The Government is considering and planning to build correctional facilities on remote islands just for corruption, terrorism, and narcotics convicts. “Indonesia has approximately 17,000 islands, in which 11,000 of those are inhabited islands, while the remaining 6,000 are uninhabited islands,” Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto said at the Coordinating Ministry’s office, […]

Selection Committee for prospective Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) commissioners for the 2019-2023 period will involve various institutions, Chairperson of Selection Committee Yenti Ganarsih has said. The National Police, the Attorney General Office, the Corruption Eradication Commission, the National Intelligence Agency, the National Agency for the Eradication of Terrorism (BNPT), the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) are […]

Japanese electronica giant Sharp and South Korean electronics giant LG have announced plan to relocate a number of their factories from Thailand and Vietnam to Indonesia, Ministry of Industry has reported. “This will provide a large amount of employment,” the Ministry’s Director of Electronics and Telematics of Janu Suryanto said as quoted in a press […]

Report from Ministry of Finance and Bank Indonesia stated that Indonesia’s external debt is manageable with solid structure. The external debt at the end of April 2019 stood at USD389.3 billion, consisted of a USD189.7 billion government and central bank debt and a USD199.6 billion private debt (including state-owned enterprises). Indonesia’s external debt, according to […]

Ahead of the selection process for new commissioners of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for period of 2019-2023, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that he fully trusts the Selection Committee (Pansel) to choose the best candidates. “The President has called on us (the KPK selection committee) to carry out the mandate in choosing the best […]

The Indonesian Government and Japanese oil and gas giant INPEX have signed Head of Agreement (HoA) for the development of upstream oil and gas field Masela block in the Arafuru Sea, Maluku in eastern Indonesia. The agreement was signed by Head of the Indonesian Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Special Task Force (SKK Migas) Dwi […]

Togetherness is a key to developing Indonesia and strong cooperation is needed between all parties and elements of the nation, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “This country needs our togetherness. This big country has big problems,” the President stated during a halalbihalal (post-Ramadan gathering) with 98 activists at Puri Agung Ballroom, Grand Sahid Jaya […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on Saturday (15/6), officially opened the 41st Bali Arts Festival by launching the festival’s cultural street parade in front of Bajra Sandhi monument (a monument that honors the struggles of Balinese people throughout history) in Denpasar, Bali. “In the Name of Wara Nugraha Ida Shang Hyang Widi Wasa (God Almighty), I […]

Indonesian Minister of Communication and Informatics Rudiantara has dismissed rumors that social media restrictions was imposed during the trials on presidential election disputes at the Constitutional Court, Jakarta, Friday (14/6). According to the Minister, the Government’s policy on limiting access to social media was only carried out on 22-24 May 2019 during a rally staged […]

As part of his working visit in Bali province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (14/6) inspected the revitalization of Muara reservoir in Nusa Dua, Denpasar, Bali. According to the President, the construction of the Muara Reservoir is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year and it will be equipped with restaurants, […]