As the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, Indonesia eyes to become the key player in sharia (Islamic) economy and finance. Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has said that the Indonesian Government will involve santri (Islamic boarding school students) as part of the Sharia Economic Community (MES) in a bid to strengthen economic […]
Islamic boarding schools and santri (students of Islamic boarding schools) should play an increasingly important role in fostering entrepreneurship, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has stated. “We must encourage more entrepreneurs from santri and alumni of Islamic boarding schools. The orientation of santri should no longer be looking for job, but creating job opportunities for the […]
The Sharia Economic Community (MES) is expected to become the main drive for the development of the sharia economy, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “As a community organization, the Sharia Economic Community is expected to be the locomotive for the development of sharia economy, a down-to-earth system which directly impacts the people’s economy, produces […]
In an attempt to carry out supervision, control, and evaluation to avoid the potential spike in COVID-19 cases, the Government continues to ensure the implementation of health protocols for domestic travelers. To that end, Head of the COVID-19 Task Force Ganip Warsito on Wednesday (20/10) signed Circular Number 21 of 2021 on Provisions for […]
In a bid to follow up President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s directives on the protection of publishers’ rights, Cabinet Secretariat, Thursday (21/10), held a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) adopting a theme “Media Convergence and Digital Transformation (Publishers’ Rights)”. Deputy to Cabinet Secretary for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Purnomo Sucipto said that the FGD also aims […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on September 9 signed Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 87 of 2021 on Acceleration of Development of the Rebana Area and the Southern Area of West Java Province. The Presidential Regulation stipulates several programs and projects for the development in the Rebana area (Subang Regency, Sumedang Regency, Indramayu Regency, Majalengka Regency, Cirebon […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (21/10) again chose a P6 ATAV V1 tactical vehicle owned by the Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) to be his main vehicle during working visit in Banjarmasin city, South Kalimantan province. As previously reported, the President decided to take the tactical vehicle on his working visit in Tarakan city, North […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged regional governments in South Kalimantan Province to accelerate vaccination in order to achieve national vaccination target of 70 percent of the country’s population by the end of this year. Citing data from Ministry of Health as of 21 October 2021, the first dose of vaccine has reached 34.37 percent […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on Thursday (21/10), inaugurated the 850-meter-long Sei Alalak Bridge in Banjarmasin city, South Kalimantan province. “Thank God, the Sei Alalak Bridge has been completed and today we inaugurate it so that it can be utilized by the community,” the President said. The Sei Alalak Bridge connects Banjarmasin city with Barito Kuala […]
Measures to develop downstreaming and industrializing of palm oil sector must be taken in Indonesia given its enormous potentials, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. According to the President, the potentials of the country’s crude palm oil (CPO) reach 52 million tons per year so the Government must make the most of it. “We must […]
