Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing carried on the construction of Trans-Sumatra Toll Road stretching 2,987 kilometers from Lampung Province located on the southern tip of Sumatra Island to Aceh, the northernmost province in the island. The toll road is expected to increase interregional connectivity and boost economic growth and equity in Sumatra. In […]
Minister of State Apparatus and Bureaucratic Reform Tjahjo Kumolo on Friday (27/11) inaugurated Indonesia’s largest Public Service Mall (MPP) located in the South Sumatran provincial capital of Palembang. For the record, a public service mall is a one-stop building where the people can process documents ranging from identity cards and passports to business permits. The […]
In accordance with Presidential Regulation Number 55 of 2020, Cabinet Secretariat has a duty to monitor the implementation of government policies and programs, Deputy Cabinet Secretary Ratih Nurdiati has said. The Deputy made the statement at the Coordination Meeting on the Progress of the Follow-up of the President’s Promises during Presidential/State Events and Working Visits […]
The existence of Patimban Port that is synergized with Tanjung Priok Port aims to reduce national logistics costs, to save time and to increase logistics costs efficiency for export activities for example export of automotive products, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has said. According to the Minister, the accessibility of Patimban Port in Subang […]
In a bid to maintain the ecology and develop green economy, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (27/11) inspected the Rumpin Seed Source and Nursery Center in Bogor Regency, West Java. “We hope the Rumpin Nursery Center will be completed next year and can produce approximately 16 million seeds,” President Jokowi said. The produced seeds […]
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto lauded the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) that will provide many opportunities for Indonesia. “Indonesia must make use of the opportunities offered by the RCEP. The market for Indonesian export products will be more open and the national industry will be increasingly integrated with regional […]
The Central Government has announced that simultaneous regional election day on 9 December 2020 is a public holiday. The decision was stipulated in Presidential Decree Number 22 of 2020 signed by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 27 November 2020. “Wednesday, 9 December 2020 has been declared as a public holiday as it is an […]
Public information disclosure is pivotal to push for public participation in the process of public policy-making, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has said. According to the Vice President, policy-making carried out in an inclusive manner by involving the community can create a check and balance mechanism so public policy will be well-targeted and relevant to the […]
Deputy Chair of the COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Working Committee Erick Thohir explained the Indonesian Government’s measures in handling COVID-19 pandemic at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Special Virtual on Indonesia via video conference from the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, Wednesday (25/11). He explained that the Government focuses on three issues, namely […]
In order to support the National Economic Recovery (PEN) program, Ministry of Religious Affairs has allocated Rp5.7 trillion to provide assistance for religious education that is affected by COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Religious Affairs Fachrul Razi has said. “Budget allocated for the assistance program is Rp5.7 trillion. The figure is really huge and we will […]
