Relocation of Indonesian capital from Jakarta to part of North Penajam Paser regency and part of Kutai Kertanegara regency in East Kalimantan province will not damage conservation areas there, the Government has ensured. In fact, the Government said it would continue to preserve the conservation area, including the Bukit Soeharto Conservation Forest, which was previously […]
A Ministerial Meeting on National and Public Holidays 2020 led by Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (PMK) Puan Maharani held at the office of Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture in Jakarta, Tuesday (28/8, has agreed to determine 16 days of National Holidays and 4 days of Collective Holidays in 2020. The […]
The National Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that Indonesia’s Human Development Index (HDI) has managed to reach 71.39 in 2018, or increased by 0.58 point or 0.82 percent compared to the figure in 2017 which stood at 70.81. That figure shows that Indonesia is categorized as high HDI, since it ranges from 70 to 80. “Indonesia […]
Cabinet Secretariat organizes an interpreting technical training for Government’s Functional Translator Officers, from 25 to 31 August 2019. On the Opening of Technical Education and Training for Interpreting Class I of 2019, on Tuesday (27/8), Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Cabinet Work Support Thanon Aria Dewangga stated that government translators and interpreters can be an important […]
President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and First Lady Iriana on Tuesday (27/8) at Bogor Presidential Palace hosted Malaysian King the Yang Di Pertuan Agong XVI Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and his wife Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah during his state visit to Indonesia. The convoy of horsemen and troops wearing traditional clothing […]
The Indonesian Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrowi on Monday (26/8) has said that Limited Meeting on the preparation of the 2020 National Games (PON) and National Paralympic Games (Peparnas) in Papua Province had discussed to reduce the number of sports and events. “We will reduce to at least 37 sports from 47,” Nahrawi […]
The Indonesian Government sets a target to complete the construction of Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) in the second quarter of 2020. “The construction progress is quite good, it is almost 60-70 percent done,” Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi said after inspecting construction progress of YIA, in Kulonprogo, Yogyakarta Province, Sunday (25/8).
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that capital relocation plan was initiated by his predecessors, including the First President of the Republic of Indonesia, Ir. Soekarno. “As a big nation which has gained independence since 74 years ago, Indonesia had never ever determined and designed its capital city,” President Jokowi said in a press conference on […]
President Joko “Jokowi Widodo has ordered his Cabinet to accelerate construction of sport infrastructure and facilities ahead of this year’s National Games (PON), which the biggest national sporting event in the country. “PON is more than just a sporting competition. It is also an opportunity to celebrate diversity and to strengthen our unity and brotherhood […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has officially announced East Kalimantan as location of Indonesia’s new capital. North Penajam Paser and Kutai Kartanegara regencies in the province are the exact location of the new capital.
