The Government ensured that it would propose the 2016 Draft of Revised State Budget (RAPBN-P) to the House of Representatives (DPR) on 17 May. In the RAPBN-P, the Government is still setting the target of economic growth at 5.3 percent; yet, rupiah exchange rate is predicted to fall from Rp13,900 to Rp13,400 per US$.

In a Plenary Cabinet Meeting held at the Main Building of the Ministry of State Secretariat, Jakarta, on Thursday (7/4) morning, President Joko Widodo also mentioned an issue relating with planning and budgeting reforms. “I would like to tell you, once again, that all ministers/heads of institution are obliged to control their budget. Don’t just […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo in a Plenary Cabinet Meeting on Thursday (7/4) at the office of the Ministry of State Secretariat renewed his call to his ministers about three issues to note:  de-regulation, infrastructures, and human resources. Related to de-regulation, the President said that the existing regulations that are too many in number must be […]

The Government will use the list of thousands of names or corporations owned by Indonesian citizens in Panama Papers scandal as an additional reference to increase tax income through tax amnesty. Minister of Finance Bambang Brodjonegoro admitted that there are a lot of people and companies keeping their money in fictious companies in Panama but […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that Healthy Indonesia Card (KIS) holders do not need to pay if they are referred to hospital for treatment. Therefore, President Jokowi emphasized that the Government would remove heads of hospitals who charge the KIS holders.

President Joko Widodo said that as a big archipelahic country with more than 17 thousands islands, inter-island connectivity is important to unite Indonesia. “Indonesian waters cover two-thirds of the Indonesian territory, while the rest, or one-third, is land. Our concentration is on water because Indonesia is an archipelagic country. Long time ago, Majapahit was successful […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that Indonesia is a big archipelagic country, in which two thirds of the country’s territorial areas are sea; thus, the Government would continue maritime development all over Indonesia. “When I meet heads of states, heads of government, prime ministers, or presidents from other countries, I always tell them that Indonesia […]

In addition to the scheduled agenda, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo suddenly inspected Daruba Hybrid Solar Power Plant (PLTS) in Juanga Village, South Morotai, on Wednesday (6/4) at 06.30 a.m. Eastern Indonesian Time. Daruba PLTS is an electric generator which could generate 600 KW of electricity, but now it […]

The inauguration of a hybrid solar-powered electric generators (PLTS) and microhydro-powered electric generators (PLTMH) for Maluku, North Maluku, Papua, and West Papua Provinces took place in Morotai Regency on Tuesday (5/4) afternoon. Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Sudirman Said explained that the infrastructures to be inaugurated on Tuesday were parts of infrastructures projects […]

President Joko Widodo always receives complaints about electricity shortage when he is visiting a city, a regency, or a province, including the hotel where he stays. This issue was conveyed by the President when delivering a remarks at the inauguration of Hybrid Solar Power Plant (PLTS) and Micro Hydro Power Plant (PLTMH) in Maluku, North […]