President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and King Salman have agreed to boost economic cooperation between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. “President Jokowi and King Salman have agreed to strengthen economic cooperation in the future, especially in the fields of energy and tourism,” Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said after the meeting between the President and […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Monday (15/4) performed Umrah (small hajj pilgrimage) ritual on his visit to Saudi Arabia. On this occasion, the President and First Lady Ibu Iriana were also given the opportunity to enter the Kabah. Besides Umrah, President Jokowi was scheduled to have a number of official meetings with King Salman at […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Sunday (14/4) began his official trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The President and his entourage arrived at King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at 08.50 (Saudi Arabia Local Time) or 12:50 WIB (Western Indonesia Local Time) and were welcomed by the Indonesian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia […]
Indonesia has launched two initiatives to mobilize funds to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through philanthropic actions namely through the blended finance scheme and the issuance of sukuk (Islamic bonds), according to Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati Sri Mulyani made the statement during the 2019 International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group (IMF-WBG) Spring Meetings […]
Indonesia has been seen as a role model in building a democratic civilization for countries worldwide as the country is about to hold a fiesta of democracy’, according to Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo. As one of the largest democracies in the world, he added, Indonesia is deemed capable of holding Legislative and Presidential […]
Starting the election silence period prior to the simultaneous general elections on 17 April 2019, Ministry of Communication and Informatics and the Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) have controlled the political campaign advertising content through digital platforms. Nevertheless, the control will not limit the citizens rights of freedom of expression, said Director General of Information Applications […]
Cabinet Secretariat as the Fostering Institution for Indonesian Government Translators (known as Pejabat Fungsional Penerjemah/Translator Functional Officials) has successfully held First Level Functional Translator Education and Training for the third time, involving 22 participants from several Government institutions. “Based on our data, 175 Government Translators from all over Indonesia have participated in Functional Education and Trainings,” […]
Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo said he is optimistic that voter participation in the 2019 General Election could reach 77.5 percent or exceed the target set by the General Elections Commission (KPU). He is also quite sure that the young generation will exercise their voting rights and not be abstained.
Ministry of Communications and Informatics (Kemenkominfo) launched a chatbot service called Chatbot Anti Hoaks (Anti-Hoaxes Chatbot) to tackle hoaxes, fake news, misleading information, and hate speeches. The Chatbot Anti Hoaks is a software designed to answer public questions about dubious information. The service is to anticipate the increasing hoaxes, fake news, misleading information, and hate […]
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan on Friday (12/4) at the PLN Load Control Center (P2B) in Gandul, Depok, West Java monitored electricity supply and the readiness of state-owned electricity company PLN ahead of the 2019 Presidential and Legislative General Elections. The Minister said that electricity supply in general has been safe, so […]
