Indonesia has been officially chosen by the International Football Association Federation (FIFA) to host the U-20 Soccer World Cup in 2021. “Good news today from the FIFA Council Meeting in Shanghai: Indonesia was chosen to host the U20 World Cup football championship in 2021,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo wrote on his Twitter account @jokowi, Thursday […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has appointed and inaugurated new Cabinet Ministers at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (23/10). After the inauguration, the President explained to the press the reasons behind his Cabinet picks.
Newly appointed Deputy Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, Deputy Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, and Deputy Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (BPN) shared some insights after the meeting with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Friday (25/10). Budi Gunadi Sadikin (former president director of state-owned […]
Ahead of the announcement of new Deputy Ministers in the Cabinet lineup, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo invited several figures to the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Friday (25/10). Among them are young politician from the Golkar Party Jerry Sambuaga, former Jayawijaya Regent in Papua Wemi Wetipo, Deputy of Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Peat Restoration Agency Aloe […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied by Vice President KH. Ma’ruf Amin, on Friday (25/10) at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, introduced the names of 12 new deputy ministers of the Indonesian Onward Cabinet. “They will provide supports to the duties of the Ministers. In my opinion, their profile is very good in order to strengthen the […]
Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Wishnutama Kusbandio on Thursday (24/10) announced that he will focus on the development of five super-priority tourist destinations. He also said that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has set a target that the development of basic tourism infrastructure can be completed by 2020. The five super-priority tourist destinations are Lake […]
Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has asked new Cabinet Ministers to use the Existing State Budget (APBN) until the end of December. “There are only two months left this year, so we hope that all Ministries/Institutions, especially those who oversee new Government Ministries, to ensure the overall implementation of the 2019 State Budget,” Sri […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 14 October, 2019 signed Law Number 16 of 2019 on Amendment to Law Number 1 of 2014 on Marriage. The new Law was approved by the House of Representatives (DPR) on 16 September, 2019. The main amendment to Law Number 1 of 2014 is the Article 7. The Law Number […]
Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto cited President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s explanation saying that the Draft on Omnibus Law as well as deregulation of several sectors should be drawn up immediately. “The Government is still drafting the law, because we must cover sectors that considered part of Omnibus Law,” Airlangga said to the reporters […]
Although Ministry of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reforms (PANRB) has opened civil servant recruitment in 2018 and 2019, the number of non-tenured teachers and contract-based government employees (PPPK) who passed the test are still below the allocation. “Non-tenured teachers have failed to fill the quota of civil servant candidates allocated (for the Ministry of […]
