Workers and employers should have equal and non-hierarchical relationship, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has said. “A mutually beneficial relation between the workers and the employers will result in a good partnership,” Pramono Anung said during an interview at his office several days ago.

A day before May Day, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo visited PT KMK Global Sports shoe factory in Tangerang, Banten. On that occasion, President Jokowi had lunch with the company workers. “Yes, we had lunch (with the workers). (The menu) were tempeh, eggs, and vegetables. I think (the food) is nutritious,” President Jokowi told the journalists […]

Minister of Industry Airlangga Hartarto stated that Indonesia will become one of the world’s Muslim fashion centers. The statement refers to the State Global Islamic Economy report that put Indonesia as the runner up of the world’s best Muslim fashion after the United Arab Emirates.

The Government through the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) will distribute financial compensation and award certificates to the 2019 election officers who passed away or sustained injuries while on duty based on an official letter by Minister of Finance Number S-317 / MK / 02/2019. “The compensation budget request has been approved by Ministry of Finance […]

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi on Tuesday (30/4) reminded the public that Regulation of Minister of Transportation Number 12 of 2019 on the Safety and Protection of Users of Motorcycles Used for Public Interest, and Decision of Minister of Transportation Number 348 of 2019 on procedure for the determination of online-based motorcycle taxi fares […]

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reminded the public to stay alert to the possibility of heavy rains until early May 2019 due to MJO (Madden Julian Oscillation) activity in eastern Indonesia. “This causes several cyclonic circulations in the waters of Sulawesi Sea, northern part of East Java Sea and the Arafura Sea, and […]

There are three candidates that will be chosen as the new capital city and those three candidates can be in Sumatra, Sulawesi, or in Kalimantan, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said. “We have (more than) 17,000 islands but 57 percent of the populations are concentrated in Java. As a result, the carrying capacity including water, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 18 April, 2019 signed  Government Regulation (PP) Number 27 of 2019 on Access Facilitation to Copyright for Persons with Disabilities in Reading and Using Braille Letters, Audio Books, and Other Facilities. The Regulation aims to implement the provisions of Article 44 paragraph (4) of Law Number 28 of 2014 on […]

The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) published investment realization data for the first quarter (January-March) of 2019 with a total investment of Rp195.1 trillion, a 5.3 percent increase over the same period last year (Rp185.3 trillion). “The investment value during the first quarter of 2019 for Domestic Capital Investment (PMDN) amounted to Rp87.2 trillion and Foreign […]

Indonesian Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi along with his staff continued to take efforts so that airfare stays affordable ahead of Eid-al-Fitr. However, the Minister understands that during high season the fare is commonly slightly higher than usual days. “The Government continues to monitor so that there is no violation of the upper limit […]