The Government has completed the construction of the Palapa Ring also known as Tol Langit (Sky Toll) – a high speed nationwide broadband network that connects Indonesia from the city of Merauke in the East to Sabang island in the West. Managing Director of Telecommunications and Information Accessibility Agency (BAKTI) of Ministry of Communications and […]

Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Bambang Soesatyo assured that inputs for the amendment to the 1945 Constitution will not snowball into other sectors. “We will ask for consultation with the President as the Head of Government and Head of State, and as one of the nation’s stakeholders,” Bambang told reporters after a meeting […]

Members of the Presidential Advisory Board (Wantimpres), who will end their term of office, met President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday, (16/10). “This is the end of our duty. We report to him on our accountability in carrying on the task during the past 5 years,” Head of the Presidential Advisory […]

Protest that will be held on the day of the presidential and vice presidential inauguration for the 2019-2024 term is guaranteed by the constitution, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Demonstrations are guaranteed by the constitution,” President Jokowi firmly said after receiving the Speakers of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo requested that the inauguration ceremony of the President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2019-2024 period, which will be held on 20 October 2019, to be celebrated simply. “I asked the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) to hold a simple yet solemn inauguration ceremony,” President Jokowi said in […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said that he will retain several existing Cabinet Ministers as well as accommodate new names in the upcoming Cabinet line-up for the period of 2019-2024. “Yes, there are several existing names and there are many new names,” President Jokowi told the reporters after receiving Speakers and Vice Speakers of the […]

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned the public to be aware of the spread of haze caused by Forest and Land Fires (Karhutla), particularly in Sumatra and Kalimantan. Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (Terra Aqua Modis Satellite), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-20), and Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) Satellite have detected an […]

Advanced digital connectivity must be utilized for the welfare and progress of the nation, strengthening unity and brotherhood, and improving education quality, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said. “As well as to strengthen our trade by connecting our MSME (micro, small, and medium enterprises) products to the national and even to global market networks,” President […]

Minister of Communications and Information Rudiantara has ensured that the Palapa Ring Project, also known as Tol Langit (Sky Toll), is officially operational. The inauguration of the Palapa Ring is also a proof of the Government’s commitment to transform Java-centric into Indonesia-centric development, Rudiantara said. “Today is the inauguration of the Palapa Ring but the […]

Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) through Directorate General of Housing Development, in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), provides support for Provincial Government of Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKI Jakarta) to build domestic wastewater treatment plants and pipelines called “Jakarta Sewerage Development Project” (JSDP). “The aims (of the project) […]