State-owned infrastructure financing company PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (SMI) and Bloomberg Philanthropies on Monday (8/4) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on collaboration in capital market infrastructure, sustainable cities, government innovations, and other aspects related to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Indonesia. Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani witnessed the signing ceremony held at the […]

The Joint Mission of the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) is held in Brussels, Belgium from 8 to 9 April 2019 to oppose the Delegated Regulation Supplementing Directive 2018/2001 of the European Union (EU) Renewable Energy Directive II (Delegated Act). The event was also aimed at holding a dialog with the EU leaders […]

Cabinet Secretariat organized an excursion for participants of First Level Functional Translator Education and Training Class VIII of 2019 to the National News Agency Institute Antara and the United Nations Information Center (UNIC), Jakarta, Tuesday (9/4). Head of Translation Division of Office of the Assistant to the Deputy Cabinet Secretary for State Documents and Translation, […]

In a bid to provide citizens a chance to exercise their voting rights in elections, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on April 8, 2019 signed  Presidential Decree Number 10 of 2019 on the Stipulation of 2019 General Elections Day as a National Holiday (link: Copy of Presidential Decree Number 10 of 2019). Under the Decree, the […]

The General Election Commission (KPU) and the Government have set a target for voter turnout in the upcoming election to be 77.5%, in accordance with the National Medium Term Development Plan (RPJMN). To achieve the target, Ministry of Home Affairs continues to intensify the dissemination of information regarding the elections. In addition to holding a […]

Minister of Communications and Informatics Rudiantara invited Indonesian students and youth to accomplish more remarkable achievements and advance Indonesia to the International arena, especially in the field of communication which has considerable opportunities that is in line with the ease of access to technology and information. “Communication is not only a matter of delivering messages. […]

The percentage of entrepreneurs in Indonesia is only 3.1% of the total population, a low number compared to entrepreneur rate in developed countries that reach 14%, according to Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto. Wiranto made the statement during the distribution of Intellectual Property Rights Certificate and Deed of Establishment of Legal […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Monday (8/4) inaugurated the operation of Tjilik Riwut Airport’s new terminal in Central Kalimantan provincial capital, Palangkaraya. According to the President, the expansion of new terminal is aimed to boost economy in the city and its surrounding areas which have been flourishing in the past five years.

The Government aims to make five sea ports in Indonesia into corruption-free zone (WBK) and Clean and Serving Bureaucracy Zone (WBBM). Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi made the statement during the opening of Working Meeting of Directorate General of Sea Transportation at Ministry of Transportation Head Office, Monday (8/4).

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors 2019 Meeting has resulted in the enhancement of taxation and customs cooperation in supporting integration of economic activities and in improving trade facilities in the region. In cooperation on taxation, ASEAN will continue to promote bilateral networks of avoidance of double taxation […]