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 […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (6/12)  began a working visit to Banten province to inaugurate polyethylene plant owned by publicly-listed petrochemical company PT. Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk and Kunciran-Serpong Toll Road. The President is also scheduled to inspect the implementation of the Fostering the Economy of the Prosperous Family program (known as Mekaar) developed […]

The Indonesian Government has announced it will use Kertajati International Airport in the West Java town of Majalengkafor the departure of hajj pilgrims from West Java during next year’s hajj season. “There will certainly be obstacles this move but we will solve them together,” Minister of Religious Affairs Fachrul Razi said in Jakarta, Friday (6/12).

A number of US businessmen have expressed commitments to expand their business or make investment in Indonesia, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahendra Siregar has said. “The companies’ representatives attending (the meeting) specifically expressed their commitments to make bigger investment in Indonesia,” Mahendra told reporters after accompanying President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo during a meeting with […]

Through his social media accounts, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said he is grateful for being named as 2019 Asian of the Year by Singaporean daily the Straits Times. “This is not only an honor for me, but for Indonesia,” the President wrote on Wednesday (5/12).

Singaporean most-read newspaper The Straits Times has named President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo as its 2019 Asian of The Year. As quoted from the media, the editors unanimously voted for President Jokowi of having “cemented his local and global standing by not only retaining his office with a handsome margin, but also spearheading the Asean Outlook […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by several ministers of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet, received the United States-Association of Southeast Asian Nations Business Council (the US-ABC) Delegation, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (5/12). In his introductory remarks, President Jokowi said that the meeting was a golden opportunity for the development cooperation between Indonesia, ASEAN, and […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed Minister of Agriculture Syahril Yasin Limpo to start exporting rice next year. For the record, the Government has 4,776,000 tons of rice stock despite a deficit between national rice production and consumption in November and December. According to Syahril, regarding preparation to export rice, Ministry of Agriculture will take […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 20 November 2019 signed Government Regulation (PP) Number 80 of 2019 on Trade through Electronic Systems. The Regulation aims to implement the provisions of Article 66 of Law Number 7 of 2014 on Trade. “Trade through Electronic System, hereinafter abbreviated as PMSE, is a trade whose transactions are carried out […]

Management on rice reserve must be improved, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “We must think and decide in advance about stockpiles of rice that have not been distributed. To stockpile means to increase maintenance costs and to lower quality of rice,” President Jokowi in his remarks at the Limited Cabinet Meeting on Government Rice […]