President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (10/10) received representatives of Veterans’ Legion of the Republic of Indonesia (LVRI) at Presidential Palace, Jakarta. Chairperson of the LVRI Rais Abin said the organization had successfully carried out leadership regeneration starting today. “That’s what we report (to President Jokowi),” Rais told reporters after the meeting.

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on 30 September 2019 signed Presidential Regulation Number 63 of 2019 on the Use of Indonesian Language. According to the regulation, Indonesian language must be used as the language of instruction in national education at all levels of education.

The Government has announced it will designate Nongsa Digital Park in the industrial island Batam in Riau Islands province and Kendal Industrial Estate in the Central Java town of Kendal as new Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Speaking to reporters in Singapore on Tuesday (8/10), Indonesian Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution said that the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 30 September 2019 signed  Presidential Regulation Number 63 of 2019 on the Use of Indonesian Language. The regulation aims to implement Article 40 of Law Number 24 of 2009, considering that Presidential Regulation Number 16 of 2010 on the Use of Indonesian language in Official Speeches of the President and/or […]

Translators can contribute to national development and cultural preservation in the future, according to Eko Harnowo, Cabinet Secretariat’s Assistant to the Deputy Cabinet Secretary for State Documents and Translation. “Translation is also a complex process that involves cultural factors,” Eko said during a dissemination on the role of government translators and interpreters, known as Functional […]

In a bid to develop economic activities in East Java Province in order to boost national economic development, the Government has decided to develop a special economic zone (SEZ) in Singosari, Malang Regency. Regarding this matter, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 27 September 2019 has signed Government Regulation (PP) Number 68 of 2019 on Singosari […]

In accordance with Government Regulation Number 46 of 2017 on Environmental Economic Instruments and Presidential Regulation Number 77 of 2018 on Management of Environmental Funds, the Indonesian Government on Wednesday (9/10) established the Environmental Fund Management Agency (BPDLH). The BPDLH, which is scheduled to start its operation on 1 January 2020, will be tasked to […]

Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has announced that there are no more crucial problems which hamper the negotiation on Flight Information Region (FIR) between Indonesia and Singapore. “We have discussed the issue thoroughly including, the one related to past agreements such as the DCA (Defense Cooperation Agreement),” Luhut told reporters at […]

Indonesia welcomes the Indonesia-Singapore Framework Agreement on negotiation of Flight Information Region (FIR), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has announced. “Indonesia respects the position of Singapore, which understands Indonesia’s wish to oversee its airspace management over Riau Island.” President Jokowi told a Joint Press Conference with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana, Singapore, […]

The Government has announced it will disburse a total of Rp1.9 trillion in grants for residents whose houses were devastated by the tsunami and liquefaction that hit several areas in eastern Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi in September last year. The grants will be distributed through four local governments in the province. The four local […]