In a bid to ensure adequate drinking water supply to all Indonesians and to stimulate 100 percent access to drinking water, the Government deems it necessary to grant credit guarantee and interest subsidy for payment obligations of the regional water company PDAM to lending banks. Based on this consideration, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 4 […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo welcomed the arrival of Crown Prince of United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyanas at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, Wednesday (24/7). The two leaders are slated to conduct bilateral talks at Bogor Presidential Palace in the afternoon, which will be followed by the signing of cooperation […]

Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Informatics has called on the public to learn the terms and service agreements before downloading any apps on their gadgets. The statement was made by the Ministry’s Director General of Informatics Application Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan in response to the widespread use of FaceApp’s ageing filter.

Potential for megathrust quake to happen in Indonesia is based on the results of studies and research, according to Head of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati. “Potentials are different from predictions. The latter have a higher certainty,” Dwikorita said after attending the Opening of BMKG National Coordination Meeting at the State […]

As a disaster-prone country, Indonesia must anticipate disasters by raising the people awareness on disasters through intensive education at every level, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Our country lies in a Ring of Fire. We’re also frequently hit by floods and landslides,” President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said on his remarks at the National Coordination […]

There are 991 State Civil Apparatus (ASN) who violated the principle of neutrality during the last election period (from January 2018 to June 2019), based on the data from Deputy for Personnel Supervision of the National Civil Servant Agency (BKN). Head of Public Relations Bureau of the State Civil Service Agency (BKN) Mohammad Ridwan said […]

Minister for Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Yohana Yembise in the 2019 National Children’s Day asserted that children must become the focus of Indonesia’s national development. “Children have equal rights to develop healthily, enjoy a full and decent life, as well as to live in a safe, comfortable and happy environment,” the Minister said in […]

In a bid to minimize disaster risks in the country, policies implemented by the Central Government and the regional governments must be in harmony, President Jokowi has said. “Measures to minimize disaster risks can be done by, among others, implementing an early warning system in every disaster-prone area,” the President said in his remarks at […]

The family and the Government must provide an ample space for children’s creative process, Indonesian Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has said. “So that children grow with excitement and joy, and at the same time prepare them to become a successful person in the future,” Pramono said on an interview on the National Children’s Day in […]

Indonesia and Timor-Leste have agreed to solve two unresolved segments in border areas separating the two countries, namely Noel Besi-Citrana border and Bijael Sunan-Oben border. In addition, both countries have also agreed on related technical arrangements in terms of two border points Haumeniana-Passabe and Motaain-Batugede.