In a bid to stimulate domestic bauxite processing and refining industry, the Government has announced an export ban on bauxite ore. “Starting from June 2023, the Government will impose the export ban on bauxite ore and stimulate domestic bauxite processing and refining industry,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said in his press statement, at the Merdeka […]

Head of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati has announced there will be an increase in rainfall in a number of regions in Indonesia next week, especially during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays. Based on the BMKG Impact-Based Forecasting information platform, Dwikorita said several areas with potential alerts in the […]

In a bid to prevent and eradicate corruption, the Government Tuesday (12/20) launched the 2023-2024 Corruption Prevention Actions (Aksi PK) program. “The Government have made various efforts to prevent and tackle corruption, namely policies and regulations restructuring, be it in instructions, directives and laws and regulations; improving governance and public service; transparency and accountability in […]

Indonesia’s economic performance has remained relatively good as of the end of November this year, according to Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani. It is evident as the country’s trade balance has continued to record a surplus that reached US$5.16 billion. Cumulatively from January to November this year, the surplus amounted to US$50.59 billion, which is […]

Until 14 December 2022, tax income reached up to Rp1,634.4 trillion or 110.06 percent of the target stipulated in Presidential Regulation Number 98 of 2022, amounting to Rp1,485 trillion. The tax income grew 41.93 percent compared to that of last year amounting to Rp 1,151.5 trillion. “This is an extremely high rise and certainly it […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Tuesday (12/20) inaugurated Semantok Dam in Nganjuk regency, East Java province. “Since 2015, we have been constructing dams and reservoirs. To date, Semantok Dam is the 30th dam that was inaugurated out of around 50 or 60 dams to be completed by the end of 2024,” he stated in his remarks. […]

The Government is preparing a number of steps to ensure safe, smooth implementation of this year’s Christmas and New Year 2023 celebration. “In accordance with the President’s instructions regarding preparations for the Christmas and New Year holiday, he ordered us to ensure that all events related to both activities must all be carried out smoothly, […]

In a bid to anticipate the surge in people’s mobility during this year’s Christmas and New Year holidays, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Monday (12/19) ordered related ministries to ensure traffic management and the availability of fuel and staple foods. “There will be a potential movement of 44 million people during this year’s Christmas and New […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has reminded state civil apparatus at Cabinet Secretariat to maintain neutrality as the country will have general and regional elections in 2024. “As someone who works at the President’s main office, who provides service to the President daily, as state civil apparatus, you must truly maintain neutrality,” he said to all […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered the newly-inaugurated Commander of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) Admiral Yudo Margono to guard the sovereignty and unity of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. “I just have inaugurated Admiral Yudo Margono, who is standing beside me, as the TNI Commander, I told him to first, guard […]