President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated members of Board of Supervisors of the Investment Management Institute (LPI), on Wednesday (27/01), at the State Palace, Jakarta. The five members are Minister of Finance, as chairperson-cum-member; Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, as member; as well as three members from the professional element, namely Haryanto Sahari, Yozua Makes, and Darwin […]

The newly appointed National Police Chief General Pol Listyo Sigit Prabowo has reiterated his commitment to promote a firm and humane approach to law enforcement. “The public expects the Indonesian National Police (Polri) to use a firm and humane approach, to provide good public services with accountability, and to maintain fair law enforcement. This is […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on Wednesday (27/1), shared his experience after receiving the second jab of COVID-19 vaccine at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta. “After the first injection of the COVID-19 vaccine on 13 January, two weeks ago, today, I received the second shot of the vaccine,”the President said after being vaccinated. The President expressed similar […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on Wednesday (27/1), received the second dose of COVID-19 vacine at the Presidential Palace Jakarta. Similar to the administration of the first dose, prior to the shot, President Jokowi must go through several steps, including registration and data verification, simple medical examination such as body temperature check and blood pressure test. […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied by Vice President Ma’ruf Amin inaugurated five members of the Board of Supervisors of the Investment Management Institution (LPI), at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (27/1). The inauguration ceremony was begun with reverberation of the national anthem “Indonesia Raya” and followed by recitation of Presidential Decree Number 6/P of 2021 […]

Ministry of Transportation has issued Circulars on guidelines for domestic and international passenger transport, extending the implementation of health protocols for domestic and international travel starting from 26 January until 8 February 2021. “Referring to the policy of the COVID-19 Task Force in overcoming the high level of transmission of COVID-19 in Indonesia, an extension […]

Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin urged the public to join hands with the Government to flatten the curve of COVID-19 transmissions. “We have to reduce the rate of virus transmission so that our health facilities are not too heavily burdened, so we have more time to respond to the virus,” the Minister said in […]

Investment realization in industrial sector grew by 26 percent, from Rp216 trillion in 2019 to Rp272.9 trillion in 2020, Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has said. Citing data from the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), the Minister unveiled that amid COVID-19 pandemic, the industrial sector disbursed funds of Rp272.9 trillion or contributed to 33 percent […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered regional governments to connect the newly-inaugurated Kayu Agung-Palembang toll road to economic centers in the region. “I believe that the Governor and the Regent/Mayor will connect the toll road to economic centers, tourism centers, industrial centers, agricultural centers, and plantation centers,” the President said after inaugurating the Kayu Agung-Palembang toll […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called for extraordinary measures to tackle the global impacts of climate change. According to the President, enormous impacts of these changes are very real, particularly for archipelagic countries such as Indonesia. “The impacts of climate change are right before us, particularly for archipelagic countries such as Indonesia,” the President said […]