On the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi on Tuesday (31/7) met with China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi to discuss measures to tackle human trafficking using ‘mail-order bride’ modus operandi. On that occasion, Retno underlined the importance to resolve and prevent it from recurring […]
The Government is committed to improving Lake Toba tourist destination area and its surrounding areas since it has the potential to become a world-class tourist destination, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “We will manage tourist destinations in stages starting this year, including Ulos Village,” the President told reporters after visiting the Indigenous Village and ulos (traditional […]
The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has published investment data for the second quarter of 2019 with a total investment of Rp200.5 trillion, a 13.7 percent increase over the same period last year. The investment realization value in the second quarter reached 25.3 percent of the investment target in 2019 (Rp792.0 trillion).
As part of this working visit to North Sumatra province, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Tuesday (30/7) visited Ambarita Field, Toba Samosir regency, to distribute 1,000 land certificates to local residents. In his remarks, President Jokowi pledged that the Government by 2025 would complete land certification, including in Samosir Island, Lake Toba area and its […]
On the second day of his working visit to North Sumatra province, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Tuesday (30/7) is slated to inspect a number of tourist destinations in the province. According to the press release of Bureau of Press, Media and Information (BPMI) of the Presidential Secretariat, President Jokowi is scheduled to inspect the Salib Kasih Tourism […]
The new capital relocation to the island of Kalimantan will be officially announced in August this year, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “The new capital will be located in Kalimantan, yet the exact province that will host the new capital will be announced in August,” President Jokowi said Tuesday (30/7).
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (29/7) inspected the construction of Muara Port in North Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra province. Muara Port is one of twelve ports to be built in the Danau Toba’s National Tourism Strategic Area. The construction is targeted to complete next year.
The Government is scheduled to begin civil servant selection in October this year, the National Civil Service Agency (BKN) has announced. “We need around 254,173 civil servants, including around 100,000 civil servants (PNS) and 100,000 government employees with agreement (P3K),” Head of the BKN Bima Haria said on Tuesday (30/7).
As part of his working visit in North Sumatra province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (29/7), inspected the development plan of Quick Win Sipinsur Geosite in Sipinsur Geosite, Parulohan Village, Paranginan District, Humbang Hasundutan Regency. According to the President, this project is scheduled to start this year and is expected to be completed in […]
Bali Provincial Government in the 2019-2023 period is planning to build a ‘new era of Bali’ with the theme ‘Nangun Sat Kerthi Loka Bali, ‘ meaning maintaining sanctity and harmony of Bali’s nature to create a prosperous Bali. “The plan aims to realize a new era of Bali that is focused on a balance of […]
