As many as 41 civil servants have been discharged after committing disciplinary violations, Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reforms has announced. In addition, two civil servants have had their job levels demoted for three years, one civil servant has had their job position demoted, and one civil servant has had his punishment cancelled after a […]

Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo has issued letters of notification Number 009/5546/SJ and Number 009/5545/SJ on Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Submitting Application for Official Overseas Travel Permit to all governors and regents/mayors in Indonesia. The letters regulated that Government Institutions/Officials must give approval or refusal to permit, dispensation, or concession application for official […]

Three day before the closing day, as many as 93 people have registered to participate in the selection of commissioners of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for the 2019-2023 period. “The majority of applicants work as lecturers and advocates. There are 22 lecturers and 20 lawyers. The rest (applicants) work as doctors, tax officers, police […]

The Government has called on all state civil apparatus (ASN) to stay focused in carrying out their duties as public servants after the elections ended. “The political contestation is finished; thus all ministries/institutions and regional governments should stay focused again on their duties for the benefits of the country,” Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform […]

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has confirmed in a press release on Monday (1/7) that the rise in temperature phenomenon in the Middle East will not affect Indonesian regions. Based on historical records, high-temperature levels up to 50 degrees Celsius is quite common in the Middle East region, so the phenomenon was taken […]

A number of domestic flights were successfully transferred from Husein Sastranegara international airport in Bandung, West Java to the newly opened West Java international airport in Kertajati, Majalengka Regency as of Sunday (30/6). The new airport is located about 68 kilometers away from the provincial capital of Bandung.

The South Korean automotive company, Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) has affirmed its commitment to immediately establish its production base in Indonesia to meet the needs of domestic and export markets, Minister of Industry Airlangga Hartarto has said during a meeting with Executive Vice President of HMC Park Hong Jae in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday (25/6). […]

After carrying out infrastructure development in the past 5 (five) years, the Government in the next term will optimize infrastructure use to boost economic growth. “The President expected infrastructure development can bring significant improvement in the next five years, meaning that synergy between central government, provincial governments, and regional governments can increase economic growth, reduce […]

The Government and related stakeholders have decided to provide low-cost domestic flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 10.00 to 14.00 (local time on each airport). “The tickets are 50% off from the price ceiling for airline tickets,” Secretary to Coordinating Minister for the Economy Susiwijono told reporters after the Ministerial Coordination Meeting on Policy […]

Access to education and women’s empowerment are important elements to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and these aspects require cooperation among related stakeholders, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. The President made the statement in his address before leaders of the G20 member countries at the Third Session of G20 Summit held in Osaka, […]