President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has reminded his Cabinet to give top priority to early warning system, education about disaster management, and readiness of disaster management, particularly to people in disaster-prone areas. The President made the statement in his introductory remarks at a Plenary Cabinet Meeting on Disaster Management Evaluation at the State Palace, Tuesday (16/10). […]

Minister of Manpower Hanif Dhakiri on 15 October 2018 signed Circular Number B.240/M-Naker/PHISSK-UPAH/X/2018 on Data Dissemination of National Inflation Rate and Growth of Gross Domestic Product in 2018. In the Circular addressed to all Governors in Indonesia, the Minister requested that the Governors shall set the Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) in 2019 in accordance with […]

The Government will relocate the victims the quake and the tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi until 2020, according to Minister of National Development Planning/Head of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Bambang Brodjonegoro Residents to be relocated are especially those whose houses are situated at the center of the quake, in coastal areas struck by […]

Head of Public Relations Bureau of National Civil Servant Agency (BKN), Mohammad Ridwan, in a press release, stated that this year’s applicants for civil servants candidates (CPNS) have broken the record for the most applicants in the history. The BKN Data Center recorded that 4,436,694 people apply for the 2018 CPNS recruitment. From this number, […]

Following the success in organizing three international events, including the 18th Asian Games 2018, the Asian Para Games, and the 2018 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo praised the Vice President and his Ministers for successfully organizing those three events. “Fistly, the 2018 Asian […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (16/10) reviewed public facilities for persons with disabilities at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK) in Senayan, Jakarta. The President reviewed among others public toilets in front of the main stadium, prayer rooms, and sidewalks as well as access to the Zone 5 tribune in the main stadium.

The Indonesian government will build 1,200 temporary housing units for those affected by the deadly earthquake and tsunami that hit a number of regions in Central Sulawesi province in September. Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security Wiranto said the unit is designed in a barrack style, in which one barrack will be occupied by […]

Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Riyad al-Maliki paid a courtesy call on President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Monday (15/10). On that occasion, Riyad al-Maliki conveyed greeting from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his appreciation to Indonesia for the relationship and support that Indonesia has always given to Palestine.