President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 28 February 2020 signed Presidential Instruction Number 2 of 2020 on the National Action Plan for Prevention and Eradication of Narcotic Abuse and Illegal Distribution of Narcotic and Narcotic Precursor (P4GN). The Instruction aims to strengthen efforts to prevent and eradicate narcotic abuse and illegal distribution of narcotic and narcotic […]

The Indonesian Government sets a target to boosting its oil lifting to 1 million barrel a day in 2030, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif has announced. “The Government has taken measures to increase oil production, among others, by maintaining level of production in the existing fields as well as by conducting a […]

The Government proposes the omnibus law to keep up with higher global economic pressure due to Corona virus and US-China trade war, according to Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung. “One of the key factors for economic growth is investment. To attract investment, our bureaucracy cannot be rigid and complex. Therefore, the Government proposes the omnibus law […]

The Government seeks to expand the “Sea Toll” Program to bring more benefit for the people, the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut B. Pandjaitan has said. “The Government will also provide more tax allowance and tax holiday for industries that are built in the eastern part of Indonesia to meet the needs […]

The Indonesian Government is to issue travel restrictions policy which will come into effect on Sunday 8 March 2020 at 00.00 Western Indonesian Time (GMT +7) and affirmed its commitment to monitor the report of development of coronavirus (Covid-19) from the World Health Organization (WHO). “Based on report from the WHO, there is a significant […]

In a bid to make tourism industry one of Indonesia’s economic growth drivers, the Government has renewed its committment to continue providing its support for ten National Tourism Strategic Areas (KSPN) known as ” the New Bali”, including Manado-Bitung-Likupang in North Sulawesi Province. In accordance with Presidential Regulation Number 3 of 2016, the Government provides […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo instructed his cabinet ministers to focus on increasing added value of sea toll program for regional economy. “I noted that sea transportation only accounts for 0.3% of our overall GDP,” President Jokowi stated at a limited meeting on the Acceleration of Sea Toll Program at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Thursday (5/3). […]

Indonesian Government has added 37 more hospitals to handle cases of COVID-19 virus, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy has said. According to Muhadjir, there were 100 appointed hospitals before the addition. The total number of hospitals has increased to 137, he said, adding that some private-owned hospitals have offered their services […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo calls for accelerated poverty alleviation to be carried out in a consolidated and integrated manner. “We know that based on Central Statistics Agency (BPS) data, we have managed to reduce poverty rate from 11.22% in 2015 to 9.22% in September 2019. This below 10 percent figure is great achievement, but our […]

Secretary of the Directorate General for Disease Control and Prevention of Ministry of Health, who is also a newly-appointed spokesperson for coronavirus-related matters, Achmad Yurianto said that Covid-19 virus needs living cell to survive, as parasite needs living plant to survive. “Parasite can survive if the tree survives. Once the tree is dead, the parasite […]