Regional governments should inform the voters about health protocols for casting votes in the upcoming regional elections, Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian has said. “In provinces, regencies/cities that hold regional elections, in the remaining three days before the election day, the regional governments should actively remind the public to strictly implement health protocols […]

Ambassador Hasan Kleib, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations, World Trade Organization (WTO), and other international organizations was elected as Deputy Director General for Regional and National Development Sector of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The election took place during WIPO Coordination Committee Session held at the headquarters in Geneva, […]

  Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD called on regional head and vice head candidate pairs to adhere to the health protocols and rules until the last day of the campaign. “Those flouting the protocols will be imposed with sanction, until the last day of the campaign,” Mahfud said in his […]

The Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi has encouraged the United Nations to ensure the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for all countries. “The UN must be able to help member countries increase their vaccine distribution capacity, both in terms of infrastructure and human resource capacity,” said Retno at the UN General Assembly Special Session […]

  The simultaneous regional elections (Pilkada) should not become new sources of COVID-19 transmission, Spokesperson of the National COVID-19 Task Force Wiku Adisasmito has said. “In the current situation amid COVID-19 pandemic, the regional head elections cannot be carried out normally,” Wiku said in a press statement on the development of COVID-19 handling aired on […]

The Government continues to impose moratorium on regional expansion, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has said on Thursday (3/12). To date, Indonesia has 223 New Autonomous Regions (DOB). Based on report from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) in 2019, most of the budget for 223 DOB established around 1999-2014 are coming from the Central Government’s budget, […]

The Job Creation Law constitutes an extraordinary fundamental reform to create healthier competition in the country, increase productivity, and develop community innovations, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said. “In the Job Creation Law, there is a section related to the taxation sector. The community can execute their innovative ideas, various initiatives, and capital […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on Friday (4/12), ceremonially launched exports of Indonesian products to the global market. “By saying bismillahirrahmanirrahim, I will inaugurate the launching of value-added and competitive exports (products) from our country, Indonesia, to the global market today,” the President said virtually from the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java. For the record, the […]

Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) Perry Warjiyo has expressed optimism that national economic recovery can be achieved in 2021. “God willing, the economy will start to grow positively in the fourth quarter of 2020 and increase to around 4.8 to 5.8 percent in 2021. Economic growth will also increase in all regions,” Perry said during […]

Amid the current sluggish global economy, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed belief that wide export opportunities are open for Indonesian products. “We have to look more closely at the export market opportunities that are still wide open in countries that are also currently experiencing a pandemic,” President Jokowi said at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West […]