Jakarta-Cikampek II Elevated Toll Road is scheduled to start operating on 20 December this year, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has announced. The operation of the toll road was initially set on 15 December but it was delayed until 20 December due to several unfinished construction works.
The operation of the newly inaugurated polyethylene plant owned by publicly-listed petrochemical company PT. Chandra Asri Petrochemical can enable the Government to save foreign exchange amounting to up to Rp8 trillion per year, Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has said. “The new factory will produce 400 thousand tons of polyethylene per year,” Agus said […]
Ahead of this year’s Christmas and New Year holidays, Samarinda (Balsam) Toll Road, in particular, sections II, III, and IV which stretches 66 km, is ready to be inaugurated. The overall construction progress of the toll road has reached 97%. “It is estimated that the inauguration will be held in the second week. We need […]
In the wake of smuggling case of Harley Davidson motorcycles and Brompton folding bicycles via state-owned flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Erick Thohir and Ministry of Finance’s Director General of Customs and Excise Heru Pambudi on Thursday (5/12) gave a press statement at the Ministry […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (6/12) expressed appreciation for the decisions made by Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir in dealing with smuggled Harley Davidson motorcycles and Brompton folding bicycles that allegedly involved board of directors of state-owned flag carrier Garuda Indonesia. “It is a clear message for all,” President Jokowi told reporters in […]
President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Friday (6/12) inaugurated Kunciran-Serpong toll road as part of the Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) II. The inauguration ceremony took place at Parigi toll gate in South Tangerang in Banten province.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 22 November 2019 signed Presidential Instruction Number 7 of 2019 on Measures to Accelerate Improvement of Ease of Doing Business index. The Instruction aims to improve the country’s Ease of Doing Business index in a bid to boost investment, stimulate economic growth, and provide employment.
During his working visit in Banten Province, President Joko ”Jokowi” Widodo visited booths owned by participants of Mekaar program (which stands for Membina Ekonomi Keluarga Sejahtera (Fostering the Economy of the Prosperous Family) from state-owned community development institution PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) at the town square of Cilegon, Banten, Friday (6/12). On that occasion, […]
The Government has found a solution to tackle the deficit faced by the Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) that has sparked complaints from hospitals, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “The Government aims to resolve the issue for the past four years, but the solution has not been found yet,” President Jokowi […]
The newly-inaugurated polyethylene plant owned by publicly-listed petrochemical company PT Chandra Asri in the coastal town of Cilegon in Banten province is expected to cut the country’s petrochemical products import, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. For the record, the new plant is expected to add production capacity of the company’s existing factory by 400,000 […]
