President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo have appealed to the Association of Indonesian Shopping Centers Tenants (Hippindo) and the Indonesian Employer Association (Apindo) to give concrete inputs that can be implemented immediately to bring huge impacts for the national economy. “Please seize this opportunity (to give concrete inputs to the government) to create remarkable breakthroughs which will […]

Cabinet formation is the President’s Prerogative and there is no specific cabinet slot for certain political parties, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “You may ask (the leaders of) political parties. We never talk about cabinet ministers,” the President said during a special interview with state news agency Antara at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday […]

The team for Acceleration of Agrarian Conflict Resolution (TPPKA), formed in 2016, has received 666 reports of agrarian conflict cases, covering an area of ??1,457,084 hectares, and affecting at least 176,132 families. Initially, some of the cases reported by residents were addressed to Ministry of State Secretariat or Cabinet Secretariat. Then, those cases were forwarded […]

Indonesia should reap benefits, particularly economic benefits, from the US-China trade war, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “There is a huge opportunity for Indonesia amidst the growing tensions of the two economic giants and I believe you are currently at the forefront of it,” President Jokowi said to members of the Indonesian Chamber of […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo officially inaugurated Arinal Djunaidi and Chusnunia Chalim as new Governor and Deputy Governor of Lampung for the term of 2019-2024 at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (12/6). The inauguration started by handing over the excerpts of the Presidential Decree to Governor and Deputy Governor by President Jokowi. Then the President, Vice […]

After Indonesia has successfully hold a democratic fiesta namely the 2019 Simultaneous Elections, entrepreneurs joining in the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI) expressed hope that everything goes back to normal, orderly, and peaceful conditions and far from anarchy. “Because peaceful, orderly, secure, and harmonious condition is […]

The newly-appointed Governor of Lampung Arinal Djunaidi has reaffirmed his commitment to accelerate development in the Province. “I want Lampung to succeed in the future because it has a lot of potentials and is located between the islands of Sumatra and Java, near the capital city (Jakarta), the economic center,” Arinal told reporters after being […]

Based on an evaluation of mudik (annual exodus ahead of Eid Day) and reverse exodus during this year’s Eid, Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) intends to redesign parking lot at rest areas. The effort is made to facilitate travelers who want to take a rest on their ways from or to their […]

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has stated there will be the potential for high waves from Tuesday (11/6) to Friday (14/6) in some Indonesian waters. “The high waves are caused by wind in the north of the Halmahera Sea,” the BMKG stated at their press release, Tuesday (11/6).

As the Eid holiday come to an end on Sunday (9/6), the government and private sector employees have returned to their office. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, in a vlog released in his social media accounts, has invited all citizens to return to work to build a developed, prosperous Indonesia.