President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (08/10) expressed desire that mangrove rehabilitation model at Bali’s Ngurah Rai Grand Forest Park is also to be adopted in other provinces in the country. According to the President, the mangrove forest that has been planted since 2003 is a pilot rehabilitation ecosystem of mangrove forest that can be […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo, Friday (08/10), inspected mangrove forest in Ngurah Rai Forest Park, Bali province. In the Forest Park, the President and First Lady walked 500 meters across the mangrove forest area to the observation tower, accompanied by Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar, Minister of […]

Following Indonesia’s G20 presidency next year, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has emphasized that this momentum must be used to provide services and showcase the best from Indonesia as the host of the international event. “We must be able to take make the most of the G20 Summit as a showcase of our country’s ability in […]

Law on Harmonized Taxation (UU HPP) is one of the milestones of Indonesia’s tax reforms, which is part of structural reforms to realize an Advanced Indonesia through a just, proper, and accountable taxation system. Tax reform is also part of sustainable processes to boost economic recovery and national development through restructuring of taxation system so […]

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has encouraged private sectors to play a role in fulfilling the people’s need for housing as there is a huge backlog of housing. For the record, the Government has previously launched a program called A-Million-House program as a measure to improve economic growth and the people’s standard of living. Based on […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Jokowi, Friday (08/10) left for Bali province for a working visit in the province. The President and his entourage took off from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta at around 07.45 Western Indonesian Time onboard the Indonesia-1 Presidential Aircraft. Upon arrival at I […]

The House of Representatives passed the harmonized taxation bill (RUU HPP) in a plenary meeting on Thursday (7/10). The bill includes changes to several provisions on income tax and value-added tax (VAT). Tax bracket for individual income tax of 5 percent will apply to individual tax residents who earned Rp60 million per year, or increased […]

Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has expressed optimism that growth in industrial sector in 2022 will reach 5 – 5.5 percent provided there is no another wave of COVID-19 cases in the country. For that reason, he said that the Government continues to roll out various strategic programs and policies that support the performance […]