President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that the global economic uncertainty including China-US trade war could be both a challenge and an opportunity for Indonesia to increase exports, particularly on textile products, synthetic fibers, and filament thread. “Moreover, the textile and apparel industry became the highest growth industry in the second quarter of 2019, amounting to […]

The factions in the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) approved the Government’s proposal to increase the minimum age for marriage to 19 years-old. The approval was conveyed by the House of Representatives factions during the Working Committee Meeting (Panja) of the Marriage Bill with Minister of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) Yohana Yembise along […]

Minister of Communication and Informatics, Rudiantara, encourages youth to make games considering games and esports industry in Indonesia has great potentials. “The Government supports the esports industry. We want our youth to make games in the future, not just play the games,” Rudiantara said in his remarks at the 2019 IDBYTE Esport Conference with a […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed his disapproval of some of the contents in the Bill of Revision to Law Number 30 of 2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) which has the potential to limit the effectiveness of the KPK in carrying out its tasks. “First, I have to disagree that the KPK must gain […]

In response to the forest fires that hit Riau province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya, Head of National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo, Commander of the National Defense Forces (TNI) Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto, Chief of Indonesian National Police General Tito Karnavian, and Head of the Meteorology, […]

The Indonesian Government has taken various measures to combat forest fires that hit Riau province. One of those measures is by deploying as many as 50 water-bombing helicopters from several ministries and institutions, such as the National Defense Forces (TNI), the National Police (Polri), and the private sectors to extinguish fires in the affected areas.

In a bid to reduce smoking prevalence, particularly among women and teenagers, the Indonesian Government has decided to raise tobacco excise by 23 percent or a 35 percent increase of the retail prices. This new policy will be in place starting 1 January 2020.

Supervisory Board plays a significant role in the governance because all state institutions including the President, the Supreme Court (MA), and the House of Representatives (DPR) uphold checks and balances principle and supervise each other in carrying out their tasks. The statement was made by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in a press conference on the […]

It is the authority of the House of Representatives (DPR) to select five new leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for the period of 2019-2023 who have passed the series of tests organized by the Selection Committee assigned by the Government, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “The new leaders have passed the tests […]

The ongoing US-China and trade war provides rare opportunities for developing countries like Indonesia; yet, Indonesia is still lagging behind Vietnam when it comes to attracting investors, Head of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Thomas Lembong said. Nevertheless, Thomas expressed optimism that there are still opportunities to lure investment thanks to international perception of […]