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 […]

Routes of Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) will be expanded from Lebak Bulus station in South Jakarta – to Ancol in North Jakarta, according to Minister of Transportation Budi K Sumadi. Previously, the line stops at Hotel Indonesia Roundabout station in Central Jakarta.

The Indonesian Government has firmly rejected the United States’ statement on the construction of illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Palestine. “This statement clearly contradicts the international laws and various resolutions of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),” Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said after accompanying President Joko Widodo to receive a Singapore […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (19/11) at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, welcomed leaders of Japanese leading industries allied under the Japan Indonesia Association (JAPINDA). Issues addressed during the meeting include cooperation in technology, economy, investment, tourism as well as the development of giant gas field Masela block in the Arafuru Sea, Maluku in eastern […]

The Government has announced plan to evaluate regional elections that have been done in the past fifteen years, Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian said, Monday (18/11). The statement was made by Tito during a working meeting with the Regional House of Representatives Council (DPD) Committee I overseeing regional autonomy, central and regional government relations, […]