Indonesia’s Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Task Force (SKK Migas) has reached an agreement with Japanese oil and gas giant Inpex Corporation to develop gas-rich Masela block in the Arafura Sea in Maluku province. “President (Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo) considers that the investments are valuable to Indonesia,” Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan said […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has strongly criticized the slow progress of waste-based power plant (PLTSa) development. According to the President, the issue of PLTSa development has been raised six times in the (previous) limited meetings, even when he was still (Solo) mayor and (Jakarta) governor. Yet, no progress has been made, he said.

In a bid to attract more tourists, Central Java province and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province are poised to organize more events in their respective signature tourist destinations such Borobudur temple and Labuan Bajo. The move comes to follow up President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo decision to list the two tourist destinations in the four super […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo urged the newly appointed young officers of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) and the Indonesian National Police (Polri) to safeguard Pancasila (state ideology) and the country’s unity in diversity as well as to maintain tolerance. “Do safeguard Pancasila from external ideologies and unity in diversity (Bhineka Tunggal Ika) principle and […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo encouraged young officers, who graduated from the National Defense Forces (TNI) and the National Police (Polri) academies in 2019, to always keep abreast of the rapid development of technology in their tasks to guard the nation. The President also reminded them to never let the country down.

The Government has announced four super prioritized tourist destinations out of the 10 prioritized tourists destinations (dubbed as the 10 New Balis). The four tourist destinations are Lake Toba in North Sumatera province, Mandalika in West Nusa Tenggara province, Borobudur temple in Central Java province, and Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara province.

Only four out of 12 cities/regencies designated to develop waste-based power plant (PLTSa) have already run the project. “Hopefully this year the projects can be completed in the four cities, namely Surabaya, Bekasi, Solo and Jakarta,” Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung told reporters after attending a limited meeting on the Development of Waste-Based Power Plant at […]

The Government will accommodate campaign promises made by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo before the election in the 2020 State Budget, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said. The Minister added that the 2020 State Budget also aims to support development programs outlined in the 2020-2024 National Medium Term Development Plan.

The number of poor people in Indonesia as of March 2019 is recorded at 25.14 million people, or decreases by 530,000 people compared to that in September last year, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has reported. It added that compared to the same period last year, the figure drops by 800,000 people.

In a bid to further develop 10 prioritized tourist destinations dubbed as the “new Balis,” the Government has announced it will be focused on resolving a number of matters. They are spatial arrangement and control, connectivity and access to tourist destinations, facilities, human resources development, improvement of cultural and arts products, and promotion.