Ministry of Foreign Affairs has checked readiness of a number of Indonesian embassies and consulates abroad ahead of legislative and presidential elections this month. “There are 130 Overseas Election Committee (PPLN) located in 96 countries,” said Wajid Fauzi, Special Advisor to Foreign Minister on Management during Public Relations Forum in Jakarta, Thursday (4/4).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (4/3) attended an amicable gathering with Farmers Group (Gapoktan), Indonesian Rice Millers and Entrepreneurs Association (Perpadi) across Central Java and had a dialog with them, at Diponegoro Sragen Sports Hall (GOR), Sragen Regency. On this occasion, one of participants who is a rice mill entrepreneur admitted that though his […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo urged Central Java’s Joint Farmers Group (Gapoktan) and Indonesian Rice Millers and Traders Association (Perpadi) to improve agricultural production equipment. According to President Jokowi, the farmers and traders need to modernize agricultural production equipment and to possess packaging machines. Rice drying machine is absolutely necessary since so far farmers are still […]

Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi handed over Decrees of Civil Servant Candidates (CPNS) to 286 high-achieving Indonesian athletes. In his remarks, Imam congratulated the athletes for their new role as civil servants at his Ministry.

Former Olympic badminton champion Liliyana Natsir on Tuesday (2/4) expressed her gratitude as she officially started her new role as a civil servant. “Thank you for the Government’s appreciation to the athletes. I hope I can do this job well. This is also a motivation for other athletes to achieve more,” Liliyana said when receiving […]

The Indonesian Government on 29 March 2019 won an arbitration lawsuit against Indian Metal Ferro & Alloys Ltd (IMFA) over the issue of overlapping Mining Business Permits (IUP). The win saves USD469 million (Rp6.68 trillion) in state finance. “We are very grateful to the Attorney General for not only preventing state losses but also returning […]

There has been a decrease in a number of cases related to village fund misuse, according to Minister of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Eko Putro Sandjojo. According to him, less than 100 cases were found last year in a total of 74,957 villages. Out of those 100 cases, only 67 reports were […]

Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform Syafruddin has instructed State Civil Apparatus (ASN) who become candidate for legislative election (caleg) or join any political party to resign from public service. The instruction is stipulated in Circular Number B/94/M.SM.00.00/2019 on Neutrality of State Civil Apparatus (ASN) in the 2019 Presidential and Vice Presidential Election […]

Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reforms Syafruddin on 26 March 2019 signed Circular Number B/94/M.SM.00.00/2019 on Neutrality of State Civil Apparatus (ASN) during the 2019 Presidential and Legislative Election. In the circular addressed to Personnel Supervisor Officers (PPK) of Central Government Agencies as well as Regional Government Agencies, the Minister instructs all ASNs […]

To conclude the Commemoration of the 69th World Meteorological Day, Head of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati launched Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) iRMAVIA at the BMKG Headquarters, Jakarta, Tuesday (2/4). She asserted that AWOS iRMAVIA is Indonesia’s locally-developed system, made by the nation’s children who work for the BMKG. For […]