President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Tuesday afternoon (11/10) made a sudden visit to the Ministry of Transportation following the arrest of a number of officials from the Ministry for allegedly collecting illegal levies. “I have received a report from the Chief of the Indonesian National Police (Kapolri) on the arrest of a number of officials […]

In his introductory remarks when leading a limited meeting on Legal Reforms, at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, on Tuesday (11/10) afternoon, President Jokowi firmly said that there are no other choices. Massive legal reforms should be carried out immediately. The President mentioned three things that should be taken into account to restore public trust on […]

Having visited the residents of Gunung Kidul, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and First Lady Ibu Iriana Jokowi inspected the drain construction of rainwater seepage in Potrowangsan Hamlet, Sidoarum Village, Godean Subdistrict, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, on Monday (10/10) afternoon. This is the implementation of Rural Development Sector Programme which runs from September to […]

Having inaugurated a high-level meeting, “The 2nd International Fisheries Symposium on Crime”, at Gedung Agung, Yogyakarta Presidential Palace, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana inspected the National Family Planning (KB) program in Piyungan Sub-district, Bantul Regency, Monday (10/10) afternoon. In his speech, President Jokowi reminded the audience that nowadays the competition […]

In an effort to optimize coordination and data submission between units/institutions for the success of the Tax Amnesty program as well as to ensure legal certainty and convenience of taxpayers, President Joko ‘Jokowi Widodo on 4 October 2016 signed Presidential Decree Number 32 of 2016 on the Task Force of the Implementation of Tax Amnesty […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that more countries and international institutions are now aware that the cases of Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported (IUU) Fishing have become a transnational crime that bring ‘global and extraordinary’ impacts. According to President Jokowi, negative impacts of those cases not only affect fisheries industries but also the environment. “We know […]

The Regulation of Minister of Finance Number 147/PMK.010/2016 on Third Amendment of Regulation of Minister of Finance Number 179/PMK.011/2012 on Excise Tariff of Tobacco Products, that has been signed by Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati on 30 September 2016, besides increasing cigarette excise tariffs by 10.54 percent, it also regulates cigarette’s Retail Price that […]

The Indonesian Government continues its efforts to realize consistency in order to strengthen Indonesia’s maritime. Having dealt with illegal fishing, the next measures taken by the Government is to manage the national fishing industry. “We will rearrange our fishing industry, be it at the level of fishermen and above, small businessmen or at the industrial […]

Presidential Special Envoy for Climate Change Rachmat Witoelar said that Indonesia still has to work hard to make its cities friendly to pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport users. According to him, walking, cycling, and using public transport produce low greenhouse gas emissions. “This move will not only help efforts to control climate change but can […]

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said that military exercise conducted in Natuna Island is Indonesian Air Force’s routine exercise. A similar exercise was also conducted in 2013. “This year’s military exercise which is conducted in Natuna Island is a part of Indonesian Air Force’s routine exercise,” Minister Retno told the reporters after accompanying […]