Indonesia and Cambodia have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the tourism sector through a Memorandum of Understanding on Tourism Cooperation. Thus on Tuesday (01/18), Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy/Head of the Tourism and Creative Economy Agency Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno and Cambodian Minister of Tourism Thong Khon signed the MoU in a virtual signing […]

Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) continues to exert efforts in overcoming the housing backlog especially for low-income people (MBR) under the One Million House Program. “The One Million House Program will continue because a house is one of the basic needs of our people that must be met,” Minister of PUPR Basuki […]

The House of Representatives, Tuesday (01/18) has passed bill on the new capital city (IKN) into law. The stipulation of the law will be a legal basis for Ministry of Finance in monitoring the relocation plan particularly in terms of state financial. The budget needed will be well calculated so the aim of the development […]

The Government Wednesday (01/19) has announced the implementation of one price cooking oil at Rp14,000 per liter nationwide. “The adjustment period for traditional markets is no later than one week from the effective date, ”Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said as quoted from the Ministry’s official website, Wednesday (01/19). In line with the […]

Indonesia’s trade balance for 2021 recorded a US$35.34 billion surplus, the highest in the last 15 years. Indonesia has also managed to maintain positive trends in its trade balance for 20 consecutive months by recording a surplus of US$1.02 billion in December 2021.

In light of the spike in COVID-19 cases triggered by the Omicron variant, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on the public to stay vigilant. However, the President also said there is no need to overreact. “We need to be careful, be vigilant, but we must not cause fear and panic,” the President said in […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on higher education institutions to provide the widest possible range of learning opportunities for their students. According to him, excellent Indonesian human resources will make Indonesia more competitive in the digital economy world. “Higher education institutions must facilitate students to develop their talents. The students must not be restricted […]

Implementing the values of state ideology Pancasila in the form of gotong royong (mutual cooperation) shown by the Indonesian people and policy makers is key to tackling COVID-19 pandemic in the country, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Many are surprised as to why Indonesia’s daily cases has dropped from 56,000 to only around 100. […]

Indonesia’s new capital is part of the massive transformation in the country, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has stated. “The new capital city is not merely a move of government offices. The main goal is to build a smart city—a new city that is competitive at the global level—, to build a new locomotive for the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (01/17) inspected the construction of Jakarta-Bandung high speed Rail (KCJB). “As of today, 79.9 percent of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail construction has been completed. We hope [the high-speed rail] will be tested by the end of 2022 and will be operated in June 2023,” the President said. The President […]