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        "id": 1756128,
        "msgid": "government-extends-wfh-for-civil-servants-for-the-next-two-months-1779542405",
        "date": "2026-05-21 22:26:47",
        "title": "Government Extends WFH for Civil Servants for the Next Two Months",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Indonesia will extend the Friday WFH policy for civil servants for at least two more months as Middle East tensions persist. The policy, which began on 1 April 2026 to cut fuel use amid volatile oil prices, remains subject to exemptions for health, security and other public services; discussions also touched on broader economic incentives to stimulate Q2 growth.",
        "content": "<p>The government has announced an extension of the work from home (WFH)\npolicy for civil servants (ASN). Civil servants will continue to observe\nWFH every Friday for at least the next two months.<\/p>\n<p>Economy Coordinating Minister Airlangga Hartarto said the move was\ntaken because the conflict in the Middle East has not yet ended. \u2018In the\ncurrent situation where the war has not ended, WFH will be continued for\nthe next two months,\u2019 he said after a limited meeting with President\nPrabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, on Thursday, 21\nMay 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In the meeting, Airlangga said Prabowo also discussed various other\npolicies in the economic sector, including various economic incentives\nbeing prepared by the government. \u2018To prompt the economy to move in the\nsecond quarter,\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the government had implemented WFH once a week for ASN\nstarting 1 April 2026. The Friday WFH policy was a measure to save fuel\namid volatile global oil prices resulting from the war between the\nUnited States and Israel against Iran in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The WFH scheme is regulated through circular letters from the\nMinister of State Apparatus Reform and Bureaucratic Reform and the\nMinister of Home Affairs. The policy also aims to promote a\ndigital-based government governance.<\/p>\n<p>Friday was chosen for WFH because work on that day is not as busy as\nother days. However, some sectors are exempt from the WFH policy for\nASN. Public service sectors such as health, security, and sanitation\nstill work from offices.<\/p>\n<p>The WFH policy for civil servants and private sector employees has\nemerged since mid-March 2026. President Prabowo Subianto, in a cabinet\nmeeting at the State Palace, urged energy-saving measures.<\/p>\n<p>Prabowo considered WFH as a measure to anticipate the impact of the\nglobal crisis, especially after the spike in world oil prices resulting\nfrom the United States and Israel\u2019s war against Iran that erupted in\nlate February 2026.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-extends-wfh-for-civil-servants-for-the-next-two-months-1779542405",
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