Indonesia has many energy resources and besides coal, the country also has renewable, geothermal, hydropower, wave power, wind power, and solar cells energies; therefore, Indonesia does not need yet to develop a nuclear power plant (PTLN), President Jokowi said. “We are blessed with abundant resources, thus we do not need to develop a PLTN yet. […]

Today’s inauguration of 184 Mega Watt (MW) Arun Gas Engine Power Plant (PLTMG) in Lhokseumawe, Aceh, is expected to revive Special Economic Zone (KEK) and industrial zones in Lhokseumawe, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said. “The big industries such as Kertas Kraft Aceh, Iskandar Muda Fertilizer, Asean Aceh Fertilizer (AAF), and cement factories must be revived,” […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Wednesday (1/6) led a groundbreaking ceremony of six mobile power plants in Sumatera. Those six power plants are centered at Air Anyir steam-fuelled power plant (PLTU) located in Merwang Subdistrict, Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Province. In his remarks at the inauguration ceremony, President Jokowi said that when he visited the […]

Indonesia with its national motto Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity) can be an example for other countries in the efforts to promote tolerance amidst new challenges and the new world order. During his working visit to the United States, and several countries in Europe, the Middle East, as well as Asia, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Tuesday (31/5) inaugurated the first Indonesian outlet of United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based retail major, LuLu Hypermarket, in Cakung, East Jakarta. The store is expected to be the gateway for Indonesian tropical fruits to enter the Middle Eastern market. “I hope not only big enterprises that reap benefits from LuLu, but […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has asked Norway to accelerate the implementation of the scheme to mitigate climate change called Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Plus (REDD+). Relations between Indonesia and Norway are in good condition and Norway is one of Indonesia’s main partners, President Jokowi added. President Jokowi made the statement during a […]

Eight ambassadors submitted their Letters of Credentials to President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and presented their cooperation priorities as they officially began their duties in Indonesia. The statement was delivered by Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi after accompanying President Jokowi during a ceremony to receive Letters of Credentials from Ambassadors of Serbia, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Afghanistan, […]

The Indonesian Government has yet to discuss the possibility of issuing a Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) that aims to improve the country’s judicial system, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said. The Government has been following the development of Indonesia’s judicial system as many cases involve the country’s judges and law enforcers arose, including […]

In the possibility of internal conflicts related to the nomination of candidates for regional elections by political parties during the registration process, Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna H. Laoly asserted that the Government upholds the principle of legal certainty. Yasonna said that political approaches were used to resolve at last year’s simultaneous regional […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo instructed the Government to keep the good points in the Law Number 1 of 2015 on the Regional Elections for Governor, Mayor, and Regent, including the current minimum percentage of public support needed by a political party and an independent candidate to propose themselves. It is because the implementation of the […]