Several agreements were concluded in a bilateral meeting between the Government of Indonesia led by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the Government of Singapore led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at The Istana, the official office of the Prime Minister of Singapore, on Thursday (7/9). Upon President Jokowi’s arrival to Singapore, he was welcomed […]

During his two-day working visit to Singapore, President Jokowi met with around 1,600 Indonesian citizens living in Singapore. The gathering was held at the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore on Wednesday evening (6/9). On that occasion, President Jokowi explained that there are currently six million Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) working in various countries; thus it is […]

Government of Indonesia to send as soon as possible humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, which amount at the moment continues to increase. Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said that she has assigned Indonesian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Rina Soemarno, to make an inventory of the needs of the refugees. So far, the Minister […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said Indonesia and Singapore have agreed to boost cooperation in digital economy and tourism sectors. “Cooperation on digital economy is no longer an option. It is a must. It will be a priority for Indonesia and Singapore,” said the President in a joint news conference with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien […]

All countries in the future will fight over agriculture products, energy, and clean water; thus, without sufficient logistics resources, Indonesia will be easily defeated, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. The President made the statement in his remarks during a public lecture at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) to commemorate IPB 54th Dies Natalis […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has signed a Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 87 of 2017 on Strengthening Character Education. President Jokowi hopes that with the signing of this Presidential Regulation, the polemic on the implementation of school time will come to an end. “I am very happy that all of them give full support to the […]

Developing cooperatives is a task of all ministries or institutions, considered that cooperatives included in top three of Indonesia’s economic potential besides those from private sector and State-Owned Enterprises  (SOEs). The statement was made by Secretary of the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Agus Muharram in a remarks during a Thematic […]

The Government will involve Papua Provincial Government and Timika Regency Government as the owners of Grasberg Mine which at the moment is managed by PT Freeport Indonesia, to discuss the 51 percent divestment. This statement was made by Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan in Jakarta, last Monday (4/9). “Papua Provincial Government and […]

In order to implement the provision of Article 86 paragraph (2) of Law No. 7 of 2014 on Trade, the Government considers it necessary to enact a Presidential Regulation on the Negotiation Team of International Trade Agreements. On this consideration, on 18 August 2017, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has signed a Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number […]

After meeting with Commander of Myanmar Armed Forces General U Min Aung Hlaing and conveyed a proposal to resolve the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Rakhine State to Myanmar State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on Monday (4/9), Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi on Tuesday (5/9) left for […]