Indonesia has the capability to maximize its potential and escape the middle-income trap, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “First, Indonesia has enormous natural resources and we can utilize them to trigger industrialization. Second, we have a large economy market, both in terms of population and purchasing power since the number of middle-income people has […]

Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reforms Tjahjo Kumolo is not against a suggestion proposed by Minister of Religious Affairs Fachrul Razi to ban niqab in government offices, yet the Minister said that he has no plan to impose the suggestion to all civil state apparatus (PNS). “I think each head of ministries/institutions, or […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asked elements of Government to support massive reforms in Ministry of Education and Culture and Ministry of Religious Affairs in light of the current Government’s focus on the development of human resources. “I am sure the Ministers have understood, the Coordinating Minister  also has experiences in those sectors, so I don’t […]

Ministries and institutions under Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture have set three indicators of target achievement for next year. “First, the Human Development Index (HDI). We have set HDI number at 71.98 in 2019. The figure will rise to 72.51 in 2020 and will reach 75.54 later in 2024. That is what we […]

The Government should communicate the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS) premium increase to the public in a careful manner, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said during a Limited Meeting at his office in Jakarta, Thursday (31/10). Otherwise, the President continued, the public would misunderstand the policy and assume the Government want to burden the people.

In a bid to realize a state ministry organization that meets its function, size, and processes criteria to support the effectiveness of government administration, the Government deems it necessary to regulate main points of the organization of state ministries. Based on these considerations, on 23 October 2019, President Joko“Jokowi”Widodo signed Presidential Regulation Number 68 of […]

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut B. Pandjaitan denied that the Indonesian Government has imposed a ban on nickel ore exports. The fact is that the Government only carries out an evaluation to several irregularities found on the implementation on the ground before the ban applies as of 1 January 2020. “We will […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed his cabinet ministers to take anticipative measures against next year’s global economy which, according to estimation of some international institutions, will face a more difficult situation, even showing a tendency for recession. “What does it mean? Exports and investment. The key is to boost exports and investment,” the President […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed Ministers and Heads of Institutions under the coordination of Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment to take several measures to reduce trade deficit and current account deficit. “First, prepare and create breakthrough programs in order to reduce the trade balance deficit and the current account deficit,” President Jokowi […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (23/10) signed Presidential Regulation Number 67 of 2019 on Structures, Duties, and Functions of the Indonesian Onward Cabinet Ministries for 2019-2024 term which also stipulated the structure of coordinating ministries. Based on this Regulation, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs shall coordinate: a. Minister of Home Affairs; […]