General elections are a democratic fiesta and an important opportunity to elect leaders and representatives, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto has said. “Do not let elections and different political preferences divide us,” Wiranto said at the opening of the National Coordination Meeting on the National Awareness for 2019 General Elections at […]

Indonesia’s economic outlook this year will remain positive amidst volatile global economy and structural challenges, Governor of Bank Indonesia Perry Warjiyo has said. “Coordination between Bank Indonesia, the Government, OJK (Financial Services Authority), and related authorities is a key in facing various challenges to improve national economic performance in 2019,” Perry said during the release […]

The Indonesian Government condemned  Israel’s excessive force against Palestinian civilians which have violated the human rights and international law. “Israel has not implemented UNSC Resolution 2334 (2016) and have violated the UN Security Council Resolution,” said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs A.M. Fachir at the UN Security Council meeting on Palestine on Tuesday (3/26), at […]

Minister of Communication and Informatics Rudiantara asked the journalists to combat hoaxes. “The role of mass media is very important. The role of the journalists is very important in combatting hoaxes. This is one form of Bela Negara (State Defense) in the digital world,” the Minister said in his remarks when opening the National Education […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has insructed regional heads to pay attention to disaster risk reduction for development planning in their areas. The President’s directive was read by Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo during the Governor Working Meeting of the Regional Cooperation Forum in Bandung, West Java, Tuesday (26/3).

Ministry of Finance has allocated a total budget of Rp25.59 trillion for the upcoming simultaneous elections on 17 April 2019, or a 61% increase compared to that of the 2014 Elections amounting to Rp15.62 trillion. “We allocated a budget of Rp465.71 billion and Rp9.33 trillion in 2017 and 2018 respectively. In 2019, we allocate Rp15.79 […]

Ministry of Communication and Informatics has announced it will monitor online political campaign ads during the 2019 Simultaneous Elections’s silence period. “We will filter advertisements, so there should be no political campaign ads carried out by anyone during the silence period because each ad that has been registered and published by the platform will be […]

Attorney General’s Office launches a flagship program named “Jaga Desa” (Guarding Villages) aiming to support village development. The Attorney General’s Office runs the program in collaboration with Ministries and Non-Ministerial Government Institutions. “The Attorney General’s Office and other government institutions aim to support (village apparatus) to achieve high quality development” Junior Attorney General for Intelligence […]

Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo encouraged the public to actively use their voting rights on the upcoming general election on April this year. “The Government has urged people in all regions to support the 2019 election by using their rights to vote and we quite optimistic we can meet the target (of voters),” Tjahjo […]

The Saudi Arabia Government will impose a newly-regulated progressive visa for the prospective Hajj pilgrims and the Regional Hajj Guide Team (TPHD) personnel identified as having been on a hajj before. In response to the progressive visa requirement, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs has issued Decree of Minister of Religious Affairs Number 140 of 2019 […]