Indonesian startups has grown very rapidly in the last 5 years and currently the country ranks first in ASEAN and fifth globally in number of startups, according to  Minister of Research, Technology, and Higher Education Mohamad Nasir. “Indonesia has the largest number of startups in ASEAN and ranks fifth in the world,” Nasir said at […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that in the past 4.5 years, Village Funds have been used to enhance village development such as constructing 191,000 kilometers of village roads, 24,000 Integrated Health Posts (posyandu), 50,000 Early Childhood Education Program (PAUD) centers, and 8,900 village markets. “Village Market is important since it is a place where all […]

The Government is committed to consistently resolving land disputes that widely occur in Indonesia, particularly those related to mosques, Islamic boarding schools, musallas or other places of worship. To that end, Ministry of Agrarian and Spatial Planning through the Complete Systematic Land Registration (PTSL) program on Wednesday (10/4) distributed 1,507 waqf (religious endowment) land certificates to […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (10/4) inaugurated the operation of Pasuruan-Probolinggo (Paspro) Toll Road at the East Probolinggo toll gate, Sumber Kedaung Village, Leces District, Probolinggo Regency, East Java province. The President expressed belief that with the operation of this toll road, mobility of people and goods will increase and in turn it will […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ensured the village budget raise for development purpose. “I have strong connection with village as I born in the village, but that is not the only reason. To develop village is to develop Indonesia,” said the President at the National Village Administrators Gathering at Indoor Tennis Stadium of Gelora Bung Karno, Central […]

Ministry of Home Affairs held video conference with all governors to monitor preparedness of the 2019 General Elections, at the Ministry’s Office, Jakarta, Wednesday (10/4). In the video conference led by Director General of Politics and Public Administration at the Ministry of Home Affairs Soedarmo, Governor of West Papua Dominggus Mandacan confirmed the Province’s readiness […]

The Indonesian Government on Tuesday (10/4) began the construction of Simpang Indralaya-Muara Enim (119 km) toll road and Muara Enim-Lubuk Linggau (114,5 Km) toll road. The toll road is expected to finish in December 2022 and will be connected with the Lubuk Linggau-Curup-Bengkulu toll road whose construction began last month.

In a bid to improve preparedness and rapid response in disaster management by collaborating with ministries, institutions, and telecommunications ecosystems, the Indonesian Government prepared a disaster radio communication system by utilizing 700 MHz radio frequency. “The 700 MHz frequency is chosen because the frequency is quite low and have a wide reach compared to 1.8, […]

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned residents people—especially to those living and working near coastal areas—to be aware of the high waves that will occur until 13 April this year Based on the BMKG press release on Wednesday (10/4), Wallace tropical cyclone in the northwest Indian Ocean of Australia has caused rising […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged the Indonesian Police Chief to conduct a thorough investigation according to the law on Pontianak’s bullying case. A 14-year-old girl in Pontianak, West Kalimantan Province, is currently receiving intensive treatment at a local hospital after being attacked by 12 high school students. This case has triggered an international outcry […]