Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo is set to meet with US President Donald Trump, di Hamburg, Germany, in the near future. Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said the meeting would be done on the sidelines on the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, 7-8 July. She added that many countries have requested to have bilateral […]

To anticipate the returning flow of mudik (annual exodus), Minister of Transportation asked the operators of trucks to start to operate on Monday (3/7) at 00.00 Western Indonesia Time. Previously, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, on Thursday (29/6), thorugh Circular Letter of Directorate General of Land Transportation, has prohibited trucks to operate 4 days […]

Head of Bureau for Press, Media, and Information Affairs, Secretariat of the President Bey Machmudin denied the rumor that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has got a salary increase. “Up until now, the salaries of President Jokowi and Vice President Jusuf Kalla were still based on Law Number 7 of 1978 on the Financial and Administrative […]

As of 26 June 2017 or one day after Idul Fitri 1438 H, the supplies of fuel, LPG, and electricity are reported to be in safe condition. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) revealed that until now the ESDM sector continues to monitor and be vigilant. Officers of National Coordinating Post of the Ministry […]

In a bid to encourage togetherness among the employees, the Cabinet Secretariat on Wednesday (21/6), at the Multipurpose Hall of Building III of the Ministry of State Secretariat held a silaturahmi (amicable gathering) and social activities during Ramadan as a manifestation of the values of Pancasila (Indonesia’s five principles). The event was begun with an […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo, on Wednesday (21/7) morning, visited several regions in West Java Province. The President distributed thousands of sembako (nine staple food items) packages to local people who were enthusiastic to welcome him. The first location visited by the President was Ciawi Village, Harjasari, South […]

  The Government through the Ministry of Religious Affairs will hold an Isbat (confirmation) deliberation to decide Eid al-Fitr or 1 Shawwal 1438H, at the H.M. Rasjidi Auditorium of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Jalan MH. Thamrin No. 6, Jakarta, this coming Saturday (24/6). “Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin is scheduled to lead […]

On the sidelines of his working visit to Sukabumi, West Java, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Wednesday (21/6) visited the construction site of Section I between Ciawi and Cigombong, of Bogor-Ciawi-Sukabumi (Bocimi) Toll Road located in Bogor Regency. According to the President, one year after he visited the site, the progress of the Toll Road […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has clarified the information regarding five-day school week or full-day school policy. According to him, the policy is not annulled but strengthened. “Yesterday, there was a misunderstanding. Some people said the policy was annulled. In fact, it wasn’t annulled but strengthened,” Pramono told reporters after a Limited Meeting at the Presidential […]

In regards to State Civil Apparatus (ASN) management, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that he suggested to apply e-government because we are now living in information technology era that requires us to move quickly. “Indonesia should catch up with other countries in terms of public and administrative services. With information technology, we shall be able […]