In order to give more legal certainty on types of basic commodities that really needed by the people which are exempted from Value Added Tax (VAT) and to harmonize Decision of Constitutional Court Number: 39/PUU-XIV/2016, on 15 August 2016, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has signed Regulation of Minister of Finance Number 116/PMK.010/2017 on […]
Unlike other weeks, there was an unusual sight on this weeks Car Free Day (CFD). The long-awaited ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nation) 50 Parade took place. On Sunday (27/8), more than 3,000 people wearing colorful costumes flocked to the roads from National Monument (Monas) to Hotel Indonesia Traffic Circle to celebrate the ASEANs golden […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo expressed his disappointment over the arrest of Director General of Sea Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) during a sting operation amidst the Governments effort to work hard to build infrastructures. Its very disappointing. I also need to remind all high-ranking officials not to do […]
Concerning the arrest of high-ranking officials in sting operation by Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung ensured that the Government will not protect him/her. Even the Government, the Cabinet Secretary further said, will immediately take an action over that official. Should anyone arrested in a sting operation, the Government will not protect him/her, […]
In response to the request of the United Nation (UN) Secretary General and the commitment of Indonesian Government declared at the 2015 Leaders Summit on Peacekeeping dated 28 September 2015 in New York the United States, as well as support of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia conveyed at a working meeting […]
Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, as well as Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Dr. Ir. Mochamad Basuki Hadimuljono, and Minister of Tourism Dr. Ir. Arief Yahya, M.Sc., received Ganesa Prajamanggala Baki Adiutama Award from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), at West Auditorium of ITB, on Thursday (24/8) morning. The award was handed over […]
As many as six Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of Vietnam and the Government of Indonesia were signed during a visit of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguy?n Phú Tr?ng to Indonesia to meet President Joko Jokowi Widodo at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Wednesday (23/8).
President Joko Jokowi Widodo said that Indonesia and Vietnam have a very close ties for more than 60 years. It is reflected from strategic partnership agreement in 2013. Even, amidst global economic slowdown, according to the President, trade figure of Indonesia-Vietnam over the last three years continues to increase. This statement was delivered by President […]
Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung asserted that living in the digital age encourages people to be careful to understand every single issue. Pramono reminded people that we leave digital traces which can be tracked. This age changes our landscape. Interaction process can be done any time. Young people can get free access to information through several […]
The Government, through Ministry of Religious Affairs, has decided that the first day of Dzulhijjah 1438 H shall begin on Wednesday, 23 August 2017. Thus, Idul Adha will take place on Friday, 1 September 2017. The decision was made in an isbat meeting that was started with monitoring 70 spots of hilal (the new crescent […]
