President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed Cabinet Ministers to combat current account deficit and trade balance deficit. “I have said to the Cabinet Ministers that we must pay close attention to import and export so that we can analyze the problems in detail,” President Jokowi said in his remarks during the 8th Anniversary of the […]

The Government has agreed on omnibus law draft, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto has said. “This Omnibus Law will simplify licensing process and support investment ecosystems. It will also stipulate the Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) and encourage research and innovation to improve competitiveness,” Airlangga told journalists after attending a Limited Cabinet Meeting […]

The Government has announced it will tighten regulations in pharmaceutical industry and improve investment climate in the industry. The move aims to lower prices of medicines to become more affordable for the people, it said.

Reforms in the country’s education system are crucial to making the system more flexible and adaptive to the rapidly changing world, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Rapid breakthrough is needed by using existing infrastructure and technological advancements so equitable access and quality of education can be enjoyed throughout the country, which covers 17,000 islands […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (12/11) visited a photography exhibition with the theme “Develop Indonesia” which held at Neo Soho Mall, Jakarta. The exhibition showcased the photos of President Jokowi’s activities as well as the cabinet ministers during his first term of presidency (20 October 2014-20 October 2019).

The General Elections Commission (KPU) has proposed to ban former corruption convicts from running in regional elections, KPU Chairman Arief Budiman has said. “The KPU has proposed to ban ex-graft convicts from running in legislative and presidential elections but the Supreme Court has annulled it, while drug dealers and sex offenders against children are still […]

Program to develop micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) implemented by several ministries and institutions have not been well-coordinated, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “The MSMEs development progras carried out by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) or private sector have not achieved the target,” President Jokowi said in his remarks at a limited cabinet meeting on […]

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) urged the public to be aware of the rising occurrence of thunderstorm in some regions in Indonesia. The agency reported that the surge was caused by several factors, including the weakening of tropical cyclone Nakri in South China Sea, which caused eastern wind in south equator weaken that […]

Bureaucratic reforms should be carried out thoroughly and in line with simplification of regulations, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. This move, the President added, aims to accelerate the Government’s works, to change way of working from working manually to working digitally, and to change mindset (of Government apparatus) from ‘being served’ to ‘to serve’. […]

In a bid to boost trade balance surplus, the Government must narrow down trade balance deficit, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said. “I urge the Ministers to concentrate on the breakthrough steps to reduce our imports, including fuel imports, which is our biggest contributor to the deficit,” President Jokowi said in his introductory remarks at […]