President Joko Jokowi Widodo reminded the regents and heads of office not to issue permit for weeks, months, let alone years. “What the existing online system is for if it still takes more than a month to issue the permit. Investors seem reluctant to invest in your region if this continues to happen,” the President […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo asked the regional heads to participate in creating a conducive situation so that Indonesia becomes more developing. This was enunciated by the President when meeting with a number of regents in the Garuda Room of the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, on Thursday (5/7). “The President has ordered that the people […]
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources reported selling prices of oil which used by the majority of the people, such as Premium, Solar, Kerosene and Pertalite, are not raised, just like the price of Pertamax fuel. Director of Downstream Regulatory Agency for Oil and Gas at Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Yulia Rahmawati explained […]
After completing the first batch of meeting with regents from several regions across Indonesia, President Joko Jokowi Widodo resumed the meeting to the second batch at Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, Thursday (5/7). For the record, the meeting was convened in several batches to limit the participants so that the regents can freely convey problems […]
The Government has decided to extend the Special Mining Permit (IUPK) for US mining company PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) for one month, or until 31 July. “The extension of the permit is contained in Ministerial Decree of Energy and Mineral Resources Number 1872/K30MEM/2018 signed on 29 June 2018,” Coal and Mineral Director General of Ministry […]
Indonesias economy still grows by more than 5% despite a host of challenges faced by the global economy today, according to President Joko Jokowi Widodo. The President delivered the statement during a meeting with regents from several regions across Indonesia at Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, Thursday (5/7).
Eruption of Mount Agung followed by flares of incandescent lava as far as 2 kilometers on Monday (2/7) in Karangasem Regency, Bali, is predicted not to produce a bigger eruption that produces ash clouds called wedhus gembel in the near future. Given the current situation, lava dome reaches less than the volume of the crater […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Wednesday (4/7) met with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at Bogor Palace to discuss stunting – or improper growth caused by malnutrition problem – suffered by many Indonesian toddlers. In my opinion, stunting is a crucial issue. I believe the people wish to have a leader like you (World […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Wednesday (4/7) at Bogor Presidential Palace received leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) led by the chairman Agus Rahardjo. During the meeting, on behalf of the KPK Agus expressed its concerns, particularly over the bill of the Law on the Criminal Code (KUHP) being discussed by the Government and […]
Nurkoyah Marsan Dasan, an Indonesian migrant worker from Rengasdengklok, Karawang who escaped the death row in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia returned to Indonesia on Wednesday (3/7). After a lengthy 8-year legal process, Dammam City General Court on 3 April 2018 spared Nurkoyah from the death sentence related to the murder of her employer’s children in […]
