President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Thursday (25/2) at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, received a courtesy call from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, H.E. Mr. LubomírZaorálek. Shortly after the talk, Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs RetnoMarsuditold reportersthat during the talk, President Jokowi and Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs talked about the latest […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), the Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI), the Indonesian National Police (Polri), the National Intelligence Agency (BIN), and ministries/institutions to join ranks in the fight against drugs. The fight, President Jokowi said as quoted by the Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung when starting his press statement […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung asserted that the Government truly hopes that the draft of the Law on Tax Amnesty can be immediately finalized. According to Pramomo, amidst the global economic turbulence and given the budget deficit that is likely to happen, it is hoped that the draft of the law on tax amnesty can be […]

The Commander of Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) General Gatot Nurmantyo said that recently flights in Java are overcrowded. There are more than 1,200 flights, most of them passing the north coast, per day. In fact, Java has many combat aircrafts bases, such as in Madiun, Yogya, and Malang, indicating TNI’s forces are concentrated in […]

President Joko Widodo accompanied by Minister of Trade Thomas Lembong received a courtesy call from the delegation of H&M Global Production at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Wednesday (24/2) morning. The delegation was led by the Ambassador of Sweden to Indonesia Johanna Brismer Skoog and H&M’s Head of Sustainability Helena Helmersson. Besides having a meeting […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo instructed more active, braver, intensive, comprehensive, and integrated  efforts to eradicate drugs and narcotics. Therefore, as delivered in his remarks in a limited meeting at the Presidential Office, on Wednesday (24/2) afternoon, the President instructed the related ministries/institutions to rid of sectoral ego and to move together to eradicate drugs because […]

Cabinet Secretary (Seskab) Pramono Agung affirmed that during a consultation meeting between the Speakers of the House of Representatives (DPR) and President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Monday (22/2), they have agreed to postpone the revision of Law No. 30 of 2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). President has stated about […]

Infrastructure developments in various regions currently encouraged by the Government, have an impact on the needs for domestic products. However, the Cabinet Secretary (Seskab) Pramono Anung admitted that the use of import products is still too dominant in several Ministries/Institutions (K/L) and also in State-owned Enterprises (BUMN). In the Limited Meeting about Local Industrial Content […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that to build professional and respected force, the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) must have a primary weaponry defense system (alutsista) for three forces in an integrated manner. The President also said that the budget for the TNI is now 1.1 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Previously, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that budget of the Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI) is expected to increase more than 1 percent in the future. Once the budget increases as expected, or exceeding 6 percent, the allocation for 2019 TNI’s budget will be around Rp 200-250 trillion. However, according to Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, President […]