In a bid to strengthen Rupiah exchange rate against US Dollar, the Government has decided to delay several power plants project in Java. “We are rescheduling several energy projects for maybe six to twelve months. We want to deal with this currency issue,” Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut B. Pandjaitan told reporters in Jakarta, […]

Secretary General of Ministry of Finance Hadiyanto expressed his hope that the 2018 International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group Annual Meetings – to be held in Nusa Dua, Bali, 8-14 October 2018- will get as much attention as the 2018 Asian Games. Hadiyanto made the statement at the office of Ministry of Finance on Thursday (6/9) […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo once again invited all Indonesians to foster and maintain harmony amid our differences. Indonesia’s identity, the President added, is its diversity in culture, custom, and language. “We must realize that we are living in a multicultural society, diverse in ethnicity, religion, tradition, and custom. Do not forget it,” President Jokowi said […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (6/9) morning at around 08.20 WIB (West Indonesian Time) and his entourage departed to East Java Province for a working visit. Deputy to Presidential Secretariat Chief for Protocol, Press, and Media Affairs Bey Machmudin in his press release said that the President was scheduled to give a public lecture […]

The Indonesian Government reaffirms its commitment to resolve past human rights cases and the process of resolving the cases is underway, according to Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto. The Minister made the statement after attending a meeting with Budget Committee of the House of Representatives (DPR) in Jakarta, Wednesday (5/9).

The Indonesian Government has announced it will not raise fuel price in the near future following the increase in state revenue in oil and gas sub-sector in the first semester this year. “The Government is not planning to raise fuel price in the near future,” Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ignasius Jonan told […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo made a statement regarding 41 members of Malang Representatives Council (DPRD) who have been named suspects in bribery case by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). According to the President, it is not easy to build public trust. Therefore, President Jokowi reminded everyone who already gain public trust to maintain it wisely.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is scheduled to visit South Korea on 10-11 September and Vietnam on 11-12 September, according to Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Armanatha Nasir in a press conference on Thursday (6/9). “The visit to South Korea will coincide with the 45th anniversary of Indonesia-South Korea diplomatic relation,” Armanatha said, adding that […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo reminded that the weakening of rupiah exchange rate to Rp15,000/US dollar was not only experienced by Indonesia. Therefore, the Head of State calls on all people remain vigilant. “These are (due to) insistent external factors, whether related to rising interest rate in the US, which are related to the US-Chinese trade […]

In a bid to maintain fundamentals of the Indonesian economy, the Government deemed it necessary to control current account deficit of the first semester of 2018 which was at US$13.5 billion or 2.6 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). “The Government has implemented several policy mixes, among others, by monitoring infrastructure projects particularly the national […]