In a bid to combat coronavirus outbreak, the Government provides hotlines in nine Government ministries including the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Manpower, the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM), and the Ministry of Finance, especially the Customs and Excise, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto has said. “The […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said that the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore is assisting the Indonesian Citizen in Singapore who has tested positive for coronavirus. “The patient will be treated in Singapore,” President Jokowi told the reporters at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (5/2).

Ibu Fatmawati Soekarno is an Indonesian national heroine figure who gave a great contribution and meritorious service to the nation and state during her life, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Ibu Fatmawati is a mother to Bengkulu residents and to all Indonesian people. She will forever be remembered for her vision and foresight for […]

Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto confirmed that testing kits used for coronavirus diagnostic test for all Indonesian nationals coming back from Wuhan are developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a leading public health institute of the United States. “Thus, we are so sure about the results and it is also […]

The newly-appointed civil servants at Ministry of State Secretariat and Cabinet Secretariat are expected to develop new ways of working, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno has said. According to Pratikno, there is no creativity without happiness.

On Wednesday (5/2), at the State Palace, Jakarta, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated new Head of the Agency for the Implementation of the State Ideology of Pancasila (BPIP) and Head of the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP). BPIP Head Yudian Wahyudi is inaugurated based on Presidential Decree Number 12/P of 2020 on the Appointment of Head […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (5/2) in Bengkulu city inaugurated monument of Fatmawati Soekarno, national hero and Indonesia’s First Lady. Prior to the inauguration, President Jokowi inspected the former house of the First Lady.

In a bid to deal with coronavirus outbreak, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo instructed ministers to calculate the impact of policy to handle coronavirus on the country’s economic growth in trade, investment, and tourism sectors. “We know that China is one of the major buyers with a market share of 16.6% of Indonesia’s total exports,” President […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo praised the visit of Singaporean President Halimah Yacob and stated that the visit will strengthen cooperation between Indonesia and Singapore. “As Minister of State for Community Development and Sports in 2012, Mrs. Halimah inaugurated 697 Indonesian domestic workers who graduated from secondary education at Indonesian schools in Singapore,” President Jokowi said […]

Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said that Indonesia and Singapore had signed a Double Tax Avoidance Agreement. “This is an amendment to the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement signed in 1990,” the Minister said during a press conference after a Limited Cabinet Meeting at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, Tuesday (4/2).