dozens of residents who did not get cash social assistance (BST) on Friday, May 15 around 10:00 WIB. Residents damaged and even burned objects in the village office. The incident was allegedly triggered by the chaotic distribution of cash social assistance for residents affected by the Coronavirus (Covid-19) …

MAKATI CITY – Globe Fintech Innovations Inc. (Mynt), the company behind the mobile money app Gcash, teamed up with the local government of Makati to efficiently disburse roughly P2.7 billion in economic aid to the 500,000 residents of the city. GCash will be providing a digital disbursement facility in aid of the expanded Makatizen Economic Relief Program that will provide …

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan issued a regulation on the imposition of sanctions against violators of Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) during the coronavirus pandemic. The regulation was stipulated in DKI Jakarta Governor Regulation (Pergub) No. 41 of 2020 concerning Imposition of Sanctions for Violating PSBB Implementation in Handling Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) in DKI Jakarta Province. This regulation was …

Considered to have violated the provisions of the Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) that are being imposed, McDonald’s Sarinah management received sanctions imposed by the Jakarta Provincial Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP). Sanctions are given in the form of fines. Earlier, according to Head of DKI Jakarta Province Satpol PP, Arifin, that McDonald’s management Sarinah has been asked for clarification. …

Social assistance still being distributed by the government to the community across the country in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sub-Directorate of Validation and Termination of the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) Slamet Santoso explained the cause of the chaotic data of recipients of social assistance (bansos), resulting in chaos in a number of areas. Slamet said the integrated …