President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on all members of the Indonesian Civil Servant Corps (KORPRI) to change the mindset and carry out continuous reforms. “We must avoid old mindset, linear work and routine work. The bureaucracy must change. We must develop new values in accelerating our efforts to adapt to change,” the President said […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Friday (29/11) has said to the recipients of the Fostering the Economy of the Prosperous Family (known as Mekaar program) to use their loan money for business capital. The Mekaar project is developed by state-owned community development institution PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM).

The first phase of the Patimban Port construction progress in Subang Regency, West Java Province with an investment of Rp29 trillion is running well as expected, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “The construction progress is running well and the Government hopes that the first phase will be completed by June next year,” President Jokowi […]

One of the efforts made by the Government in attracting additional foreign exchange is by developing new tourist destinations, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said. “We will develop ten ‘New Bali’ and in the next two years we will focus on building five (tourist destinations) first,” President Jokowi said in his remarks at the 2019 […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by a number of Cabinet Ministers, received the EU-ASEAN Business Council delegation led by Donald Kanak, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (28/11). In his remarks, President Jokowi said that relations between Indonesia and the European Union had been going well so far. Both parties have the same position on […]

The Indonesian Government has targeted that by 2025 the use of renewable energy (EBT) can reach 23%. “On the other hand, we have a huge potential for renewable energy (EBT) that has not been well-managed,” Head of Public Information Services and Cooperation of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Agung Pribadi said at the […]

In an effort to secure immense support for its re-nomination as a Member of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council category C for the 2020-2021 period, Indonesian Government held a Diplomatic Reception at Hoare Memorial Hall, London, the United Kingdom, Wednesday (27/11). The reception attended by 173 IMO member states was officially opened by Indonesian […]

Following the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday (26/11) between the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) and South Korea’s car manufacturer Hyundai Motor at Hyundai Motor Company Factory, in Ulsan, South Korea, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut B. Pandjaitan said that this is consistent with the Government’s agenda to make […]

The decision to grant clemency to graft convict former Riau Governor Annas Maamun (78) is based on consideration of the Supreme Court and Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, as well as based on humanitarian reasons, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Considering his age (78, red) and health factors, it (the clemency) […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted the importance of a peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula for Southeast Asia and East Asia to become a greater economic power. “Indonesia would like to see a peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula,” President Jokowi said at the Leaders’ Retreat Luncheon at APEC Nurimaru House, Busan, Tuesday (26/11) as quoted by […]