Vice President Jusuf Kalla on behalf of the Government apologized for any inconveniences during the 2016 mudik (an annual exodus ahead of Eid al-Fitr) that claimed dozens of casualties due to exhaustion brought about by severe traffic congestion. The Govenment will evaluate the incident, Kalla said. The Government admitted their mistakes at estimating or predicting […]

In a bid to provide ease for foreigners who are former Indonesian citizens and their families at renewing Limited Stay Permit as well as to meet the global dynamic to extend period of time of visit visa for foreigners, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on 27 June 2016 signed the Government Regulation Number 26 of 2016 […]

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan asserted that his ministry will evaluate an incident where three Indonesian crew members were taken hostage by a militant group on Saturday (9/7) in the eastern coast of Sabah, Malaysia, or at the Lahad Datu waters to be exact. “I will have a meeting […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Tuesday morning (5/7) at Grand Inna Muara Hotel in Padang, West Sumatera, delivered a press statement on the recent bomb attacks in Solo, Central Java, and in Saudi Arabia. “This morning, I received reports on suicide bomb attacks at the Headquarter of a resort police in Solo. I have called […]

Duties of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) will soon be more difficult, yet President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo believes Polri will be able to fulfill their duties by implementing two tasks: maintaining unity and solidarity in the institution and having courage to reform because it is the key to face the future. The statement was made […]

The Government wants tax amnesty to bring benefits to common interest, nation, and people’s interest, rather than the interest of several enterprises, or group of people. The statement was delivered by President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo in a remarks during the launching of tax amnesty program on Friday (1/7), at the Chakti Buddhi Bhakti Hall of […]

The Government is ready to anticipate this year’s mudik (an annual exodus ahead of Eid al-Fitr). According to the report, everything is now ready, we will only wait to see the implementation on the ground, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said. Based on the Government’s calculations, roads connecting Brebes and Tegal in Central Java, are predicted […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on 7 June 2016 signed a Presidential Instruction Number 5 of 2016 on the Land and Building Acquisition Taxes (BPHTB) and Building Permit (IMB) for Low-Income Housing (MBR) to quickly meet the house needs for low-income housing according to National Program of Developing Million House. The Presidential Instruction serves the purpose […]

The Government must be focused on three points in developing Natuna Islands: developing fishing industry, developing oil and gas industry, and boosting security. Those three measures need to be accelerated, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said. The statement was made by the President in a limited meeting on Natuna Islands Economic Potentials Development on Wednesday (29/6), […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo says that the Government already knows areas that are prone to smuggling of illegal goods and three measures are to be taken to address the issue: prevention, monitoring, and law enforcement. “We have to limit the activities of the smugglers. In areas that are most vulnerable to smuggling, we have to […]