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 […]

In commemoration of this year’s National Heroes Day, Ministry of State Secretariat and Cabinet Secretariat on Monday (11/11) morning held a flag-raising ceremony. The ceremony was led by Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Human Development and Culture Yuli Harsono. On the occasion, he also read the speech of Minister of Social Affairs Juliari P. Batubara on […]

Chairperson of the General Election Commission (KPU) Arief Budiman on Monday (11/11) at the Merdeka Palace reported the result of the evaluation of April’s simultaneous elections to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Arief explained that in line with Law Number 7 of 2017, the KPU is obliged to report the implementation of the presidential and legislative […]

A big nation is a nation that respects and honors the sacrifices of their heroes, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said. According to the President, Indonesian national heroes sacrificed their lives to fight for and defend the country’s independence.

Anyone can be a hero today as long as they can give positive contribution for the nation’s advancement, according to Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung. “It is because heroes can be more general, for example sporting heroes, humanity heroes, art heroes, culture heroes, or even those committed no corruption when they have strategic and high positions,” […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said that Presidential Regulation Number 66 of 2019 on the Organizational Structure of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) aims to strengthen the management of the TNI whose personnel are spread across the nation. “The TNI oversees a large numbers of personnel from Sabang to Merauke, from Miangas to Rote […]