In his remarks at the opening of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Conference at the Westin Hotel, Nusa Dua, Bali, Tuesday (20/8), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo told the audience his experience with Sheikh Muhammad from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) when visiting Abu Dhabi in 2015. President Jokowi said that he was invited by Sheikh […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is determined to ensure sufficient domestic salt production over demand. “I am here to make sure that salt production program has been started. We know that our salt import is at 3.7 million (metric) tons, while the domestic production is only at 1.1 million tons. There is a disparity,” President Jokowi […]

For the next five years, the Government will focus on developing human capital, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Human capital development will start from the initial stage, since fetal life by paying attention to nutrition. Thus, we hope we can continue to reduce stunting cases,” the President said in his remarks at the opening […]

Indonesia and African countries aim to make progress with equitable development and improve connectivity to narrow down price disparity and economic gap, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “(Therefore), Indonesia is ready to share our experiences and to work together with African countries in infrastructure development,” the President said in his keynote speech in the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 26 July 2019 signed a Government Regulation (PP) Number 54 of 2019 on Types and Tariffs of Non-Tax State Revenues (PNBP) Applicable to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), to implement the provisions of Article 4 paragraph (3) and Article 12 paragraph (2) of Law Number 9 of 2018 on PNBP. […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 7 August, 2019 signed Presidential Instruction Number 5 of 2019 on the Termination of Granting of New Permits and Improving Management of Primary Natural Forests and Peatlands in order to save the primary natural forests and peatlands, as well as to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. In the […]

The Government has allocated Rp21.48 trillion of Special Autonomy Funds for Papua, West Papua and Aceh Provinces, as well as for Additional Infrastructure Fund in the Bill on the State Budget (RAPBN) for the 2020 Fiscal Year. Based on Book I on the Bill on the State Budget for the 2020 Fiscal Year and Its […]

Innovation and creativity are important amidst the rapidly-changing world, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has said. “The world has undergone changes. I hope all echelon officials, including all staffs will live in a more inspiring and more dynamic atmosphere,” Pramono said during the inauguration ceremony of new echelon III and echelon IV officials at Cabinet Secretariat […]

The Agency of the Implementation of State Ideology of Pancasila (BPIP) gave its appreciation to 74 people considered to be Pancasila icons during the BPIP concert entitled “Appreciation of the Achievement of Pancasila in 2019” at De Tjolomadoe, Karanganyar Regency in Central Java, Monday (19/8). Those 74 people were selected from four categories, namely science […]

The Government regretted the protests that broke out on Monday morning in the Papuan town of Jayapura and the West Papuan cities of Manokwari and Sorong on Monday (19/8). The protests were sparked by the incident of racial abuse of Papuan students in Surabaya who were accused to have discarded the Indonesian flag near their dorms.