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) […]

Bahasa Indonesia has officially become the second language at Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. The inauguration of Bahasa Indonesia as the second language was carried out through a ceremony by the Al-Azhar University’s Languages and Translation Faculty in collaboration with the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo, at the Al-Azhar University’s Languages and Translation Faculty Hall, Wednesday […]

Following the attack on Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto in Pandeglang Regency in Banten province on Thursday (10/10), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said he is considering stepping up security for senior government officials. For the record, the attack occurred when Wiranto got off his car after officiating a ceremony to open […]

Presidential Regulation Number 63 of 2019 on the Use of Indonesian Language which signed by President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on 30 September 2019 also regulates the use of Indonesian language in words by the use of geographic names, legal entity names, to trademarks. According to the Regulation, Indonesian Language must be used in geographic names […]