Indonesian economy shows increasingly positive trends amid uncertainty in the global economy. “We are still able to record economic growth which consistently rises from year to year, 4.88% in 2015; 5.03% in 2016; 5.07% in 2017; and 5.17% in 2018,” said Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution at a working meeting with the Budget […]

Cabinet Secretariat Team on Monday (24/6) had a meeting with delegates of Ministry of Government Legislation of the Government of South Korea to follow-up Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation between both government institutions. Assistant to the Deputy Cabinet Secretary for International Relations Johar Arifin who spoke on behalf of Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Political, […]

Amidst Indonesia’s increasing relations with international partners at bilateral, regional and multilateral forums, translation of legal texts is increasingly needed, according to Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Cabinet Work Support Thanon Aria Dewangga. “(In my) experiences of accompanying Cabinet Secretary when meeting with foreign guests, many complaints were conveyed by both friendly officials and investors in […]

PetaBencana.id, a free web-based platform for emergency response and disaster management, initiated by the Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), won the United Nations Public Service Awards (UNPSA) 2019 on category Ensuring Integrated Approaches in the Public-Sector Institution. “Congratulations (the BNPB) on receiving the award, may this innovation continue to be developed and helpful for […]

Patimban port in Subang, West Java is projected to be operational by mid-2020, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has said. “By April of next year, we hope we can use its car terminal. Therefore, I will continue to coordinate with (all related parties), so (the whole construction) can be completed by the end of […]

Ministry of Transportation is currently reviewing an alternative choice of urban mass transportation called O-Bahn, which is a combination of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Light Rapid Transit (LRT). “Road infrastructure is getting better. Thus, we need to minimize the use of private vehicles, through the optimization of mass transportation,” Director General of Land Transportation […]

In a bid to boost investment in property sector, the Government has issued a five-point policy package, Head of Finance Ministry’s Fiscal Policy Agency Suahasil Nazara announced on Friday (21/6). The five-point policy package comprises limit adjustment of Value Added Tax (VAT) exemption of simple houses based on areas, VAT exemption for houses/buildings affected by […]

President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Takehiko Nakao has expressed his appreciation to President Jokowi on Indonesia’s higher economic growth, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi has said. “Nakao congratulated Indonesia’s solid fiscal position in foreign exchange, Indonesia’s macroeconomic management as shown by a strong Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 5.2 percent, inflation […]

During the retreat session of the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, pointed out the importance of improving security situation in Rakhine State, Myanmar to carry out successful repatriation of Rohingya refugees, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi has said. “Once again, the President has pointed out the (security) problem,” Retno stated […]

Trade war between China and the United States may affect several sectors including the security, stability, and prosperity of the region, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Therefore, President Jokowi called for the strengthening of economic foundation of ASEAN countries be it in individual or collective manners.