Illegal levies and bribe are two different things, Attorney General Prasetyo said. According to him, colleting illegal levies involves one party that often happened to be the Government officers or administrators who have authorities and power to demand something; thus, people are forced to pay illegal levies, otherwise, they will not be able to enjoy […]

In a coordinating meeting with governors from all over Indonesia held at the State Palace on Thursday (20/10), President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo slammed the complicated process of obtaining permits for investors in the regions. President Jokowi said he often receives such a complaint. He added that this complicated process will lead to illegal levies and […]

Within the first two years, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla administration has made improvements in the field of regulations and legislation, particularly matters relating to economic policy. This can be seen by the issuance of 13 economic policy packages within the last two years. According to Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, the […]

After inaugurating Miangas Airport, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo, and the entourage on Wednesday (19/10) headed to Miangas Island, which covers an area of 3.2 km2, on bus to conduct an inspection. The first location visited by the President, was Garuda Monument. After visiting the monument, President Jokowi greeted the […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo hopes that Indonesia’s outermost islands become the country’s frontiers instead of its backwaters. Therefore, the Government should seriously pay attention to outermost islands like Miangas Island, the President said. “We conduct development in all over Indonesia, not only in Java or Sumatera. We build Indonesia from its frontiers, outermost areas, and […]

Having paid a two-day visit to Papua inaugurating a number of electricity infrastructure projects and launching single fuel price policy, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana continued his working visit to North Sulawesi Province. President Jokowi paid an impromptu visit ‘blusukan’ to Manado Town Square (Mantos) 3, Manado, North Sulawesi, on […]

Presidential Special Envoy for Climate Change, Rachmat Witoelar, said that climate change is the biggest threat for the development. Therefore, the world, including Indonesia, must take several mitigation and adaptation measures on the impacts of climate change. “Mitigation on climate change is an effort to reduce emission of greenhouse gases. Meanwhile, adaptation on climate change […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has renewed his call to all apparatus in charge in public service sectors not to collect illegal levies. “Now we already have the Saber Pungli (Sapu Bersih Pungli), a task force to eradicate illegal levies, be it for certificates, driving license, residential identity card, vehicle ownership documents, or other permits. Please […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo inaugurated Nop Goliat Dekai Airport in Yahukimo Regency, Papua Province, on Tuesday (18/10). The Airport was built to be the center of logistics distribution of the region of Papua Mountains as well as to support goods and people mobilities. In his remarks, President Joko Widodo explained that now the Airport has […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo officially launched the one-fuel price policy during the inauguration of the Nop Goliat Dekai Airport, Yahukimo, Papua Province, on Tuesday (18/10) afternoon. On this occasion, the President witnessed at firsthand Air Tractor AT-802, an aircraft to transport fuel that was landing at the Airport. The President explained that the one-fuel price […]