The Indonesian Government is set to set up 3,000 new job training centers (BLK) next year, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Next year, we will set up 3,000 new job training centers and we will continue to create more in the future,” the President said during the signing ceremony of Cooperation Agreement for Job […]

In a bid to boost people-centered economy, Ministry of Trade executes the People’s Market (Pasar Rakyat) revitalization program, which is one of the three mandates from President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to the Ministry. Director General for Domestic Trade of the Ministry of Trade, Tjahya Widayanti, asserted that up to 2018, the Government has revitalized 4,211 […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi” Widodo has instructed newly-appointed Governor of Riau Syamsuar and Deputy Governor Edy Nasution to prevent wildfire in the region. “President Jokowi said that we should prevent wildfire, which will give negative impact for many people,” Syamsuar told the journalists after his inauguration at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (20/2).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (20/2) at the State Palace, Jakarta inaugurated Syamsuar and Edy Nasution as Governor and Deputy Governor of Riau Province for the 2019-2024 period. The pair won the 2018 simultaneous regional election with 799,289 votes or 38.20 percent, defeating the other three pairs.

In 2019, the Indonesian Government will allocate Rp1 trillion to set up 1,000 Job Training Centers (BLK) in Islamic boarding schools across the country, according to Minister of Manpower Hanif Dhakiri. “With the existence of job training center in Islamic boarding schools, the students and the surrounded community will have access to job trainings that […]

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan called on gas industry stakeholders to build synergy in order to improve the competitiveness of Indonesia’s gas industry. “It is time to make decisions since global market starts to adopt new and renewable energy (EBT),” the Minister said in his remarks at the 9th International Indonesia Gas […]

The key to Indonesia’s sound economy are to boost the investment and to encourage the exports, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Therefore, President Jokowi has instructed Minister of Trade to make food and beverage industry a priority considering that the subsector grew significantly by 9 percent.

A large amount of investment and high export volumes are keys to Indonesia’s robust economy, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said. The President made the statement when officiating the shipping of instant coffee brand Kopiko Blanca containers of publicly listed food manufacturer PT Mayora Indah Tbk to the Philippines, in Cikupa, Tangerang, Banten, Monday (18/2).

Deputy to Cabinet Secretary for Cabinet Work Support Yuli Harsono officially opened the Competency Test for Indonesian Government Translators and Interpreters (known as Pejabat Fungsional Penerjemah/ Functional Translator Officials) in Bogor, West Java, Monday (18/2). In his remarks, Yuli Harsono said that Government Regulation on Civil Service Management requires every Functional Translator Officials to take and pass […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that his statements delivered on many occasions are based on data from Government Ministries and Institutions. “My statements are based on data from Government Ministries. You may check (the data),” the President told journalists in Pandeglang, Banten, Monday (18/2).