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Gebyar Tomini Batik 2015, Held by Cabinet Secretariat is in Great Demand by Visitors
Date 18 September 2015

Gebyar Tomini Batik Stand that organized by the Cabinet Secretariat in cooperation with the Indonesian Batik Foundation, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Education and Culture, which is held on the sidelines of the implementation of Tomini Sail 2015 in Parigi Moutong, Central Sulawesi, 15-20 September 2015, in great demand by visitors. Since […]
18 September 2015

President Joko Widodo: Extinguish Fire, Contain Haze Immediately

According to Head of the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) Willem Rampangilei, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo during the meeting instructed all government ranks to immediately extinguish the forest and peat land fire and clean six provinces in Sumatera and Kalimantan from the haze caused by the fire. Willem added that time needed to extinguish […]
18 September 2015

President Joko Widodo Calls for Simplified Investment Licenses

Head of Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Franky Sibarani said that through a one-stop integrated service (PTSP), his office had simplified  investment licenses. For instance, he said, for electrical investment license, previously it required 49 licenses and took 923 days and since January this year, after the PTSP was launched, the license process has been simplified […]
18 September 2015

Foreign Company is Prohibited to Invest in Fisheries Industry, Says Susi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) instructed Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti to immediately establish Law Taskforce on Fisheries which has been postponed for a long time and it is only waiting for an approval from Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs. The President, Susi said, also agreed with the revocation licence for foreign fisheries […]
18 September 2015

Mobilization of Health to Serve Affected of Smoke, President Call Health Minister

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) asked the Minister of Health, Nila F Moeloek to alert the health center and health personnel for 24-hour standby, in order to immediately serve the residents in areas that hit by smoke from the land and forest fires. After meeting with President Jokowi, at the State Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (17/9), Health […]

President Jokowi Asks Hong Kong to Increase Investment
Date 17 September 2015

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) requested the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, CY Leung, in order to increase the investment in Indonesia. “The investment of Hong Kong in Indonesia around US $ 600 million. Then I say it is still small. Could be improved. I express also the projects that may be entered, […]

Waiting for Investor, President Jokowi Denies Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Train Project Cancelled
Date 17 September 2015

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) denied the opinion of some parties on the cancellation of the plan of Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train project. The President stressed that there was no cancellation, but he just wanted that the project was not constructed by using the State Budget (APBN). President emphasized on 3 (three) things, namely: 1) the project […]
17 September 2015

Regarding the Compensation of Crane Victims Rp 3.9 billion, Hopefully be Realized

Minister of Religion, Lukman Hakim Saifuddin said that he got a lot of questions, related to the news that the compensation from the King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, to the unfortunate victims of the collapse of a crane at Masjidil Haram, Saturday (12/9). The compensation of 1 million Saudi Riyal (RS) or […]
17 September 2015

President Joko Widodo: In 1998, Rupiah Rises Seven Times

President Joko Widodo said that compared to 1998, the condition of politics and security in Indonesia at the moment is better. However, the President admitted that Indonesia is facing economic pressure, although we are not alone, and we are better than other countries. The President referred to rupiah exchange rate to US$ that these days […]

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