President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his Cabinet to remain calm following a lawsuit filed by the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the Indonesian Government following the government’ nickel export ban policy. “This is called downstreaming and industrialization of raw materials. We stop export on raw nickel ore to mark the beginning of industrialization,” President […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has expressed optimism that construction of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train and Light Rapid Transit (LRT) will be completed by the end of 2021. “The projects will be finished and will be integrated with each other. For example, the high-speed train station will be connected with the LRT station near Halim Perdanakusuma […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called for coordination of research related to government affairs and universities done by Ministry of Research and Technology/the National Agency for Research and Innovation (BRIN). “Researchers do not only work based on their own interests but are directed to provide solutions to the problems this country is facing,” said Minister […]

The Government has announced it will revitalize Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes) that did not show satisfactory performance, Minister of Village, Disadvantaged Region, and Transmigration Abdul Halim Iskandar has said. “The Government cannot just dissolve those BUMDes, considering that it is the result of village initiative. Our task is to facilitate and revitalize them,” Halim said after […]

In a bid to boost economy in the villages, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered the Cabinet to utilize the Village Fund program budget starting January next year. “Do prioritize labor-intensive programs and provide job opportunities for the poor and unemployed in villages using the cash for work scheme,” President Jokowi said in his remarks […]

For the first time in the last 20 years, Indonesia has been listed in the group of countries with high Human Development Index (HDI), according to Human Development Report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Tuesday (10/12). “Indonesia’s HDI for 2018 is 0.707, paling the country in the high category of human […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called for investment opportunities in import-substitution industries to be wide open due to large contribution of raw/auxiliary material import to the country’s trade balance deficit. “It means that steel industry, chemical industry or petrochemical industry must really be opened (for investment) because this is a trap of import substitution,” President […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo instructed Minister of State-owned Enterprises Erick Thohir to search for experienced figures as candidates for president director of state-owned electricity company PLN. “We search for experienced figures because electricity is very crucial, not only for people’s daily lives but also for economic growth,” Erick told reporters after a limited meeting at […]

In a bid to develop research and innovations in Indonesia, strengthening regulations and institutional capacity, enhancing quality of human resources, improving incentive system, increasing budget allocated for research and innovation, and establishing connection with patent industry are vital, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Our focus is not only to increase budget allocated for research […]

In order to support vocational training program for Pre-Employment Card holders, the Government is considering Private Training Institutions (LPK) and Vocational Training Centers (BLK) that will serve as workforce trainers. “It includes BLK owned by Ministries and Institutions, considering that they have training centers and also training centers in several companies,” Minister of Manpower Ida […]