Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi tested positive for covid-19 virus, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno has announced. “So, he has carried out his duty as Minister of Transportation actively at the forefront of dealing with the impact of covid-19,” Pratikno stated during a press conference at his office, Jakarta, Saturday (14/3). According to Pratikno, […]

In a bid to tackle Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) outbreak, the Government has dispatched a number of medical staff to Sikka regency in East Nusa Tenggara’s Sikka province. “Besides facing covid-19 outbreak, we are also facing dengue fever outbreak in several provinces, including in East Nusa Tenggara’s Sikka regency with 13 deaths, West Java province, […]

The Government has announced a plan to provide the second phase of incentives for manufacturing industry after the Government provided incentives for tourism industry. “At the first phase, the Government has provided incentives for tourism sector amid the flu pandemic,” Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto told the reporters at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, […]

Agriculture sector can contribute significantly to the country’s economic growth through the improvement of the people’s income and the export of its products, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. President Jokowi made the statement during the Inauguration of the Second Asian Forum on Agriculture and Food (ASAFF) 2020, at the State Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (12/3).

The Government is committed to accelerating development in eastern Indonesian provinces including in the provinces in Papua, Sulawesi, Maluku and East Nusa Tenggara. “We will continue to pay close attention to these regions by accelerating infrastructure development, boosting investment, opening new hubs, developing special economic zones, opening up industrial zones and allocating special autonomy funds […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo instructed a team to be led by Minister of SOEs and several agencies including Minister of Finance, Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning (ATR)/Head of the National Land Agency (BPN), Commander of the Indonesian National Defense Forces, the National Police Chief, and the Attorney General, to thoroughly resolve land issue in […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 26 February, 2020 signed Government Regulation Number 16 of 2020 on Registration of Works and Related Rights Product. (Link: https://jdih.setkab.go.id/PUUdoc/176064/PP_Nomor_16_Tahun_2020.pdf) The Regulation aims to implement the provisions of Article 73, Article 75, Article 77, and Article 79 of Law Number 28 of 2014 on Copyright.

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati announced that there is an increase of 34 percent in the number of taxpayers who had filed their annual tax returns (SPT) of 2019 as of 9 March 2020. “This year, there is an improvement in taxpayers’ compliance. The public has understood that paying tax is a responsibility to […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo instructed all ministries/institutions,  the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI), Indonesian National Police (Polri), SOEs, and regional governments to bring order to the administration of governance and to maintain its assets so as not to create protracted land issues. “Moreover, if it raises conflicts between citizens, between citizens and the Government, between […]

Allocation of special autonomy funds for Papua province should be evaluated comprehensively in terms of its management system, transparency, and accountability, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. The measure, the President added, is expected to make special autonomy more effective and well-managed.