Despite today’s deadline, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has ensured that he will not sign the Revision of the Law Number 17 of 2014 on the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), the House of Representatives (DPR), the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD), and the Regional Representative Council (DPD), known as the MD3 Law. “I aware, I understand, I […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (13/3) at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, met with Speaker of the Senate of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym Jomart Tokayev and his delegation who invited the President to visit Kazakhstan capital Astana in October. “This year we will commemorate 25 years of diplomatic relation between Indonesia and Kazakhstan.” Tokayev […]

In a light of potentials that Power Bank or lithium portable battery backup could explode and cause fire, Director General of Civil Aviation of the Ministry of Transportation Agus Santoso on 9 March 2018 signed Circular Number: SE.015 of 2018 on the Provisions in Carrying Portable Battery Charger (Power Bank) and Lithium Portable Battery Backup […]

The Government, in this case Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin- and Commission VIII of the House of Representatives (DPR) have agreed on the 2018M/1439H hajj cost (BPIH) amounting to Rp35,235,602 or increased by the amount of 0.9% from last year’s average of BPIH at Rp34.89 million. “There is a rise of Rp345,290 or […]

As part of their three-day visit to Indonesia, the delegation of 41 US-based companies grouped under the US-ASEAN Business Council on Tuesday (13/3) at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta met with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo  to discuss several issues, including the companies’ experience on industries in the US and changes in Indonesia in recent years. During […]

Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko said that the draft of Presidential Decree (Keppres) on appointment of temporary midwives as civil servant candidates (CPNS) is ready and has been finalized by Ministry of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reforms. “The draft of Presidential Decree is on the process of synchronization under Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal […]

Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) entrusted two Sandalwood Horses reported by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in gratification report to be kept in Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java as the horses are now owned by the State. “The KPK doesn’t have any facilities to keep living animals, so we entrust the horses to be used for educational […]

On Monday (12/3) morning, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo received courtesy call from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) delegation at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java. Led by Christopher Legg, this delegation consisted of several executive directors of AIIB who are going to visit Yogyakarta as well as Solo. After the meeting with the President, they […]