As part of the efforts to protect Indonesian citizens from being affected with Zika virus, Indonesian Health Ministry on Wednesday evening (3/2) issued a travel advisory for Indonesian citizens who will travel to countries already infected with the virus. The Ministry reported that countries already infected with the virus are Brazil, Cape Verde, Colombia, El […]

Starting a press conference after a limited meeting on Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Extraordinary Summit, Cabinet Secretary said that the 5th OIC Extraordinary Summit will be held in Jakarta on 6-7 March 2016 and will invite around 56 State Leaders/Heads of Government. Meanwhile, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said that the series of […]

To help the people of Surabaya and Madura, President Joko Widodo decided to reduce the toll tariffs of Suramadu Bridge by more than 50 percent.  “There was a debate whether it should be free or the tariffs should be reduced. Finally, with several considerations, the decision was to reduce the tariffs so that it could […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo instructed the related ministries and institutions to prepare anticipatory measures to prevent the outbreak of Zika virus which has been announced as global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 1 February 2016. In his remarks during the limited meeting held at Presidential Office, Jakarta, on Wednesday (3/2) afternoon, […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Wednesday (3/1) at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, led a limited cabinet meeting on the development of regions surrounding Suramadu Bridge in East Java. In his introductory remarks, the President said that in 2016, the Government’s attention is not only on boosting economic growth but also on the promoting equality of […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo chaired a limited meeting to discuss the preparation for  Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Extraordinary Summit at the Presidential Office, Jakarta (3/2). In his opening remarks, President Jokowi mentioned that OIC member countries agreed to conduct the Extraordinary Summit to discuss the boundaries of the Muslim countries in the region […]

Government decided to make Lake Toba, in Samosir, North Sumatera, as a tourist destination with international standard. Hence, some improvements will be carried out in the near future. “The first step is to create a legal protection. President asked to prepare an agency to manage it, whether it will be in the form of the […]

The Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (GAPKI) and the Indonesian Pulp and Paper Association (APKI) on Tuesday (2/2) at the Merdeka Palace had a meeting with President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo. Minister of the Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya explained a number of issues discussed in the meeting; among others, joint efforts to develop correct strategies […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has pushed for the acceleration of the development of tourism sector in 2016. According to the President, national economic growth on tourism sector has promoted the development of medium-sized and small-sized business, as well as creative industry, and  will also create new jobs. “I have told Minister of Tourism to accelerate […]

Minister of Industry Saleh Husin, Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya, and Minister of Trade Thomas Lembong are scheduled to meet with the association of paper and palm oil industries to review things to be done to improve the paper and palm oil industries. The meeting is conducted as a response to many inputs […]