Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said that the process to appoint Nicke Widyawati as the CEO of state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina took two months to complete. “The President picked Nicke out of three candidates” the Cabinet Secretary told reporters at his office in Jakarta, Wednesday (29/8).

Indonesia women’s volleyball team failed to proceed to the Semi Final after being defeated by  South Korean team at the Quarter Final held at Indoor Tennis Stadium, Gelora Bung Karno (GBK), Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday (29/8). At the beginning of the first set, Indonesia was able to level the match narrowly, even winning 17-16. Unfortunately, the […]

Acting CEO of state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina,  Nicke Widyawati, has officially been appointed as the new CEO of the company based on the Decree of Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Number SK 232 / MBU /08/2018 on 29 August, 2018. The appointment letter was delivered by Deputy to Minister of State-Owned Enterprises for […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed his gratitude to Pencak Silat exponents for winning 14 gold medals in 2018 Asian Games and congratulated Prabowo Subianto, chairman of the Indonesian Pencak Silat Organization (IPSI) for the achievement. The President made the statement after attending Pencak Silat medal ceremony at Padepokan Pencak Silat, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), […]

In a bid to follow up Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 66 of 2018 on the Second Amendment to Presidential Regulation Number 61 of 2015 on Collection and Use of Palm Oil Plantation Funds, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources deemed it necessary to restipulate provisions on procurement of biofuel in the form of biodiesel, along […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said that President Joko ”Jokowi” Widodo does not get offended by the #2019ChangePresident campaign. The Cabinet Secretary made the statement when answering questions from journalists at his office in Jakarta, Wednesday (29/8).

Indonesia number one badminton double pair Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon – also known as Minions – settled the 24th gold medal after defeating their compatriots Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto 13-21, 21-18, 24- 22. The all-Indonesian men’s doubles badminton final cheered thousands of spectators who packed the Istora Gelora Bung Karno (GBK), Jakarta, Tuesday (28/8). […]

INASGOC Deputy for Administration, Francis Wanadi, in a press conference at Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) on Monday (27/8) stated that ticket sales for the 2018 Asian Games Closing Ceremony will begin on Tuesday (28/8). There are 55,000-58,000 tickets available with price ranging from Rp500,000 to Rp2,000,000. For the record, the closing ceremony of 2018 Asian […]

Indonesian badminton rising star Jonatan Christie keeps Indonesia’s badminton gold medal traditional alive at the Asian Games after securing a gold medal for Indonesia on men’s singles final match held at Istora GBK, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday (28/8). It is the 23rd gold medal Indonesia has won at the Asiad.

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto acknowledged that there is escalation in the current political situation; thus, he called on politicians to refrain from worsening the condition. “We must prioritize good, elegant, dignified ways and refrain from using hate speech, and so on. If there are bad influences, please ignore them,” Wiranto […]