President Joko Jokowi Widodo do not believe McKenzie Global Institutes prediction that Industrial Revolution 4.0 will eliminate 800 million jobs until 2030 as labor will be replaced by robots and machines. However, the President expressed his conviction that the impact of Industrial Revolution 4.0 will be 3,000 times bigger than the first Industrial Revolution 200 […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo explained that the Government has decided to import 3.7 million tons of salt because national industries need industrial salt, which is different from natural salt produced by salt farmers. The President made the statement to journalists after opening of the 2018 Indonesia Industrial Summit and the Launching of “Making Indonesia 4.0” […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that the decision made by the Constitutional Court (MK) regarding the status of native faith followers on electronic identity cards (e-KTP) and the family register (KK) is final and legally binding. The Government is also obliged to implement the decision, the President added.
President Joko Jokowi Widodo stated that to face the Fourth Industrial Revolution we must prepare it well, just as Ministry of Industry did by launching Making Indonesia 4.0 as a road map of Indonesias strategy in implementing entry into Industry 4.0. Therefore, according to the President, the Government now focuses on food and beverage, electronic, […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who recently won Presidential election in his country, plans to undertake an official visit to Indonesia in the near future, according to Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno LP Marsudi. The Minister informed journalists about the plan after accompanying President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo receive credentials from 11 Ambassadors of friendly countries, […]
In order to accelerate the construction/reparation of sports infrastructure as well as supporting infrastructure in preparation for hosting Asian Games XVIII of 2018, President Joko Jokowi Widodo on 16 Maret 2018 has signed Presidential Instruction Number 3 of 2018 on Acceleration of Construction/Reparation of Sports Infrastructure and Facilities and Supporting Infrastructure and Facilities in the […]
The Presidential Special Envoy Office for Indonesia-Malaysia Maritime Border Determination is currently preparing to negotiate eight maritime borders between the two countries, especially those along the Sulawesi Strait. Negotiations with the Malaysian Special Envoy will be done in May, after the election in Malaysia, perhaps, said Presidential Special Envoy for Indonesia-Malaysia Maritime Border Determination Eddy […]
Presidential Instruction Number 3 of 2018 on the Acceleration of Construction and Repairment of Sports Facilities and Supporting Facilities for Asian Games XVIII 2018 and Asian Para Games III 2018 instructs Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR), Governor of Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKI Jakarta), Governor of West Java and Governor of […]
In order to support efforts to improve the ease of doing business and stimulate the countrys economy, the Government through the Ministry of Finance issued several new policies in the field of taxation and customs, which are expected to increase legal certainty, improve ease of doing business, and encourage the efficiency of tax administration. “The […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (3/4) at the State Palace received Muslim clerics (ulemas) from West Java province. During the one-and-a-half-hour meeting, President Jokowi listened to aspirations from the ulemas about regional and national issues.
