President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo wants his apparatus to take concrete steps to integrate reporting system and transaction analysis with tax report. According to the President, monitoring on finance transaction will be much easier if related sides could integrate customer profile and taxpayer. “In order to execute the violation of tax crimes and money laundering well, […]

The Indonesian Government through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Sun Weide, Minister Counselor of China’s Embassy in Jakarta, to convey protests against the actions of a Chinese coast guard vessel that reportedly had contravened law enforcement measures conducted by Indonesian authorities against a China-flagged vesselKway Fey 10078 allegedly committing illegal fishing in Indonesian […]

Thirteen military personnels who lost their lives when an Indonesian Army helicopter type Bell 412 EP No. HA-5171 crashed on Sunday (20/3) in Kasiguncu District, Poso Pesisir Subdistrict, Poso Regency, Central Sulawesi, at 5:50 p.m. Central Indonesian Time, attracted the attention of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “My deepest condolences for the death of 13 Indonesian […]

After inaugurating Surabaya-Mojokerto Toll Road Section IV at Mojokerto Regency, President Joko Widodo and his entourage, on Saturday (19/3) afternoon, headed to Sampang, Madura, to inaugurate the operation of Nipah Dam. “This Dam is intended to maintain long-term food production,” the President said. With the rapid increase of global population growth, in the future, people […]

Starting his working visit to East Java Province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Ibu Iriana Jokowi inaugurated the 18.47-km- Surabaya-Mojokerto (Sumo) Toll Road section 4, stretching from Krian to Mojokerto, on Saturday (19/3) afternoon, in Mojokerto Regency. Sumo Toll Road is a part of Trans Java Toll Road which consists of four sections, […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana JokoWidodo, on Saturday (19/3) morning visited East Java Province to inaugurate two infrastructure projects, namely the Surabaya-Mojokerto Toll Road Section IV project in Mojokerto and the Nipah Dam project in Sampang Regency, Madura. Surabaya-Mojokerto toll road spans 18.47 kilometers and there is still 16.01 kilometers […]

Ministry of Transportation issued a public railway infrastructure business permit for PT Kereta Api Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) to develop Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project. This permit was regulated in Minister of Transportation Decree Number 160 of 2016 on the Granting of Jakarta and Bandung Public High-Speed Railway Infrastructure Business Permit dated 17 March 2016. A […]

On behalf of Indonesian Government, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) congratulated President Htin Kyaw who has been elected as the new President of Myanmar. “As President Htin Kyaw has been elected, we hope that the cooperation between Indonesia and Myanmar can be improved, particularly in the sectors of economy, trade, and democratisation,” President Jokowi said it […]

According to International Monetary Fund (IMF), Indonesia was one of developing countries that showed the best performance during 2015. This success is the result of good economic management as well as timely reforms, in particular for fuel oil subsidy. The result of IMF’s assesment over Indonesia that is reported in Article IV Consultation and published […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo hasstated that smuggling in Indonesian archipelago is a big problem. Therefore, in a limited meeting discussing the problem, the Government has agreed to prevent the practice of smugglings by improving cross-sectoral cooperation involving Customs and Excise (Bea Cukai), Indonesian National Police (Polri), Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI), Maritime Security Board (Bakamla), […]