President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo regretted that some people fail to differentiate between criticizing and insulting, between criticizing and mocking. “We often forget (the differences),” the President said in remarks at the 8Th National Consultation Forum of Male Congregation of Indonesian Communion of Churches in Solo, Central Java province, Friday (6/9).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (5/9) began his working visit in West Kalimantan province. The President was slated to distribute Decree on Forest of Agrarian Reform Object Land (TORA) and land certificates, as well as to inspect a number of projects in the province.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (5/9) distributed 3,000 land certificates for residents in West Kalimantan province, including 300 certificates of immigrants’ land that have been occupied since 2007. The President also distributed decree (SK) of 133 thousand hectares of Agrarian Reform Objects Land (TORA) to 5,200 families in the province.

In a bid to anticipate the possibility of recession in the next year, the Indonesian Government ha said it needs to boost Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and domestic investment. “It needs to be done because the situation of our balance of payments, especially the trade balance and current account, is already negative,” Coordinating Minister for […]

The fastest way to anticipate slowdown in global economic growth and the possibility of a recession is to promote Foreign Direct Investment, President Joko Jokowi Widodo has said. “That is the key. Nothing else,” President Jokowi said in his introductory remark at the Limited Cabinet Meeting on Anticipating World Economic Development, at the Presidential Office, […]

Although restoring Internet access in practice will only take hours, the process in Papua and West Papua provinces must be made gradually to stop the spread of hoaxes and provocations, according to Minister of Communication and Informatics Rudiantara. “When the situation escalates, Internet access restriction can also be in place within hours,” Rudiantara said in […]

As the situation in Papua and West Papua provinces gradually improves in the wake of riots that hit the provinces, the Government is considering to restore Internet connection in the regions, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto has said. For the record, the Government restricted Internet access in Papua and West Papua […]

The Government will reconstruct public facilities, offices and houses that have been damaged because of riots in Jayapura, Papua Province. “We came to Jayapura to inspect the situation on site. The Government is planning to repair the damages after identifying them,” Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono said after inspecting several buildings […]

As many as 14 Indonesian citizens who became victims of ‘mail-order brides’ crime in China have arrived in Jakarta, Monday (2/9). Those victims are coming from various provinces in Indonesia, including Jakarta, West Java, and West Kalimantan. Their repatriation process was assisted by the Indonesian Embassy in Beijing.

In response to dynamic and rapidly changing economic needs, the Government will propose a new Bill on taxation which is related to three previous laws, namely Law on Income Tax (PPh), Law on Value Added Tax (VAT), and Law on General Provisions and Tax Procedures (KUP). Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati, on Tuesday (3/9), […]