“The war on drugs should not be half-hearted,” Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said to reporters at his office on Friday (26/2) afternoon. Pramono also said that the Government has a certain period of time to ensure people and the drug convicts as well as drug mafia thus they understand that the Government is serious to […]

After accompanying President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Czech Republic H.E. Mr. Lubomir Zaoralek, on Thursday (25/2) at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi responded to reporters’ questions on Australia’s warning to its citizens. “I think every country has rights to act, and we […]

After having a meeting with President Joko Widodo, Vice President Jusuf Kalla, and the Chairman of PSSI Ad Hoc Team Agum Gumelar, at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Wednesday (24/2) afternoon, Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi said that he will study all aspects that are needed to revoke a decree on the suspension of […]

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 […]