
Gov’t Hopes to Boost Exports of Furniture, Wood Products
Indonesian furniture, wood products and rattan will have good export opportunities in the future, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
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 […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (9/9) visited the 3rd President of the Republic of Indonesia Bacharuddin Jusuf (B.J.) Habibie who is currently under intensive treatment at Cerebro Intensive Care Unit (CICU) of Gatot Soebroto Army Central Hospital (RSPAD) in Jakarta. “B.J. Habibie is now under intensive care. His family including daughters-in-law, grandchildren, siblings, and […]
The Government will review the draft amendment to Law Number 30 Year 2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) proposed by the House of Representatives (DPR), Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna H. Laoly has said. “I was given a draft amendment to Law on KPK by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. I need to […]
Solo’s airport train from Solo’s Balapan station to Adi Soemarmo airport – which serves the city – will start operating in October this year, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has announced. “We are connecting Solo Balapan station with Adi Soemarmo airport, and later with the city of Yogyakarta,” Budi said during a Focus Group […]
Music is a very good medium in building tolerance, friendship, togetherness with colleagues and friends, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Music will certainly give color to the future of our children. (Through music) They will have a sense of tolerance, a sense of mutual help among each other,” the President said when attending a […]
Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has reported at least 2,510 hotspots detected by Terra Aqua MODIS, SNPP, NOAA20 and Himawari-8 Satellite imagery during 4-7 September 2019 throughout the ASEAN region. The number of hotspots also tends to rise, it added.
In a bid to strengthen the economy and increase taxpayer compliance, the Government has announced it will relax administrative sanctions in a planned tax provisions and facilities bill, according to Ministry of Finance’s Director General of Taxation Robert Pakpahan. “The Government will adopt rearrangement, including in interest sanction for underpayment due to the correction of […]