President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (14/6) announced that Sukawati Market, the most distinguished and long-standing art market in Bali, is currently being revamped and a tender will be opened this month so that the revamp can be completed immediately. The President made the statement visiting Sukawati Traditional Market and Sukawati Temporary Art Market, in […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on the public to respect legal process in Constitutional Court regarding the result of the 2019 Presidential Election. “We must respect the legal process,” President Jokowi told the reporters after inspecting Sukawati Market and Temporary Location of Sukawati Art Market in Sukawati District, Gianyar Regency, Bali, Friday (14/6).

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto stated that security apparatus, both the Indonesian National Police (Polri) and the Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI) would continue to maintain the security during the trials on simultaneous election disputes at the Constitutional Court. “The security apparatus is always vigilant in maintaining security and (prepared in […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana, on Thursday (13/6) headed for Bali Province to conduct a series of working visits. President Jokowi and his entourage left for Bali on the Presidential Aircraft Indonesia-1 from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta. They arrived at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport […]

Employment and taxation were two issues highlighted during a meeting between President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the Indonesian Employers Association (APINDO) and the Indonesian Shopping Tenants Association (HIPPINDO). Regarding employment, Chairman of the APINDO Haryadi B. Sukamdani said that in the last 10 years, capital-intensive industry has more popular than labor industry, while in fact, […]

As many as 270 regions will hold simultaneous regional elections next year, Ministry of Home Affairs has announced. “The simultaneous elections will be held in 9 provinces, 224 regencies, and 37 cities. Initially, there are 269 regions, but Makassar mayoral election will be re-run, so the elections will be held in 270 regions,” said Head […]

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 […]