Ministry of Transportation is poised to implement transportation control to support the Government’s policy to ban mudik (annual exodus during Eid al-Fitr period), according to the Ministry’s spokesperson Adita Irawati. The transportation control during mudik period is stipulated in Regulation of Minister of Transportation (Permenhub) Number 13 of 2021 on Transportation Control during the 1442 […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Prime Minister of Vietnam Phạm Minh Chính have agreed to push ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting (ALM) to provide the best solution for the people of Myanmar. The statement was made during the bilateral meeting between the two leaders at Bogor Presidential Palace in West Java province, Friday (23/04) afternoon. “Both leaders […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Friday (23/04) afternoon held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Vietnam Phạm Minh Chính at Bogor Presidential Palace in West Java province. The President began the meeting by congratulating his Vietnamese counterpart for his inauguration as the Prime Minister of Vietnam on 5 April 2021. The Prime Minister replaced former […]

  Ministry of Education and Culture collaborates with the Finance Ministry’s Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) to expand the scope and targets for the LPDP program. According to Minister of Education and Culture Nadiem Anwar Makarim, the collaboration aims to improve the country’s human resources with global competence and behavior in accordance with the values […]

ASEAN leaders Saturday (04/24) are set to hold the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting (ALM) discussing the developing situation in Myanmar at ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. “ASEAN leaders, including President of the Republic of Indonesia, have received an invitation from Sultan of Brunei Darussalam as Chair of ASEAN to attend the ALM tomorrow,” Indonesian Minister of Foreign […]

Ministry of Finance has initiated the establishment of an endowment fund for education so that the entire budget allocated to education is not spent in only one fiscal year. The Government allocates every year a minimum of 20 percent of the State Budget to this sector. “The establishment of the education endowment fund aims to […]

Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính Friday (23/04/2021) visited Indonesia. Vietnam Airlines that carried the Prime Minister and his entourage arrived at Soekarno Hatta International airport in Tangerang, Banten, at 10.45 Western Indonesian Time. PM Phạm Minh Chính was seen waving his hand as the plane door opened. The Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by […]

  President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on 6 April 2021, has signed Government Regulation Number 59 of 2021 on the Implementation of the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers. Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah said that the Government Regulation promulgated by Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly on 7 April 2021 constitutes one of the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo attended the Leaders Summit on Climate which was held virtually, from Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java province, Thursday (22/4). On the occasion, the President addressed three issues related to the climate change, as follows. First, he emphasized that Indonesia is very serious in controlling climate change and inviting the world to […]

  President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his ranks to make optimal search and rescue efforts for Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala-402 and all the crew aboard. “To date, the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) Commander and the Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff (KASAL) have been leading the search process on the ground. I have […]