President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo requested that the effectiveness of expenditure in the health sector be maintained so that access and quality of health services could improve. This was delivered during a Limited Meeting on the Effectiveness of Education and Health Expenditure on the State Budget (APBN), at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Wednesday (5/10) afternoon. “With […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that education and health budget from year to year is getting bigger and hopes that the budget can be used effectively, well targeted, and bring maximum results. President Jokowi also hopes that the bigger education budget can improve the country’s education quality and provide better access to education for students, […]

Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) submitted the 2015 financial audit report of the Central Government on Wednesday (5/10), at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. On a press statement, Chairman of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) Harry Azhar Azis said that according to the provisions of the law, BPK submits the Overview of Semester I Examination Results (IHPS) […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said that President Joko Widodo has assigned Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution, Coordinating  Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut B. Pandjaitan, Minister of Industry Airlangga Hartarto, and Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati to recalculate the price of gas, either for industry or other purposes. The President gave the assignment […]

With regard to the implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community and considering more and more countries which have been granted Visa-Free Travel facilities for tourism purposes, the intensity of the traffic of people between countries in Indonesia has resulted in a significant increase. For this reason, the Directorate-General for immigration of the Ministry of Law […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Tuesday (4/10) at the Merdeka Palace received letters of credence from eighteen Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (LBBP) for the Republic of Indonesia. After the Credential ceremony held at the Kredensial room at the Merdeka Palace, President Jokowi invited the Ambassadors one by one to have a veranda talk for a […]

Citing financial factors, Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo on behalf of the Indonesian Government apologized for not following up the aspirations from several regions that proposed the establishment of new autonomous regions (DOB). “We, the Government, apologize for not being able to follow up the aspirations regarding the establishment of new autonomous regions and […]

The Adiministrative Court (PTUN) of Jakarta granted the objection of the Ministry of State Secretariat (Kemensetneg) on the Verdict of Central Information Commission Number 058/XII/KIP-PS-A-M-A/2015 dated 11 May 2016, that granted the law suit of the Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) on the status of information of the Presidential Decision on Clemency. The ICJR wants […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo invited all elements of society to seize the momentum of the Islamic New Year 1438 Hijra to conduct self-introspection. The invitation was conveyed through a tweet that he uploaded on his twitter account @jokowi, on Sunday (2/10). “Happy Islamic New Year 1438 Hijra. A good opportunity for us to carry out […]

  President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Saturday (1/10) at 8 am presided over a ceremony to commemorate the Pancasila Sanctity Day. The ceremony was held at the Pancasila Sakti Monument in Lubang Buaya, East Jakarta. President Jokowi arrived at the monument at 7.45 am, welcomed by Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto, […]