Indonesia’s Corruption Perception Index scored at 38 in 2018, a significance increase from 34 in 2014, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. The President also expressed appreciation to all parties for the hard work and efforts in combating corruption in the past four years.

The Government has built Muara Baru Modern Fish Market (PIM) in North Jakarta to provide a one stop shopping center for fishery commodities. The clean, hygienic and modern fish market was inaugurated by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (13/3). Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, through the Directorate General for Marine and Fisheries Products […]

Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Agus Rahardjo delivered three focus areas of the National Strategy for Corruption Prevention (Stranas-PK) as mandated in Presidential Regulation Number 54 of 2018, namely ease of dealing with permits, state budget, and law enforcement. The first focus area is implementing ease of dealing with permits, which will be […]

In terms of investment and export, Indonesia has been left behind by its neighboring countries, President Joko Jokowi Widodo has said. “We should not be left behind by Cambodia and Laos,” President Jokowi said in his remarks at the opening of the National Coordination Meeting on Investment in Tangerang, Tuesday (12/3).

Indonesian furniture products which keep improving in term of quality and design must still be coupled with significant research and development (R&D), be it in the fields of technology, design, and raw material, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “I have noticed an improvement, particularly in design quality. Several buyers have also told me that […]

Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo asks Governors, Regents, Mayors, and members of regional legislative bodies not to pay any working visit to other countries from 1 April to 30 April 2019. “(The regional leaders) should maintain political stability in the regions during the 2019 simultaneous elections,” the Minister said in Jakarta, Tuesday (12/3).

Indonesia has invited Thailand to collaborate in dealing with low rubber price, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. The President made the statement during a meeting with Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai at the Merdeka Palace, Wednesday (13/3).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo appreciated the hard work of the National Police (Polri), particularly the counterterrorism squad Densus 88, that has dismantled terrorist networks in various regions, including Lampung and Sibolga (North Sumatra Province) in the past few days. “The arrest of Sibolga terrorists is the result of the development of Lampung’s terrorist arrest,” President […]

In response to Indonesia’s sluggish investment growth and exports, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo considers the possibility of appointing two ministers in charge of investment and export. The President cited an example of several European countries that have investment and export ministers.

In a bid to improve the quality of Indonesian human capital, the Government will provide large-scale training programs at ministries/institutions, state-owned enterprises, and the private sector next year. “The training will be carried out both at home and abroad,” President Jokowi said in his remarks at the launching of the Indonesian E-Certification and Construction Manpower […]