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 […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (5/9) witnessed export dispatch of Toyota vehicles at the IPC Car Terminal, Tanjung Priok Seaport, North Jakarta. For the record, Toyota has exported cars to Asian, African, Latin American, Middle Eastern, European, and Australian markets in the past 30 years and this year the export has surpassed one million […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated 9 (nine) pairs of Governors and Deputy Governors for 2018-2023 period who won the 2018 simultaneous regional election, at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (5/9).

Based on civil servant data collection (PUPNS) compiled by the National Civil Service Agency (BKN) in 2015, it is recorded that appoximately 97,000 civil servants did not update their data nor re-registrate. After further investigation, the Head of Public Relations Division of the BKN Mohammad Ridwan said that one of the reasons is because they […]

Ministry of Trade continues to push the country’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to develop their businesses and products through export sectors, among others, by boosting trade cooperation with non-traditional trading partners. “We are embarking on cooperation with new, non-traditional trading partners such as Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh to open up new […]

In a bid to respond to the developing economic condition, the Indonesian Government announced it will soon finalize import restriction policy on hundreds of goods or raw materials. “The finalization is tomorrow. It can be more than 900 products or less,” Minister of Industry Airlangga Hartarto said after attending a meeting with President Joko “Jokowi” […]