On Monday (19/9), President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) accompanied by First Lady Iriana Jokowi left Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, aboard the presidential aircraft Indonesia-1 for a working visit to East Java Province. Head of Bureau for the Press, Media, and Information Affairs, Secretariat of the President, Bey Machmudin, in his press conference this morning said that […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Saturday evening (17/9) officially opened the 19thedition of the National Games (PON) held at Bandung Lautan Api sport stadium in Bandung, West Java. The opening ceremony began at around 7.30 pm and was marked by the singing of national anthem Indonesia Raya, followed by fireworks show, a percussion performance, anda […]

After visiting Banten and East Java, this time, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo visited West Java Province in regard to Nutrition Improvement Program through Supplementary Feeding Program (PMT) for pregnant women, toddlers, and elementary students. President Jokowi prompted the importance of consuming other supplementary foods containing protein for pregnant […]

President Joko Widodo emphasized that the financing for priority programs must not only depend on the State Budget (APBN). Therefore, the President firmly asked the state apparatus to be able to improve business climate and attract investors so the momentum of economic growth could be maintained. “First priority is for private party.I don’t need to […]

President Joko Widodo instructed ministers and heads of institutions to carefully manage and discuss the 2017 Draft State Budget with the House. He called on them to focus on finishing the discussion on the 2017 draft with the commissions and budget committees. “It must be punctual as we have decided,” said President Jokowi in his […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo instructed all ministers and heads of institutions to guard the implementation of the 2016 Revised State Budget (APBNP) so the economic growth can be well-maintained, job opportunity can be opened, and the Government can focus on the infrastructure development, as well as reduce inequality and poverty. President Jokowi admitted that the […]

After receiving confirmation from Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati ensured that the Government of Singapore through Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) gives its support to Indonesia’s Tax Amnesty program. Sri Mulyani told the reporters in response to the news saying Singapore banks will report Indonesians who use […]

In an attempt to widen the people’s access to financial services, the Government considers it necessary to formulate a national strategy of inclusive finance that will serve as the guideline for strategic steps for ministries/institutions to boost economic growth, to accelerate measures to alleviate poverty, to narrow down gap among people and among regions in […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung confirmed that so far there is no limited meeting that specially discusses the issue of Jakarta Bay reclamation. The limited meeting on last Tuesday (13/9) did not discuss this issue. It discussed the current condition of fishing industry after consistently fighting against illegal fishing. Now, there are more fishes in the […]

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 […]