In the wake of smuggling case of Harley Davidson motorcycles and Brompton folding bicycles via state-owned flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Erick Thohir and Ministry of Finance’s Director General of Customs and Excise Heru Pambudi on Thursday (5/12) gave a press statement at the Ministry […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (6/12) expressed appreciation for the decisions made by Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir in dealing with smuggled Harley Davidson motorcycles and Brompton folding bicycles that allegedly involved board of directors of state-owned flag carrier Garuda Indonesia. “It is a clear message for all,” President Jokowi told reporters in […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Friday (6/12) inaugurated Kunciran-Serpong toll road as part of the Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) II. The inauguration ceremony took place at Parigi toll gate in South Tangerang in Banten province.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 22 November 2019 signed Presidential Instruction Number 7 of 2019 on Measures to Accelerate Improvement of Ease of Doing Business index. The Instruction aims to improve the country’s Ease of Doing Business index in a bid to boost investment, stimulate economic growth, and provide employment.

During his working visit in Banten Province, President Joko ”Jokowi” Widodo visited booths owned by participants of Mekaar program (which stands for Membina Ekonomi Keluarga Sejahtera (Fostering the Economy of the Prosperous Family) from state-owned community development institution PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) at the town square of Cilegon, Banten, Friday (6/12). On that occasion, […]

The Government has found a solution to tackle the deficit faced by the Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) that has sparked complaints from hospitals, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “The Government aims to resolve the issue for the past four years, but the solution has not been found yet,” President Jokowi […]

The newly-inaugurated polyethylene plant owned by publicly-listed petrochemical company PT Chandra Asri in the coastal town of Cilegon in Banten province is expected to cut the country’s petrochemical products import, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. For the record, the new plant is expected to add production capacity of the company’s existing factory by 400,000 […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (6/12)  began a working visit to Banten province to inaugurate polyethylene plant owned by publicly-listed petrochemical company PT. Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk and Kunciran-Serpong Toll Road. The President is also scheduled to inspect the implementation of the Fostering the Economy of the Prosperous Family program (known as Mekaar) developed […]

The Indonesian Government has announced it will use Kertajati International Airport in the West Java town of Majalengkafor the departure of hajj pilgrims from West Java during next year’s hajj season. “There will certainly be obstacles this move but we will solve them together,” Minister of Religious Affairs Fachrul Razi said in Jakarta, Friday (6/12).

A number of US businessmen have expressed commitments to expand their business or make investment in Indonesia, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahendra Siregar has said. “The companies’ representatives attending (the meeting) specifically expressed their commitments to make bigger investment in Indonesia,” Mahendra told reporters after accompanying President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo during a meeting with […]