According to the data from the Directorate General for Taxation of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry has recorded the declared assets of taxpayers from the tax amnesty program reaching Rp 500 trillion, and penalty payments reaching Rp19.4 trillion. “Although the program was met with pessimism at the beginning, now everytime I meet business players […]

Measures and steps taken by the Indonesian National Defense Force’(TNI) to take control of an area starts to show results. The statement was made by President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo after witnessing the maneuver of landing force battalion of the 34th TNI Marine Corps, Armada Jaya on Thursday (14/9), at the T12 Marine Warfare Exercise Center […]

After the issuance of the Presidential Decree Number 31 of 2016 on the Use of Images of National Heroes as the Main Picture on the Front Part of the New Print Banknotes and Coins of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, central bank Bank Indonesia will issue Rupiah NKRI in seven denominations of […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Thursday (15/9) at Banongan Beach, Asem Bagus Subdistrict, Situbondo Regency witnessed the ‘Armada Jaya XXXIV/2016’ training. Previously, the President’s arrival at the location was welcomed by Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Ade Supandi. The President also received the Rows of Honor and Report from the 5 Baluran Combat Training […]

The testing of Indonesian National Defense Forces’(TNI) strategic weapons and the exercise of the personnel should be carried out regularly so that the strategic weapons could be kept up-to date, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said. When attending the exercise, codenamed “Armada Jaya XXXIV / 2016” at the dock of Banjarmasin-592, an Indonesian naval battleship on […]

Indonesia’s prevailing vocational education and training system needs reforms and reorientation towards a demand-driven system, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said during a limited cabinet meeting on vocational education and training at the Presidential Palace, Tuesday (13/9). Thus, the President further said, curriculum, learning materials, work practice, testing, and certification should be adjusted with demands from […]

After leading a limited meeting on maritime and fisheries industry, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo led another limited meeting on General Election Bill on Tuesday (13/9), at the Presidential Office, Jakarta. The Bill will later be proposed by the Government to the House of Representatives (DPR). In his remarks, the President said that laws on election, […]

President Joko “Jokowi’ Widodo said that intensive works of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries to overcome illegal fishing have shown positive impacts for small-scale fishermen. The stock of the fish is now increasing. The President expects, although global economy is slowing down, marine sector could be the engine that drives the economy. The […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that he always follows the development from state-owned port operator Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) about the cutting of dwelling time at Tanjung Priok Seaport. Two years ago, dwelling time took 6-7 days, but now the President noted that dwelling time at Tanjung Priok Container Terminal only takes 3.2 days or 3.7 […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Tuesday (13/9) inaugurated the First New Priok Container Terminal (NPCT) 1 in Kalibaru, Main Port Tanjung Priok Seaport, North Jakarta. The new terminal, which is built in an area covering around 32 hectares and will have a dock with the length of 850 meters at the end of 2016, is […]