Deputy Cabinet Secretary Ratih Nurdiati expressed her hopes that the proposal for budget increase of Cabinet Secretariat in 2020 amounting to Rp80,866,106,000 could be further discussed in a meeting toon stipulate ministries/agencies budget allocation in the upcoming year. This expectation was conveyed by Ratih in her presentation before the members of Commission II of the […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has stated he had received the List of Issues (DIM) of Law Number 30 of 2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The President also pledged he would review the list before making any decisions.

The Government has completed 81 National Strategic Projects with a total investment of up to Rp390 trillion starting from 2016 to August 2019, according to Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution. Between January and August 2019 alone, 19 projects were completed with an investment of Rp87.7 trillion, he added.

The Government encourages furniture exporters to take advantage of the open market in the United States following the country’s trade war with China. “The United States’ demand for furniture is about US$ 96 billion per year. The question is why the total of our furniture exports dropped slightly. It’s not a lot but it decreases,” […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi and Head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) Budi Gunawan, welcomed 61 representatives of the people of Papua and West Papua, at the State Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday (10/9). Budi […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has assured that 1,000 fresh graduates from the provinces of Papua and West Papua will have opportunities to work at state-owned enterprises (BUMN) and largest private companies. “This afternoon, I directly instructed the BUMN and private companies since it will take some time to do it through regular procedures. Thus, I […]

Indonesian furniture, wood products and rattan will have good export opportunities in the future, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.

Papuan and West Papuan figure Abisai Rollo said he was thankful that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has welcomed aspirations of the people of the two provinces. “The Indonesian Government has shown a bigger concern for Papua and West Papua,” Abisai said after meeting the President at the State Palace, Tuesday (10/9).

The third Runway of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is set to be in full operation in November this year. According to Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, the runway has actually been in operation for one month with the operation proceeding smoothly. Nevertheless, the use of the runway was limited to Citilink aircraft with Boeing 737 […]

Ministry of Finance confirmed that the Government’s plan to raise the premiums for the Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) by 100 percent will not apply to all members, but only for first-tier and second-tier members, while the premium of third-tier members shall increase by 65 percent. “The hike (100 percent) will only […]