Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that the current deficit in the first semester of the 2018 State Budget is Rp110 trillion or the lowest in the last four years. For the record, last years deficit was Rp175 trillion. “This is proof that the Government continues to make sound and credible State Budget, and […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo asserted that challenges Indonesia is facing are quite tough, particularly due to to global economic uncertainty. To that end, the President told all ministries and institutions to focus on completing the planned programs immediately. “(Do) ensure that the implementation of strategic programs and projects is executed on time and maintain good […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo promises to follow-up a recommendation to give national hero title to the 98 Activists who died in the Trisakti, Semanggi I, and Semanggi II tragedies in 1998 reform movement. I will follow it up by several reviews according to the prevailing regulations. We will annouce the result and decision immediately, President […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Friday (6/7) attended Indo Livestock 2018 Expo & Forum at the Jakarta Convention Centre (JCC), Senayan, Jakarta. In that event, the President asserted that this livestock exhibition illustrates how the livestock in our country is growing so fast. The Head of State also said that post-slaughter processed meat products, such […]
Ministry of Transportation decided to take over supervision of transportation services in Lake Toba, North Sumatra after a vessel, KM Sinar Bangun, sank in this lake in mid-June causing death of hundreds of people. Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi said that the decision was taken because not all transport regulators at Regional Governments can […]
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 […]
