The renovation of the country’s iconic Istiqlal mosque in Central Jakarta is expected to be completed in March next year. “The renovation of the Istiqlal mosque is a follow-up to President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo’s order after joining Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the mosque on 30 May 2018,” Minister of Public Works and […]

In an event dubbed as the Grand Export of Fishery Products, the Indonesian Government exported fishery products in a large volume simultaneously through the country’s five major ports, namely Tanjung Priok, in Jakarta, Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Tanjung Emas in Semarang, Belawan in Medan and Soekarno Hatta, in Makassar. The event also aims to celebrate […]

Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo has issued letters of notification Number 009/5546/SJ and Number 009/5545/SJ on Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Submission of Application for Official Overseas Travel Permit to all governors and regents/mayors in Indonesia. The letters are issued in a bid to improve orderly administration and coordination of Official Overseas Travel for […]

The Crown Prince of United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is about to visit Indonesia next week. “The President and cabinet ministers have discussed the preparation for the Crown Prince’s state visit next week,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi told reporters after attending a Limited Meeting on the Preparation to […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo praised the Fact Finding Team (TPF) that has published its findings on the case of Novel Baswedan, an investigator of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The President added that the TPF results must be followed up by the Technical Team. “The technical team has three months (to solve the case),” President […]

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan confirmed that Presidential Regulation on electric vehicles is almost completed. “The bill is already submitted to the Minister of Finance to be signed. I hope it can be stipulated this month. Thus, I will contact the Minister about her approval for the regulation since she is on […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (19/7) at the State Palace met with the Indonesian Scout Movement Contingent that will take part in the 24th World Scout Jamboree. The event will be held between 27 July and 2 August 2019 in West Virginia, The United States.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called on the Indonesian Scout Movement Contingent to actively participate in the 24th World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia, the United States. “The Indonesian Scout Movement Contingent should play an active role in the activities of the World Scout Jamboree,” President Jokowi said in his remarks at the Send-off Ceremony of […]

Secretary-General of Ministry of Home Affairs Hadi Prabowo successfully mediated in the dispute between Ministry of Law and Human Rights and Tangerang Mayor Arief R. Wismansyah on the building permit of Polytechnic School of Correctional Service Sciences and Polytechnic School of Immigration. Both parties have agreed to revoke their respective reports submitted to the police. […]

Indonesian central bank Bank Indonesia (BI) has decided to lower the benchmark interest rate or the 7-Day Reverse Repo Rate (BI7DRR) by 25 basis points (bps) to 5.75 percent after maintaining the rate at 6.00 percent since November last year. The central bank has also lowered interest rates of deposit facility by 25 bps to […]