The Ministry of Transportation stated that there was no ban for passengers on carrying electronic devices such as laptop and mobile phones onboard. However, a more rigorous examination shall be applied both with X-Ray and manually. “Electronic devices are allowed onboard. However, they must be examined thoroughly. The examination of electronic devices should have been […]

The Tax Amnesty program, which ended on Friday (31/3) at 12:00 p.m. was quite well-executed, according to Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani. The tax office reported that the amount of the redemption money from the program at 5:00 p.m on Sunday reached Rp130 trillion, while the declared assets stood at Rp4,813.4 trillion, and repatriated […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Friday (31/3) at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, received members of the Bahrain Parliament led by its leader Ahmed bin Ibrahim Rashed Almulla. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs A.M. Fachir said that President Jokowi invited King of Bahrain Al Khalifah to visit Indonesia. “They also […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung believes that a movie can be a media to promote Indonesia. Therefore, now it is the time for young directors to not only making movies but also to promote Indonesia’s tourist destinations. “I think it’s time to promote Indonesia, for example a movie about ten tourist destinations besides Bali, such as […]

This year, the Government allocates Rp16 trillion for disaster mitigation efforts channeled through a number of ministries and institutions in charge of carrying out mitigation of disaster impacts. “The funds are actually smaller than the financial losses due to earthquakes or other disasters that hit the country every year that reach Rp30 trillion,” said Head […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that according to the data he has received, the economic growth in Riau Islands Province in 2016 reached 5.03 percent, and mostly are contributed by processing industry, mining, construction, and trade sectors. “That means the economy in Riau Islands is transformed into processing industry. Moreover, processing industry sector does not […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo specially met the Chairman of Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) K.H. Ma’ruf Amin at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Thursday (30/3) morning. On that meeting, the President explained the efforts of the Government in addressing gap in the community, in particular in economic sector. “The President is really concerned and tries to […]

Although Indonesia has managed to climb 15 ranks, from rank 106 to rank 91 and is categorized as the top reformer in the Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) 2017 report, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo reminded all that the Government’s target is to get into the top 40. The Government wants to show that Indonesia is […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said poverty rate in the villages is still at 13.96 percent, almost double than that in the cities at 7.7 percent. Therefore, the Government will continue increasing allocation of Village Funds to bring benefits for people in the villages, especially in the effort to reduce poverty there, President Jokowi said. “In […]

President of France Françoise Hollande appreciated Indonesia that he considers a country with the largest Muslim population in the world that can be an example of tolerant diversity. “We all know that Indonesia is an example of the tolerant diversity and also our inspiration,” President Françoise Hollande said in a joint press statement with President […]