President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in a limited cabinet meeting (Ratas) which was attended by the Vice President, Jusuf Kalla; Minister of Religion, Lukman Hakim; MUI chairman, Din Syamsudin; as well as some of the Rector of the State Islamic University (UIN), including the Rector of UIN Jakarta, Prof. Komarudin Hidayat, convey the idea to build […]
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) submit Kalpataru awards to individuals, groups, and representatives of local governments, who excel in the environmental area. The award given to coincide with the anniversary of World Environment Day 2015, it was held in the backyard of the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, on Friday (5/6) at 09.00 am. With […]
Minister of Manpower, Dhakiri Hanif stated that he would form immediately the Command Post (Posko) for Monitoring of Holiday Allowance (THR) in the regions to monitor the provision of THR. Minister Hanif threatening to penalize the companies that do not provides THR. “Do not let not being implemented according to the rules,” Hanif Dhakiri said. […]
After the Social Security Agency (BPJS) Health has fully operational on January 1, 2014, the government ready to operate in full BPJS Employment from 1 July 2015. BPJS Employment will organize programs accident insurance, old age insurance, pension insurance, and life insurance in accordance with Law No. 40 of 2004 on National Social Security System […]
The government made the efficiency measures of subsidy expenditure in the State Budget (APBN) in 2016 to be more targeted. Electricity subsidies, for example, will only be given to customers of poor and vulnerable households who use the power of 450 Volt Ampere (VA). “For electricity subsidies we want to provide direct subsidies to the […]
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security, Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno argued, attacks directed towards government institutions through cyberspace (cyber) at this point, it appears increasingly serious, which could potentially interfere with the government of giving optimum public services. Therefore, the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security requested that the National of Cyber Security Symposium […]
In order to encourage the development of downstream industries and in order to implement the provisions of Article 93 of Law Number 39 of 2014 on Plantation, President Joko Widodo on May 18, 2015, has been signed the Government Regulation (PP) No. 24 of 2015 on Plantation Fundraising. Plantation Fundraising is aimed to encourage the […]
Total foreign tourists visiting Indonesia in April 2015 reached 749 882 foreign tourists or grew 3.24 percent compared with April the previous year by 726 332 tourists. While the cumulative January-April 2015, the number of foreign tourists reached 3.04917 million foreign tourists, up 3.44 percent over the same period last year of 2,947,684 foreign tourists. […]
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo, on Monday morning heading to East Java and Central Java in the framework of a working visit in the two provinces. President Jokowi and his entourage flew to Java from the Air Base of Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) Halim Perdanakusumah, Jakarta, using the Presidential […]
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expects that Indonesian chocolate production could be number one in the world in the next 5-6 years. “Currently our chocolate number three in the world, is expected within 5-6 years could be number one,” President Jokowi said after inaugurating a nickel smelter in Fatufia Village, Bahodopo District, Morowali, Central Sulawesi, on […]
