Yesterday: Accelerating Aid Distribution in Sumatra to Social Ministry Civil Servants
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Several humanitarian events occurred in Indonesia on Thursday (26/3), ranging from the acceleration of data collection and aid distribution post-disaster in Sumatra to Social Minister Saifullah Yusuf emphasising that he would not hesitate to dismiss civil servants and contract employees proven negligent in their duties.
Here is a summary of the further news that remains interesting to read.
Government accelerates data collection and aid distribution in Sumatra
The Head of the Task Force for Accelerating Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Sumatra, Muhammad Tito Karnavian, emphasised that the government continues to speed up recovery efforts from hydrometeorological disasters in Sumatra through phased financial aid distribution to affected communities.
Tito explained that the fund disbursement process is carried out as quickly as possible for residents whose data is already available, without waiting for the entire data collection process to be completed in all areas.
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Health Ministry: Measles cases drop by around 95 percent from first week of 2026
The Ministry of Health (Health Ministry) stated that in week 11 of 2026, there were 177 suspected cases and 121 measles cases, indicating a decline of around 95 percent from the first week, which had 2,740 suspected cases and 2,268 cases.
“After week 3, the weekly trend has decreased gradually until week 11, where the number of suspected cases has dropped to 177, and measles cases to 121, signifying a decline of around 94-95 percent from the peak of week 1,” said the Head of the Bureau of Communication and Public Information of the Health Ministry, Aji Muhawarman, in Jakarta on Thursday (26/3).
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Forestry Minister: Way Kambas National Park becomes pilot project for innovative climate financing
Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni stated that Way Kambas National Park (WKNP) is becoming a pilot project for the implementation of innovative climate financing.
“National parks are not only funded by the limited state budget as before, nor do we rely solely on aid that has existed so far from international NGOs, for which we are certainly grateful. But we need a more sustainable funding system that empowers communities,” said Raja Juli in East Lampung on Thursday (26/3).
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Government opens opportunities for 30 high schools to join Elite Garuda High School
The government, through the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology), is opening opportunities for 30 senior high schools/madrasahs in Indonesia to join the Elite Garuda High School Transformation ecosystem this year.
Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology) Brian Yuliarto, at the Launching and Socialisation Event for the Selection of Elite Garuda High School Transformation 2026 in Jakarta on Thursday (26/3), said that this programme is a strategic step in building an integrated education ecosystem between secondary and higher education.
[Full details read here.]
Social Minister asserts no hesitation in dismissing undisciplined civil servants/P3K
Social Minister Saifullah Yusuf emphasised that he will not hesitate to dismiss civil servants (ASN) or Government Employees with Work Agreements (P3K) in the Ministry of Social Affairs environment who are proven negligent in their duties and violate discipline.
At the employee discipline briefing roll call in Jakarta on Thursday (26/3), Saifullah revealed that as many as 2,708 Ministry of Social Affairs employees across Indonesia were monitored as absent without explanation on the first day after the Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijriah holiday, Wednesday (25/3).
[Full details read here.]