The Indonesian Government decided to release 2,800 hectares of land to indigenous community of Sinama Nenek in Kampar regency, Riau Province after 22 years of land dispute between the community and state-owned plantation holding company PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) V. “The PTPN V decided to release (the land) and give its rights to the community,” […]

As many as 8,959 cases of land disputes have been reported across Indonesia, some of them have been resolved and some others have not, Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning (ATR)/Head of the National Land Agency (BPN) Sofyan Djalil has said. “Out of 8,959 cases of land dispute, 56 percent of them are among […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called for comprehensive preparation of management on the ground ahead of this year’s Eid Day. “Management on the ground must be more comprehensive and coordinated both in Central and Regional Governments,” the President said during a Limited Meeting on the Preparation ahead of Eid Day 2019 at the Presidential Office, […]

Cases of land dispute that occur across the archipelago —whether between the people and private companies, the people and state-owned enterprises, or the people and the Government—must be immediately resolved, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said. “I want (those problems) to be resolved as soon as possible so that the people have legal certainty,” President […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung spoke about his early education days to commemorate National Education Day which falls on 2 May. “Teachers do not necessarily mean those who teach at schools. Teachers can also be in our families. In my case, my father is my teacher,” he said in an interview at his office, Jakarta.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (2/5) at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, met with Commander of the Democratic Party Joint Task Force (Kogasma Partai Demokrat) Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, son of former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. “The atmosphere was good during the meeting, I am glad that we could meet again,” Agus told journalists after the […]

After inaugurating Gondang Dam in Kerjo Subdistrict, Karanganyar Regency, Central Java, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (2/5) asserted that the Government will immediately build Jlantah Dam in the same area, and other dams on different locations. “We will continue building the dams. In the past five years, the construction of 49 dams has been […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (2/5) has called on the public to wait for the official results from the General Elections Commission (KPU) as the sole institution with authority to recapitulate votes although the results of quick-counts of simultaneous elections had been released. “Just waiting for the official announcement of the real count from […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Thursday (2/5) inaugurated the Gondang Dam located in Karanganyar Regency, Central Java. The dam will irrigate approximately 4,680 hectares of rice fields, both in Karanganyar Regency and Sragen Regency.

Workers and employers should have equal and non-hierarchical relationship, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has said. “A mutually beneficial relation between the workers and the employers will result in a good partnership,” Pramono Anung said during an interview at his office several days ago.