The Government has announced it will not issue a Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in the near future. The decision was made since there is still an ongoing judicial review in the Constitutional Court (MK) against Law Number 19 of 2019 on the Second Amendment to Law […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (1/11) at the State Palace inaugurated nine members of Attorney Commission of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2019-2023 period. The inauguration ceremony began with the singing of national anthem Indonesia Raya, followed by the reading of the Presidential Decree (on the appointment), oath of office taking, and signing […]

Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati on Friday (1/11) appointed Suryo Utomo as the Ministry’s Director General of Tax replacing former Director General of Tax Robert Pakpahan, who has retired. Suryo Utomo is former Expert Staff of Ministry of Finance in Tax Compliance.

Police General Idham Azis has expressed gratitude for being trusted by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to carry out the mandate as Chief of the Indonesian National Police. “I also thank all Indonesia people and would like to ask their prayers so that I can improve and continue strengthening cooperation with the Indonesian National Defense Forces […]

Police General Idham Azis was inaugurated as the new Indonesian National Police Chief by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at State Palace, Jakarta, Friday (1/11). The inauguration ceremony began by the singing of national anthem Indonesia Raya, followed by recitation of Presidential Decree Number Number 97/Polri/2019 on Appointment of National Police Chief which stipulated in Jakarta […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (31/10) said that many government programs have been constrained by legal issues. The President made the statement in his introductory remarks in a limited meeting on Political, Legal, and Security affairs, at the Presidential Office, Jakarta. “Legal uncertainties have resulted in investment issues so investors cannot realize their investment,”said […]

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 […]