In response to regulate Civil Servants (PNS) elected as Village Heads or Village Apparatus, Head of National Civil Service Agency (BKN) Bima Haria Wibisana on Sunday (8/11) has issued a Circular (SE) Number 4/SE/XI/2019. “The Circular will be a guideline for Government Institutions if there are Civil Servants elected/appointed as Village Heads or Village Apparatus […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo praised Filipino surfer Roger Casugay for giving up his chance to win gold medal for saving his Indonesian competitor Arip Nurhidayat at the 2019 Sea Games held in Manila, the Philippines. “Winning a competition and upholding sportsmanship is important, but humanity is above everything. I would like to express my deepest […]
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, […]
