President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo requested Ministers and Heads of Government Institution (K/L) to check their working programs. “Routine programs which have been done for years can be changed to more productive and beneficial programs that can bring real benefits to the people,” said President Jokowi in a Plenary Cabinet Meeting, at the State Palace, Jakarta, […]

The Indonesian Government and the House of Representatives (DPR) agreed that the revision of Law on Anti-Terrorism which has been discussed over the past two years to be completed soon. In a press conference after a meeting with Secretaries General of the Government’s Coalition Parties in Jakarta, on Monday (14/5), Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, […]

In order to prevent terrorism acts that happened during the last one week, Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo commanded regional Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) to maintain public order and security, including mosques and churches. “It is not enough to rely only on the Indonesian National Police (Polri) and National Defense Force (TNI). We […]

Presiden Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said, compared to other countries, Indonesia is still better in facing global, economic, and financial uncertainty caused by the United States’ monetary policy normalization. “We are still better in those areas as well as in other external factors, such as oil prices, US-China potential trade war, and international geopolitics situations,” the […]

The upcoming Asian Games on 18 August to 2 September 2018 becomes a good opportunity to increase the number of foreign tourists’ visit. In order to encourage the athletes who will compete and as a promotional tool of the 2018 Asian Games, Jakarta residents had the opportunity to enjoy the 18th Asian Games Parade on […]