The Indonesian Government encourages all relevant stakeholders to provide incentives to airlines to boost tourism that has been affected by the spread of Coronavirus, Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has said. According to Budi, this was carried out as a follow-up to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s directive to encourage the incentives to the three destinations […]

The Indonesian Government has announced it will not repatriate Indonesian IS supporters currently stranded abroad. The safety of 260 million citizens at home is a priority, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said. “During the Cabinet meeting [on Tuesday], I ordered the identification of each of the 689 people, including their names and where they comd from,” […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his Cabinet to improve the country’s Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) ranking and to make it into Top 40. For the record, Indonesia’s ranking in the World Bank’s EoDB index has remained stagnant at 73rd although improvements are made compared to that of 2014 ranking at 120. Therefore, in […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (12/2) has officially inaugurated Vice Adm. Aan Kurnia as the new chief of the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) at the State Palace, Central Jakarta. The inauguration ceremony was begun with reverberation of the national anthem “Indonesia Raya”. Afterwards, Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Administrative Affairs Farid Utomo recited Presidential Decree […]

The Government has formulated comprehensive and measurable steps to accelerate the 11 points improvement of EODB (Ease of Doing Business), Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia has said. “President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo is targeting our EODB rank to jump from rank 73 to 40,” Bahlil told reporters after attending a Limited Cabinet […]

Increasing utilization rates and downstream processing of local steel industry will lead to a reduction in dependency on raw materials imports, according to Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita. “First, we need to increase utilization rates of national manufacturing companies to meet and supply the demand of raw materials of steel downstream industry,” the Minister […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed condolences and sympathies to his counterpart President of the Republic of China Xi Jinping through a phone call over victims of Coronavirus occurred in China. “I contacted President Xi last night (Tuesday),” President Jokowi said to reporters at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (12/2).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo targeted the Maritime Security Agency  (Bakamla) to be an embryo for the Indonesian Coast Guard. “So, Bakamla is like the Indonesian Coast Guard. The regulation is still on the process so that there will be congruity. I also hope that with the appointment of Pak Aan Kurnia, in the future, this […]

Measures should be taken to increase the country’s raw materials supply for iron and steel industries, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “First, enhance the ecosystem for the raw materials, starting from supply and price stability including, gas price,” President Jokowi said during a Limited Meeting on Raw Materials Supply for Iron and Steel Industry […]

International rating agency Moody’s Investor Service has affirmed Indonesia’s sovereign credit rating at Baa2/stable outlook (Investment Grade) on 10 February 2020. Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) Perry Warjiyo said that the statement confirmes the optimism of international stakeholders on Indonesia’s economy prospect amid global and domestic challenges.