President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Friday (28/12) at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), Jakarta, officially closed the stock trading transaction in 2018. The Indonesian Composite Index (IHSG) was closed at 6,194 and in the green zone, meeting the target that been set before.

Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Social Affairs have agreed cooperate to improve competence and readiness of people with disabilities to work in industries. The commitment of the two ministries was materialized in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Training, Certification and Job Placement for Persons with Disabilities by Minister of Industry […]

Six day after the Sunda Strait tsunami hit the western coast of Banten province and the southern part of Lampung province, all telecommunications networks have 100 been percent recovered. All cellular telecommunication services can also be used normally by residents in affected areas.

Government’s emergency response team and state-owned electricity company PLN have restored electricity service and electricity infrastructure in areas ravaged by the Sunda strait tsunami. “Five days after the tsunami hit Banten and Lampung regions, we received a report that technical restoration of electricity infrastructure in the affected areas has reached 100%,” Head of Bureau of […]

Much of Indonesia is covered up with lower air temperature due to low air pressure centers around the Philippines and the South China Sea, according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG)’s Deputy for Meteorology Mulyono Prabowo in a press release on Thursday (27/12). “Meanwhile, the dominance of low air pressure around Australia is […]

Newly-elected chairperson of National Council of the Indonesian Scout Movement (pramuka) Budi Waseso said that he wants to build a better pramuka movement to foster Indonesia’s millennials. “We can find pramuka nationwide, in all regions, in neighborhood units/community units (RT/RW), as well as in schools,” Budi said after his inauguration as new Chairperson of National […]

Residents and tourists are prohibited from carrying out activities within 5 kilometers radius from Mount Anak Krakatau peak amid increased volcanic activity, Head of Information and Public Relations Center of the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a statement on Thursday (12/27). “For this reason, the Volcanology and Geological Disaster […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono, Minister of Health Nila Moeloek, and Minister of Research, Technology, and Higher Education M. Nasir, received University of Indonesia (UI) Rector Muhammad Anis and his officials, at the Merdeka Palace, Thursday (27/12). In that meeting, […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Thursday (27/12) at the central courtyard of Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, appointed Budi Waseso as Chairman of the National Council of Indonesian Scout Movement (Pramuka) for the service period of 2018-2023. On that occasion, the President also appointed members of Pramuka’s National Council committee.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (26/12) visited the construction site of Ciawi Dam in Bogor Regency, West Java Province and ensured that land acquisition issue would be immediately resolved. The construction of Ciawi Dam – which is located approximately 4.5 kilometers from Sukamahi Dam – is targeted to be completed in 2019.