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 […]

A Limited Meeting on the management of Masela Block gas field project led by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, on Monday (1/2) afternoon has not decided whether the management of Masela Block will be conducted offshore or onshore. Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung admitted that there are several significant differences in views […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in a limited meeting, at the Presidential Office, on Monday (1/2) afternoon continued the discussion on Masela Block project, which is located on South East Maluku Regency. During the meeting, the President said that he has not decided yet whether the development of Masela Block will be conducted onshore or offshore, […]

President Joko ‘Widodo’ Widodo on Monday morning (1/2) at the Merdeka Palace, received a state visit from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban with a special state ceremony. After the ceremony, President Jokowi and Prime Minister Viktor Orban also had a bilateral talk at the Credential Room of the Merdeka Palace. In his remarks, President Jokowi […]

In the limited meeting chaired by President Joko ‘Jokowi” Widodo and attended by vice president Jusuf Kalla and a number of Working Cabinet Ministers, on Monday afternoon (1/2), Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Sudirman Said stated that all arguments concerning the management scheme of Masela gas block, either suppporting the offshore scheme or […]

The Government has targetedto reach two million foreign tourists and five million domestic tourists in 2019. It highly rises compared to the current number of people who visit Borobudur Temple, in Muntilan, Magelang, Central Java, i.e. 200,000-300,000 visitors. Therefore, according to Minister of Tourism Arief Yahya, the Government will develop Borobudur area as a main […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asked the rectors of universities who join Indonesian Rector Forum (FRI) to be able to calculate whether Indonesia needs to join the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), RCEP block of China, and the block of European Union or not. “I will decide it soon whether we join the block or not. There […]