Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution – who is also Chairman of the Batam Free Trade Zone and Free Port Area (KPBPB) – on Friday (27/9) in Jakarta inaugurated incumbent Batam Mayor Muhammad Rudi as Head of the Batam Free Trade Zone and Free Trade Zone Management Agency (BP Batam). Deputy to BP Batam […]
Deputy for Geophysics of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Muhammad Sadly has denied the circulating news on the possibility of a major earthquake and tsunami that will hit in Ambon, Piru Bay, and Saparua. Citing a monitoring report of the BMKG, Sadly said that up to 27 September 2019 (10:00 Western Indonesian Time/WIB), […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered an investigation into the deaths of Randi and Yusuf Qardhawi, both students of Halu Oleo University, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi following a rally staged at the Southeast Sulawesi Regional Parliament Building, Thursday (26/9). “Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. I, on behalf of the Government, would like to convey our profound […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has expressed his deepest condolences over the loss of several lives in a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that rocked the island of Ambon in the eastern province of Maluku on Thursday (26/9). Quoting data from Maluku Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), President Jokowi said that the earthquake has killed 23 people, injured hundreds, […]
Minister of State Secretary Pratikno admitted that as of Friday (27/9), there is no meeting scheduled for President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the representatives of the Indonesian Student Executive Body (BEM) Alliance. “No schedule has been confirmed yet. The President will have several meetings later in the afternoon, but none with the BEM,” Pratikno said […]
In a bid to support the Java Northline Upgrading Project, a project to develop semi fast train connecting Jakarta and Surabaya between the Government of Indonesia and the Government of Japan, Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing on behalf of the Government of Indonesia will clean up 500 railways and railroad crossings. “We were […]
Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo has ordered all regional governments to listen to the people’s aspirations in the regions. “The Ministry has ordered the regional legislative councils (DPRD) and regional heads to listen to the aspirations of the students in rallyes and to forward them either to the House of Representatives (DPR) or […]
National political stability has been under control amidst protests staged in several regions, Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo has ensured. “Despite the latest situation in several regions where the people want to voice their aspirations on several issues by staging rallies, the situation remains under control,” Tjahjo said after meeting with the Fostering Family […]
In a bid to revoke controversial amendment to Law Number 30 of 2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said he is considering to issue a Government Regulation in lieu of Law (Perppu) on the KPK. The statement was made by the President after meeting with legal experts as well […]
Cabinet Secretariat on Thursday (26/9) in Bandung handed over static archives on cabinet sessions and limited cabinet meetings convened from the period of 1997 to 2014 to the National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia (ANRI). Deputy to Cabinet Secretary for Administrative Affairs Farid Utomo said in his remarks that the archives tell the stories […]
