Indonesia recorded a total investment realization of Rp282.4 trillion for the first quarter of 2022, a 28.5 percent increase over the same period last year and 16.9 percent increase over that of the fourth quarter of 2021. The investment realization value in the first quarter contributed 23.5 percent to the investment target of Rp1,200 trillion. […]

Following the recent issue circulated online that encourages the Government to use only halal vaccines for the public as stipulated in Decision of the Supreme Court Number 31 P/HUM/2022, Spokesperson for COVID-19 Handling Task Force Wiku Adisasmito explained that the decision is the legal umbrella for the provision of halal vaccines at home. “In principle, […]

Starting on April 28, 2022, the Government officially imposes export ban on crude palm oil (CPO), red palm oil (RPO), palm oil mill effluent (POME), refined bleached deodorized (RBD) palm oil, and used cooking oil. Moreover, the Government will also impose strict punishment for export ban violations. “This temporary export ban is a Government’s commitment […]

  President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Wednesday (04/27) called on the palm oil industry to prioritize and meet domestic demand for cooking oil. “The volume of raw material for cooking oil that we produce and export is much greater than the domestic needs. There is still a very large capacity remaining. If we have the intention […]

The Government has officially stipulated a policy on temporary export ban on cooking oil or Refined, Bleached, Deodorized Palm Olein (RBD Palm Olein) until the availability of bulk cooking oil with the price of Rp14,000 per liter is equal in all regions of Indonesia. “Following the directive of the President, export ban is temporarily imposed […]

Almost 90 percent of business actors in the creative economy sector do not yet have intellectual property protection, according to Vice President Ma’ruf Amin. “In fact, collaboration, synergy schemes, as well as alignment of intellectual property policies and national development agenda’s achievement need to be translated into concrete actions,” the Vice President said at the […]

In a bid to provide a guideline in the finalization of services to Indonesian hajj pilgrims, Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas issued Decree Number 405 of 2022 on Indonesia’s Hajj Quota for 1443 Hijri/2022. According to the Decree, Indonesia gets hajj quota of 100,051 pilgrims consisting 92,825 regular pilgrims and 7,226 special pilgrims. […]

Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo has ensured that the availability of food supply is sufficient ahead of Eid al-Fitr. “There will be indeed a price dynamic, but in general, from the data of all officials in the field, the food supply is sufficient,” said the Minister when opening the Ramadan Bazaar Farmers Market in […]

In a bid to optimize duties and functions in supporting the President and the Vice President for managing cabinet to run a Government, Cabinet Secretariat carried out arrangements on organizational structures and work procedures. The arrangements are regulated in Regulation of Cabinet Secretary Number 2 of 2022 on the Amendment of Regulation of Cabinet Secretary […]

Indonesia has announced readiness to host the seventh session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) in the resort island of Bali from 23 to 28 May 2022. “We are pleased to be the host. We are ready in terms of facilities and infrastructure. We also continue to pay a special attention to […]