Twenty-four investment projects worth Rp708 trillion (US$50 billion) have currently stalled due to a number of bottlenecks, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Actually, no need to attract more foreign investors. First, we must manage the Rp708 trillion-worth pending investment first. We also have other potential investment amounting to Rp1,600 trillion (US$116.8 billion),” President Jokowi […]

The Government is open for input from the public regarding Job Creation Bill which has been proposed to the House of Representatives (DPR), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “I think the DPR will also welcome input and suggestions through a public hearing,” President Jokowi responded to reporters’ questions on Job Creation Bill after attending […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered Minister of Finance to immediately distribute the Special Allocation Fund (DAK) to the One-Stop Integrated Service (PTSP) regional offices. “The DAK can be used to carry out dissemination and improve the internal management system so that the delivery of services to the people can be faster,” President Jokowi said […]

The Government has announced Morotai Island as part of ten National Tourism Strategic Areas (KSPN) in the country and a plan to improve connectivity between tourist destinations in the island. Morotai Island is considered as one of the outermost and frontier islands in Indonesia’s border areas that boasts natural and cultural wealth, including a number […]

In a bid to provide financial literacy to all staff, Cabinet Secretariat holds a seminar with a theme “Financial Literacy: Finance amidst Today’s Consumerism,” at Building III Hall, Ministry of State Secretariat, Jakarta, Wednesday (19/2). “We need to better manage our finance so that we can be more prosperous in the future,” Head of Human […]

  President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 13 February 2020 has signed Presidential Decree Number 5 of 2020 on Presidential Regulations Formulation Program of 2020 (Link: copy of Presidential Decree Number 5 of 2020 on Presidential Regulations Formulation Program). The Presidential Decree aims to implement the provisions of Article 31 of Law Number 12 of 2011 […]

Ministry of Religious Affairs, Ministry of Health, and National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN) have signed an MoU on Health Development and Health Programs Reinforcement in Islamic Schools, Islamic Boarding Schools, and for Premarital Couples. The MoU was signed during the 2020 National Working Meeting in health sector held at JIExpo Convention Center, Jakarta, Wednesday […]

In a bid to implement provisions of Article 31 of Law Number 12 of 2011 on the Establishment of Laws and Regulations as amended by Law Number 15 of 2019 on the Amendment to Law Number 12 of 2011 on the Establishment of Laws and Regulations and Article 31 of Presidential Regulation Number 87 of […]

The Government will make comprehensive preparations to cohost the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup championship as well as to get its national team ready for the qualification round, Minister of Youth and Sports Zainudin Amali has said. “Indonesia, the Philippines, and Japan are appointed to host the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. We should prepare […]

The Ministry of Education and Culture has issued Circular Number 1 of 2020 on the Policy of Learning Freedom to Determine Student Graduation and New Student Admission Selection for Academic Year of 2020/2021. The Circular, signed by Secretary General of the Ministry of Education and Culture Ainun Naim on behalf of Minister of Education and […]