In a bid to immediately meet demand for salt for industries, the Government has announced it will allow import of the commodity, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has said. According to Luhut, the measure was taken because national salt production cannot yet fulfill demand for the commodity for national industries […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Saturday (3/10) said that there are still rooms for improvement to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. For the record, the Indonesian Government has previously launched a number of policies to protect and ease the citizen’s burden due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impacts. A budget of Rp239.53 trillion has […]

Despite 75 years since the establishment of the United Nations (UN) and 50 years since the signing of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the world is still far from the total elimination of nuclear weapons, Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi has said. “No significant progress has been made by the possessor states in […]

Presidential Staffer Billy Mambrasar as the Indonesian’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Ambassador encouraged the youth to become more productive in early age. “The generation must be encouraged to be productive at young age, during their school years, so they can develop the entrepreneurial spirit,” Billy said when ensuring the Government’s effort in creating productive millennial […]

In the last seven months the Government has made its best effort to fight COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic that has hit at least 215 countries requires the Government to act quickly in managing the balance between handling the pandemic and economic recovery. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo delivered his remarks on Saturday (3/10), reiterating that from […]

Ministry of Industry has renewed its commitment to support the country’s pharmaceutical and medical device industry players through certification, according to Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita. The certification, he added, is aimed at increasing the use of local products from the two strategic sectors. The certification is also expected to boost national industry’s independence […]

  The La Nina climate anomaly occurred in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean at the end of September, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has reported. The ENSO (El Nino-Southern Oscillation) index shows that the sea surface temperature in the central and eastern Pacific regions has been low for the last six decades, exceeding -0.5° […]

The Regional Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia (DPD RI) members can play an active role in preventing the transmission of COVID-19 in their respective regions by urging people to comply with health protocols, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has said. “People will find it easier to obey their respective community leaders to maintain discipline […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in a working visit to East Nusa Tenggara Province on Thursday (1/10) inspected infrastructures development in Kampung Ujung, Labuan Bajo. On that occasion, the President inspected spatial development of that area including the construction of roads, pedestrian walk, beach walk, and supporting drainage. “We have seen the layout of sidewalk, and […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed optimism that the State ideology of Pancasila and the national unity and brotherhood will help Indonesia overcome the challenges. “We have gone through various challenges since our independence, the period of development, and the era of globalization. Today, our country is being challenged with an extraordinary test: COVID-19 pandemic,” the […]