President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Tuesday (10/04) instructed the Cabinet to optimize land use for food estate program. “Our land reserves in Kalimantan, North Sumatra, Papua, Maluku must be included as part of our strategy,” Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo told the press after attending a limited cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta. The […]

Presidential Special Staffer Diaz Hendropiyono Tuesday (10/04) at The Dharmawangsa, Jakarta held a Focus Group Discussion on “B20 Side-Event Side-Event Ready to eMove: The President’s Target in Achieving 2 Million Electric Motorcycles in Indonesia”. “We’d like to hear inputs from stakeholders, including producers, consumers, and the Government regarding the challenges we can face together to […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered independent fact-finding team (TGIPF) for Kanjuruhan tragedy to reveal investigation results within one month. Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD after meeting with President Jokowi on Tuesday (10/04) told the press that the President called on the team to start their tasks immediately and bring the […]

Indonesia’s Manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) has once more increased to 53.7 in September 2022, up from 51.7 in the previous month. This is in line with the increasing production and the expansion of new domestic demand. “Production activity has played an important role in the index’s rise, which is being supported by increased demand, […]

Following a deadly incident at Kanjuruhan stadium in the East Java city of Malang, the Government has announced it will provide compensation worth Rp50 million to victims who were killed in the incident. “The President will provide compensation for each victim worth Rp50 million that will be available in a day or two,” said Coordinating […]

The Government revealed plan to continue the Pre-Employment Card program in 2023. The program will focus more on assistance to increase skills and productivity of the workforce such as in the form of direct training costs assistance and post-training incentives. “The Pre-Employment Card program will focus more on improving the competence of the workforce as […]

The Government has set up an independent fact-finding team to investigate the football tragedy that took place in Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang regency, East Java province (10/03) that caused many casualties. The team is led by Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud M. D. “To investigate the case or the event of […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered relevant ministries/institutions to thoroughly investigate the Kanjuruhan tragedy.  “Like I said, (please do) a thorough investigation and impose sanctions to those who are guilty,” President Jokowi said after the inspection at Batang Integrated Industrial Estate (KITB), Central Java province, Monday (03/10). The President also stated that he already gave […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin to have a  consultation meeting with Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus regarding the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. “WHO’s Director General said that the Government can implement policies to loosen up health protocols,” the Minister said after […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Monday (10/03) headed to Central Java province for a working visit. Using the presidential aircraft, President and his entourage took off from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, at around 13.00 Western Indonesia Time. Upon arrival at Jenderal Ahmad Yani Airport, Semarang, President headed to Batang Integrated Industrial Estate (KIT) to lead groundbreaking […]