President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his Cabinet to accelerate the development of priority tourist destinations. “We are in a neck and neck race with other countries. Tourism sector must become an engine to boost our foreign exchange reserves and to create multiplier effects that stimulate our economic growth,” President Jokowi said in his introductory […]

As a follow-up of the last meeting in September, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (21/11) at the State Palace, Jakarta received representatives of the Indonesian Textile Association (API) and the Indonesian Association of Synthetic Fiber and Filament Producers (APSyFI) to discuss their inputs with the new Cabinet. During the meeting, President Jokowi focused on […]

Millennials who were just appointed as Special Staff to the President recently spoke up about their appointment. “We feel grateful and surprised at the same time because we never imagine we could join the Palace (the Presidential administration) at such a young age,” said Adamas Belva Syah Devara (29), founder and CEO of Ruangguru, an […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged the Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) to continuously improve its management. According to the President, the Government until 2018 has spent approximately Rp115 trillion in addition to subsidies provided by regional governments for insurance premiums for 37 million people, as well as 17 million worth of insurance […]

Apart from appointing seven millennials as Special Staff to the President, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ also introduced other five names as Special Staff at the Merdeka Palace. Those special staff, several of whom had worked with President Jokowi since his first-term administration, includes Arif Budimanta, Dini Purwono, Sukardi Rinakit, Ari Dwipayana, and Diaz Hendropriyono.

The Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has announced it will assist investors to obtain business permits. “Prospective investors can come to the BKPM office and ask for assistance particularly on managing business permits,” said Head of the BKPM Bahlil Lahadalia after attending a Limited Meeting on Acceleration of Ease of Doing Business at the Office […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (20/11) received letters of credence from fourteen new Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (LBBP) to the Republic of Indonesia at the Credentials Room of the Presidential Palace, Jakarta. Accompanied by their respective national anthems, the fourteen Ambassadors in turn arrived at the courtyard of the Presidential Palace. Subsequently, they submitted […]

A total of eight educational and translation institutions in Tunisia have expressed their readiness to assist the skill development of Indonesian government translators and interpreters in Arabic translation. The statement was conveyed during a meeting with the delegation of Cabinet Secretariat in Tunis, Tunisia, Wednesday (20/11) local time.

Indonesia has successfully implemented the Biodiesel Program 20% (B20) and aims to implement the B30 mandatory program in early 2020, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has said. “The program has raised the price of palm oil to more than US$ 600 per ton,” Airlangga said during his courtesy call to Prime Minister of […]

Amidst global uncertainty, Indonesia and Singapore as members of ASEAN need to strengthen economic cooperation, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “The President cited a statement from managing director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) saying that ASEAN is a bright spot in the world economy,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said after accompanying President […]