President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed several ministers of the Cabinet, Heads of Institutions, Commander of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI), Chief of Indonesian National Police (POLRI), and Head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) to ensure security and order in the wake of simultaneous general elections on 17 April. “We need to keep […]

The General Election Commission (KPU) reported that until 22 April 2019, 91 polling station working committee (KPPS) officers in 19 provinces reportedly died and 374 under medical treatment due to exhaustion after working long hours for the elections. The KPU has also announced plan to meet with officials of Ministry of Finance to discuss the […]

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto invited the public to maintain security after the elections. “To date, Indonesia ranks 9th in world’s safest country, out of 142 countries, and that is an international assessment, meaning that our country is considered safe,” Wiranto said to reporters after attending a Plenary Cabinet Meeting, at […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (22/4) chaired a limited meeting on Budget Availability and Indicative Ceiling for the 2020 Fiscal Year at the Presidential Office, Jakarta. In his directives, the President said that challenges that the Government will encounter next year are expected to intensify and it will not be easy to respond to […]

In a bid to provide convenience and to ensure safety ahead of this year’s mudik (an annual exodus ahead of Eid al Fitr) and reverse flow traffic (arus balik), Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has called on all stakeholders to provide transportation that meets safety standards. “We have gathered all stakeholders so that we […]

The election contestants may claim victory, as long as they do not violate law or disturb public order, according to Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto. “(The contestants) may make any comments or claim victory as long as they do not violate the law or disturb public order. Our nation is based […]

Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo expressed concern about the large number of 2019 election officials who died from exhaustion while carrying out election-related works. To date, there are around 86 election officials who died after securing simultaneous elections held on Wednesday (17/4).

In conjunction with Earth Day, which falls on Monday, 22 April 2019, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan launched electric taxi fleet for Indonesia’s taxi operator Blue Bird, in Jakarta. In the first phase, Blue Bird uses 25 units China’s BYD electric cars and 5 Tesla cars for Blue Bird and Silver Bird. […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo strongly condemned a series of blasts in various locations in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday (21/4) at around 9 a.m. local time. “Indonesia strongly condemns the attacks in Sri Lanka. On behalf of all the people of Indonesia, I express deep condolences to the Government of Sri Lanka and the entire family […]

A number of election officials, including police, KPPS officers (Voting Organizing Groups), witnesses, and election supervisors died while carrying out election-related duties in the 2019 presidential and legislative elections. The Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) reported that as of Sunday (21/4), 14 Election supervisors died, 85 were hospitalized, 37 were under ambulatory care, 15 experienced violence, […]