President Joko Jokowi Widodo held a bilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 2018 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, at International Convention Centre, Sydney, on Saturday (17/3). The meeting began at 11 am local time and discussed bilateral issues between Indonesia and Australia. The first point discussed […]
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) officially declared a Landslide Early Warning System (LEWS) from Indonesia to be published as ISO 22327. This declaration was presented by ISO TC 292 Secretariat at the Australian Standardization Office, Sydney, Friday (16/3). With this declaration, the LEWS, which was developed by Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Yogyakarta together with […]
In order to boost investment in oil and gas sector, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has revoked 11 regulations and simplified 7 regulations in oil and gas subsector. Director of Oil and Gas Development Program of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Budiyanto, revealed that one of the revoked regulations is Minister […]
After 3.5-year of focusing on infrastructure projects, the Indonesian Government will now shift its focus on the second major task, namely investment in human resources because improved quality of human resources will determine Indonesias capacity in competing with other countries. We want (to improve) everything related to the education to our children, including those in […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Thursday (15/3) at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta met with chiefs of national banks in Indonesia. During the meeting, the President reminded the leaders about competitive banking industry. Today the customers are free to choose any financing and funding product. the President said.
In a bid to provide greater access for Islamic students (santri) to study at universities, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs this year provides scholarships for high-achieving Islamic students in a program known as Program Beasiswa Santri Berprestasi (High-Achieving Islamic Students/PBSB). The enrollment of the program – which has been launched since 2015 – is open […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo was quite impressed with reports from Financial Services Authority (OJK) Chairman Wimboh Santoso that capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of Indonesias national banks reaches 23.36 percent. It is such a high figure. To my knowledge, CAR in developed countries only reaches 12 to 15 percent, while Indonesias reaches 23.36 percent as the […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo reminded chiefs of national banks about the importance of taking risks. According to the President, the biggest and most dangerous risk is not having the courage to take risks. President Jokowi also mentioned the report from Chairman of Financial Services Authority (OJK) Wimboh Santoso saying that the growth of banking credit […]
In a bid to resolve issues concerning tourism development, the Government deemed it necessary to amend Presidential Regulation Number 64 of 2014 on Cross-Sectoral Strategic Coordination on Tourism Implementation as amended by Presidential Regulation Number 40 of 2017 on the Amendment to Presidential Regulation Number 64 of 2014. Based on the consideration, President Joko Jokowi […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo accompanied by Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko, Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), and businessman Dato Tahir, launched An Nawawi Tanara Micro Waqf Bank, at An Nawawi Tanara Islamic Boarding School, Serang, Banten Province, on Wednesday (14/3). Besides observing the activities of the Micro Waqf Bank, President Jokowi also met […]
