The Government is considering to build prisons in the country’s remote islands to prevent convicts from giving negative influence on the surrounding communities. In response to this, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto said that he completely agrees with the idea, adding that he will coordinate with Minister of Law and Human […]
Drug abuse has become our common enemy and no one will be a successful person by becoming a drug addict, according to Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung. He added that those who are not drug users must also be proud of themselves as they can live a healthier life.
The Government has decided to lower Income Tax (PPh) on the sales of homes and apartments worth above Rp30 billion and motor vehicles worth above Rp2 billion to 1 percent and 5 percent respectively. The decision is stated in Regulation of Minister of Finance Number 92/PMK.03 of 2019 on the Second Amendment to Regulation of […]
The Constitutional Court (MK) has decided to announce its final ruling on the General Election dispute case on Thursday (27/4) The ruling was previously scheduled on Friday (28/6).
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 Indonesias 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 […]
