Five representatives from Cabinet Secretariat, along with 25 members of the Delegation of the Republic of Indonesia led by Deputy Minister of Environment and Forestry Alue Dohong, attended the Conference of Parties (COP) 25 of the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Madrid, Spain, 2-13 December, 2019. The theme of the COP 25 is […]

Every leaders of ministries and institutions in any country must uphold state ideology, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “So do we. We must also uphold our state ideology Pancasila (the Five Principles, the Indonesian State Ideology) in every ministries and institutions, including the Indonesian National Defense (TNI), the Indonesian National Police (Polri), Attorney General, […]

Appointed Presidential Special Staffs are expected to be able to provide input for renewal and contribute to innovations in terms of policymaking, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “For instance, I have discussed Pre-Working Card with them. I instructed them to conceptualize the Card so it could be easier to control and to implement,” President […]

In a bid to materialize one of the National Strategic Projects, the Government is constructing the Indonesia International Islamic University (UIII) Campus in Cimanggis, Depok, West Java, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said. “The UIII Campus is constructing in two phases with a total budget of Rp1.2 trillion,” President Jokowi stated on his social media […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 12 November 2019 signed Government Regulation (PP) Number 78 of 2019 on Income Tax Facilities for Investment in Specific Business Fields and/or in Specific Regions. The Regulation aims to encourage and enhance direct investment activities, both in terms of economic growth, development of business sector, legal certainty to improve the […]

The number of foreign tourist visits to Indonesia in October 2019 reached 1.35 million, 4.86% higher compared to that of October 2018 with 1.29 million visits, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). The BPS data also shows the number of foreign tourist visits in October 2019 is 3.28% lower compared to that of September […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo firmly denied the issue that the Government intervened in the Golkar Party’s National Congress (Munas) to be held in Jakarta, 3-6 December 2019. “That is the Party’s internal affairs. I do not think that one of the largest political parties could be intervened by ministers or external parties,” President Jokowi said […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that the Government needs to streamline the bureaucracy in order to speed up the working process following the rapid global changes. “The Government does not want to cut income of the civil servants. Instead, we only want to cut the bureaucratic process to speed up the decision making and policy […]

In respond to the issue of amendment to the 1945 Constitution on additional term of office of the President-elect for three times, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo stated that he strongly disagree to the proposal. For the record, based on the 1945 Constitution, a person can be elected as President two times for a total of […]

In a bid to avoid misunderstanding related to airline ticket prices and to receive the best customer services, Ministry of Transportation reminded the public to be careful when buying flights through Online Travel Agent (OTA). Director General of Civil Aviation for Ministry of Transportation Polana Banguningsih Pramesti said that Online Travel Agent (OTA) is an […]