Starting 17 July 2016, Presidential Security Detail’s (Paspampres) changing of the guards’ ceremony to be opened to public and become a new public attraction. “On Sunday, 17 July 2016 at 08.00 a.m., the public may witness the ceremony at the front yard of Merdeka Palace,”  Chief of Presidential Press, Media, and Information Bureau Bey Machmudin […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo considered terror attack in Nice, France, on Friday (15/7) as a cruel act. Dozen of people died when a large truck plowed into a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations. “The attack in France was very cruel. Indonesia is united in solidarity. Condolences to the victims and the people of France,” President […]

The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has declined the United Liberation Movement for West Papua’s (ULMWP)’s bid to become a full member of the group and instead granted them with observer status as an NGO that represents the Melanesian diaspora. The decision as reached at the Special Summit of MSG held in Honiara, Solomon Islands on […]

Indonesia National Police (Polri) Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian officially holds the highest position of the Polri after a handover process from Polri’s former Chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti to Comr. Gen. Tito Karnavian is held on Thursday (14/7), at the Stadium of Police Higher Education College (PTIK), Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta. This whole process was done successfully […]

The Government will use airspace in the southern part of Java considering the airspace on northern Java is very busy and is now one of the five busiest airspaces in the world, particularly Jakarta-Surabaya flight route. The statement was made by Minister of Transportation Ignasius Jonan in a press statement after a limited meeting on […]

The Government has decided to use airspace in the southern part of Java that have been restricted for civil aviation. President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo, and Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal Agus Supriatna have also agreed on the suggestion proposed by Minister of Transportation Ignasius Jonan […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Wednesday (13/7) at the State Palace officially inaugurated Comr. General Tito Karnavian as new Chief of the Indonesian National Police (Polri). On that occasion, the President also raised Tito’s rank from Commissioner General (three star ranks) into General (four star rank). In his remarks after the inauguration, President Jokowi highlighted […]

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 […]