Indonesia is observing a three-day period of mourning from 12-14 September 2019 for former President Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, who passed away on Wednesday evening (11/9). The Government has also ordered flags outside official buildings be flown at half-staff in honor of the third Indonesian President.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on ASEAN member countries to ensure their economies remain stable and sustainable amidst economic slowdown in some countries. “In fact, we have to take advantage of setbacks in several regions as opportunities for us to leap forward,” the President said in his remarks at the opening of the 37th […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has conveyed his deepest condolences over the passing of the third President of the Republic of Indonesia Prof. Dr. Ing. Bacharuddin Jusuf (B.J.) Habibie. “Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rojiun (rest in peace). I join the Government and the Indonesian people to extend our deepest condolences over the passing of Prof. B.J. […]

Cabinet Secretariat on Wednesday (11/9) in Jakarta launched the new version of its official website www.setkab.go.id. The launching ceremony was attended by Deputy Cabinet Secretary Ratih Nurdiati, Commercial Banking Director of Bank Mandiri Riduan Ahmad, Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Administrative Affairs Farid Utomo and Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Cabinet Work Support Thanon Aria Dewangga.

Despite improvement in Indonesia’s ranking in Ease of Doing Business (EODB), investment competitiveness, and the success in integrating permits through Online Single Submission (OSS), the Government still needs to make some improvements, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “It’s not enough and that is the fact. I think we also must accelerate the process since […]

Minister of State Secretary Pratikno asserted that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has signed a Presidential Letter (Supres) on revision to the Law Number 30 of 2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). “The letter has already been submitted to the House of Representatives (DPR),” the Minister said at the Ministry of State Secretariat, Jakarta, Wednesday […]

Deputy Cabinet Secretary Ratih Nurdiati expressed her hopes that the proposal for budget increase of Cabinet Secretariat in 2020 amounting to Rp80,866,106,000 could be further discussed in a meeting toon stipulate ministries/agencies budget allocation in the upcoming year. This expectation was conveyed by Ratih in her presentation before the members of Commission II of the […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has stated he had received the List of Issues (DIM) of Law Number 30 of 2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The President also pledged he would review the list before making any decisions.

The Government has completed 81 National Strategic Projects with a total investment of up to Rp390 trillion starting from 2016 to August 2019, according to Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution. Between January and August 2019 alone, 19 projects were completed with an investment of Rp87.7 trillion, he added.

The Government encourages furniture exporters to take advantage of the open market in the United States following the country’s trade war with China. “The United States’ demand for furniture is about US$ 96 billion per year. The question is why the total of our furniture exports dropped slightly. It’s not a lot but it decreases,” […]