The Indonesian Government has taken various measures to combat forest fires that hit Riau province. One of those measures is by deploying as many as 50 water-bombing helicopters from several ministries and institutions, such as the National Defense Forces (TNI), the National Police (Polri), and the private sectors to extinguish fires in the affected areas.

In a bid to reduce smoking prevalence, particularly among women and teenagers, the Indonesian Government has decided to raise tobacco excise by 23 percent or a 35 percent increase of the retail prices. This new policy will be in place starting 1 January 2020.

Supervisory Board plays a significant role in the governance because all state institutions including the President, the Supreme Court (MA), and the House of Representatives (DPR) uphold checks and balances principle and supervise each other in carrying out their tasks. The statement was made by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in a press conference on the […]

It is the authority of the House of Representatives (DPR) to select five new leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for the period of 2019-2023 who have passed the series of tests organized by the Selection Committee assigned by the Government, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “The new leaders have passed the tests […]

The ongoing US-China and trade war provides rare opportunities for developing countries like Indonesia; yet, Indonesia is still lagging behind Vietnam when it comes to attracting investors, Head of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Thomas Lembong said. Nevertheless, Thomas expressed optimism that there are still opportunities to lure investment thanks to international perception of […]

The rate of conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural land is increasing. In order to control the land conversion, the Government has issued Presidential Regulation Number 59 of 2019 on Controlling the Agricultural Land Conversion. “The Presidential Regulation will be the legal basis for controlling Agricultural land conversion,” Director General of Spatial Use and Land […]

Receiving unqualified opinion (WTP) is not the only purpose of ministries/institutions’ financial reports, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati firmly said. “It is more of using the well-managed financial state and accountability as feedback for budgeting plans in the next budget year,” Sri Mulyani said in her introductory remarks during a National Working Meeting for […]

Cabinet Secretariat received an Award from Minister of Finance since the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has granted Unqualified (WTP) Opinion to this institution for five times in a row. “This is not something new for us since we have obtained the WTP opinion for the seventh time,” Deputy Cabinet Secretary Ratih Nurdiati said after receiving […]

The National Civil Service Agency (BKN) has announced it is currently designing a system to integrated dat on the country’s state civil apparatus, known as ASN integrated information system (SI-ASN). The agency stated that the system, called the ASN integrated information system (SI -ASN), aims to realize an Electronic-based Government System (SPBE) in accordance with […]

The late President Habibie was a true statesman and a brilliant scientist who believed that without love, intelligence is dangerous, and that science and faith must assemble. according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. The President made the statement on Thursday (12/9) when he led a funeral ceremony of the former President at Kalibata National Heroes […]