During a meeting held on Thursday (26/9) at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and interfaith leaders discussed a number of things ranging from forest and land fires, latest situation in Papua, to demonstrations held by students from various universities in Jakarta and other regions. Related to student demonstrations, interfaith leaders have said […]

In response to protests held by university students during the past few days, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called on Minister of Research, Technology, and Higher Education Mohamad Nasir to invite the students to a dialogue meeting to discuss their concerns. “Yes, I will invite them for a dialogue meeting,” Nasir told reporters after a meeting […]

Indonesian Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education Mohammad Nasir on Thursday (26/9) in Jakarta stated that the Government allows university students to express their criticism to the Government. “However, do not let the students’ rally be interfered by other people and interests,” Nasir said.

During a meeting with a number of national figures on Thursday (26/9), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed his appreciation to protests held by university students in several regions in the past few days. “Those protests, I consider them as part democracy in our country. Their aspirations voiced during the protests will be taken into consideration […]

  Abundant supply of world coffee bean has caused the significant drop of its price in the global market by 70 percent since 1982, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said.   “Small farmers are the most disadvantaged groups,” Kalla said in his remarks during a meeting with representatives from 30 coffee-producing countries on the […]

In a bid to boost investment, ease business licensing and simplify regulations on investment, the Government has announced plans to draft an omnibus law that will amend several laws seen as slowing the issuance of business licenses, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution has said. The draft is expected to be completed next month, […]

As many as 991 civil servants – locally known as ASN – have been found to have violated the principle of neutrality during elections this year, the National Civil Servant Agency (BKN) has reported. The agency stated that from the period of January 2018 to June 2019, 299 civil servants were given sanctions, with 179 […]

In the midst of global economic slowdown, many countries are slipping into recession, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said. President Jokowi also said that the Government must race against time to simplify the regulations that hamper investment. “Today, we need to make progress; please do not talk about similar issues that we have discussed in […]

President Joko ”Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (25/9) at the State Palace, Jakarta inaugurated Dedy Ermansyah as Deputy Governor of Bengkulu for the remaining term of 2016-2021. After the inauguration, the newly-appointed Deputy Governor stated that he will support and strive for the success of programs initiated by Governor of Bengkulu, Rohidin Mersyah.

In a bid to protect farmers’ income, the Government has decided to postpone levy on Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and its derivative products. “The President has instructed to postpone the levy because it seems that the price (of CPO) will go down. New levy will be imposed if there is certainty that price will increase,” […]