President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has signed Presidential Decree on Amnesty for Baiq Nuril. “I have signed the Presidential Decree and Nuril can take it anytime at my office,” President Jokowi said in Jakarta, Monday (29/7).

In a bid to boost development of electric vehicle (EV), the Government is committed to issuing relevant regulations and providing infrastructure, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan has said. “We are waiting for the Presidential Regulation that will set the direction of electric vehicle in the country, luxury tax (PPnBM), import duty, local […]

In a bid to boost the number of foreign tourist arrivals to the resort island of Bali, the island’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport will make international flights a priority for take-off and landing. “Such measure will be in place during ‘golden time’ from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. for international flights,” Minister of […]

Ministry of Home Affairs is stunned by regional heads suspected to have been involved in the case of transaction of positions and warns them to avoid corruption. “It is embarrassing that there are still heads of regions arrested in sting operations by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), especially in the case of transaction of positions,” […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo sent Minister of State Secretary Pratikno and Coordinator of Special Staff to the President Teten Masduki to visit Ahmad Syafii Maarif or popularly known as Buya Syafii, a former chairman of the country’s second-largest Islamic organization, Muhammadiyah, at PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital, Sleman, DI Yogyakarta Province. “President Jokowi is concerned about Buya’s […]

Indonesian youth possesses an important role in promoting culture, especially in the industrial era 4.0, Minister of Education and Culture Muhadjir Effendy has stated. “Cultural development depends on you all,” Muhadjir said at the opening of the Kemah Budaya Kaum Muda (Youth Culture Camp) in the courtyard of Prambanan Temple, Sleman, Special Region of Yogyakarta, […]

Minister of of National Development Planning (PPN)/Head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Bambang Brojonegoro urged all civil servants to be computer-literate since technology development has changed the bureaucratic process from paper-based administrative to electronic government (e-government). “Unlike my generation, younger generation like you must acquire computer literacy and know how to use the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed his condolences over the passing of Tunisia’s first freely elected President Beji Caid Essebsi on Thursday (25/7). “On behalf of the Government and the people of Indonesia, I extend my deepest condolences on the passing of Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi on 25 July 2019,” President Jokowi wrote on his […]

Mount Tangkuban Parahu in Bandung, West Java, erupted at 3:48 p.m. on Friday (26/7). Following the eruption, the authorities prohibited tourists from approaching the area. The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) reported that the volcanic ash soared 200 meters up from the peak of the mountain, which is about 2,284 m above […]

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) state oil company ADNOC has reached an agreement with Indonesia’s state-owned oil company Pertamina to develop the Refinery Development Master Plan (RDMP) in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan province. The agreement was marked by the signing of the Comprehensive Strategic Framework (CSF) between the two companies during UAE Crown Prince’s visit to […]