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.

The National Civil Service Agency (BKN) informs that the Agency will recruit 254,173 State Civil Apparatus (ASN) this year comprising 46,425 apparatus to work for the Central Government, and the other 207,748 apparatus for Regional Governments. Through the Agency’s official twitter account @BKNgoid, the BKN on Thursday (6/6) mentioned that the formation of 23,213 out […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Iriana visited Beringharjo Market in Yogyakarta (8/6), and Gede Solo Market in Central Java (9/6) during Eid holiday weekend. On the occasion, the President was also accompanied by his two sons Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Kaesang Pangarep, his daughter-in-law Selvi Ananda, and his first grandson Jan Ethes Srinarendra.

Economic activities during mudik (annual exodus ahead of Eid-al-Fitr) period can maintain consumption level above 5 percent, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani has said. “We hope that this Eid atmosphere can generate momentum confidence in economy. As seen in the first quarter of this year, our gross is still quite good and consumption level is […]