The Indonesian Government appreciates measure taken by Head of the Personnel Supervisor Officer (PPK) for dishonorably discharging state civil apparatus (ASN) and civil servants (PNS) implicated in corruption, according to Head of the National Civil Service Agency (BKN) Bima Aria Wibisana said at a press conference in Surabaya, East Java, Thursday (31/1). Bima admitted that […]

Ministry of Religious Affairs on behalf of the Government and the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission VIII have agreed on the Hajj Pilgrimage Cost (BPIH) for 1440 Hijr calender or 2019, which is set at Rp35,235,602. The agreement on BPIH was signed by Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin and the Speakers of Commission […]

The Government ensures that it will immediately raise salaries for village facilitators (PLD) in 2019, according to Minister of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Eko Putro Sandjojo. “The increase is made at the request of President Joko Widodo who considered that the village facilitator’s salaries are too low,” the Minister said during dissemination […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will summon Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reforms to determine the status of Non-Tenured Farmer Facilitators (THL TBPP) who have worked for about 13 years. “I think the experience (of the facilitators) is very important to assist farmers in order to improve our agricultural productivity,” President Jokowi told the […]

The Indonesian Government has set the 2019 Hajj Pilgrimage Cost (BPIH) at approximately Rp Rp35,235,602 or USD 2,481 (1 USD = Rp14,200). Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin said that the figure in US Dollar is 151 points lower than that of last year set at USD2,632. However, due to Rupiah’s weakening against US […]

The Government has built approximately 782-kilometer toll road in four years, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “We have overcome key problems (in toll road construction) and I always monitor the progress (of every construction),” the President said when visiting Jawa Pos in Surabaya, Saturday (2/2).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo revealed the secret of his health despite his hectic schedule. He consumes herbal drinks consisting of 80% curcuma and 20% ginger regularly every morning on an empty stomach. “I have been drinking it regularly for the past 17 years,” President Jokowi said to editors of Suara Merdeka—the biggest market share newspaper […]

Indonesia is located at the ring of fire so that every development plan in the future must consider disaster risk mitigation, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “The Regional Development Planning Agency (Bappeda) must understand the red zones and the green zones. The people must be strictly prohibited from entering the red zones,” the President […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed his concern over development of social media in Indonesia which is full of slanders, insults, hate speeches, and reproaches. The Head of State, who is accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo on that occasion, emphasized that such actions do not represent political ethics and morality.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo once again calls for immediate implementation of early warning system and disaster education as school. He added that restoring the ecosystem must also be taken into account.