Ministry of Home Affairs asserted that foreign citizens (WNA) who have permanent residence permits in Indonesia aged 17 years old or older are required to have an Electronic Identity Card (e-KTP). “The provision is regulated in Law Number 24 of 2013 Article 63 on Population Administration,” said the Head of Information Center of Ministry of […]

The Indonesian Government has provided several economic assistance schemes for the people, including the Fostering the Economy of the Prosperous Family (known as Mekaar), the Ultra Micro (UMi) program, the Smallholder Business Credit (KUR) program, and the Micro Waqf Bank, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. For the Mekaar program alone, according to the President, […]

Indonesian football team won the 2019 AFF U-22 Tournament after beating Thailand 2-1 in the final held at the Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday (26/2). President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo congratulated the team. “I would like to offer my congratulation to the Indonesian U-22 football team,” the President tweeted in his Twitter account @jokowi.

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto has assured that General Elections on 17 April 2019 will run smoothly and peacefully. Therefore, he called on all Indonesians to stay in the country and cast their votes.

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo called on members of the Indonesian Civil Servants Corps (KORPRI) to change their mindset from procedure-oriented to result-oriented. “Apply result-oriented principles that can bring benefits for the people and the nation,” President Jokowi said in his remarks at the 2019 National Coordination Meeting (Rakornas) of the KORPRI at the State Palace, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo conveyed several issues regarding the Indonesian Government’s programs at the opening of National Coordination Meeting (Rakornas) of the Indonesian Civil Servants Corps (KORPRI), at the State Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday (26/2), such as stunting handling and village fund. “I would like to express my appreciation to civil servants across Indonesia for handling […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed the concerned parties to resolve dispute related to settlement in forest area, including Cultivation Rights Title (HGU), within two months. Minister of the Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya told the journalists after a limited cabinet meeting at the Presidential Office in Jakarta, Tuesday (26/2) that there are still many […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that the policy on utilizing land in forest areas is important in order to provide legal protection, especially for people who use land in forest areas. “When I went to Bengkulu yesterday, there is one old village located in a private company concession area. Both then fought in the court […]

Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo asserted that every regional head is obliged to exercise their political rights, including conducting a campaign as they were once also supported and chosen by a political party/political parties. Therefore, the Minister affirmed that the regional heads may run a campaign for the 2019 Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates […]

In a bid to implement provisions in Article 48 paragraph (3) of Government Regulation Number 44 of 2015 on Organization of Occupational Accident Insurance and Death Benefits, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 25 January 2019, signed Presidential Regulation Number 7 of 2019 on Work-related Diseases. “Work-related Diseases mean diseases contracted primarily from work activities and/or […]