The Saudi Arabia Government will impose a newly-regulated progressive visa for the prospective Hajj pilgrims and the Regional Hajj Guide Team (TPHD) personnel identified as having been on a hajj before. In response to the progressive visa requirement, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs has issued Decree of Minister of Religious Affairs Number 140 of 2019 […]

In a bid to implement provisions on Article 74 Law Number 23 of 2014 on Regional Government, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 13 March 2019 signed Government Regulation Number 13 of 2019 on Regional Government Implemention Report and Evaluation. In that Government Regulation, Regional Government implementation report and evaluation to cover: a. the Regional Government […]

Responding to rumors spreading about the equinox phenomenon, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) urged the public to remain calm and do not have to worry about the equinox effects as mentioned in the rumors. “Equinox is different from heat waves that occur in Europe, Africa and America; when a heat wave occurs, the […]

The Indonesian Government on 18 March 2019 won a lawsuit against Churchill Mining Plc and Planet Mining Pty Ltd. in the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arbitration forum in Washington D.C., the US. In a final and legally binding rule, ICSID Committee’s panel of judges -Dominique Hascher, Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel and Jean Kalicki- […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Sunday (24/3) officially inaugurated the country’s first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line at Hotel Indonesia (HI) traffic circle in Central Jakarta. In his remarks, the President said that the operation of MRT Jakarta marked the dawn of a new era in Jakarta and also called on the public to adapt to […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo invited Islamic students and all citizens who have the right to vote to use it in the upcoming General Election (GE) on April 17 and to tackle hoaxes surrounding the GE. “The participation of voters must be as high as possible so that this fiesta of democracy which we spent trillions […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed hope that the Bill (RUU) on Islamic Boarding Schools can be completed soon. “We keep following the progress (of the bill),” said the President in his remarks during the Cordial Meeting with Islamic Clerics and Public Figures of former Kedu Residency at Tri Bhakti Building, Magelang City, Central Java, on […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on the nation to fight against hoaxes. “We must dare to fight it as well as to clarify fake news,” the President said during a gathering with Islamic clerics and public figures at Tri Bhakti Building, Magelang City, Central Java province, Saturday (23/3).

General Elections are not a war zone, but a democratic fiesta to choose the best leaders, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Since it is a democratic fiesta, we must heartily welcome it,” President Jokowi said in a remarks during a Dialog and Amicable Gathering with Balinese People and Community Leaders, at the Taman Werdhi […]

After visiting the Indonesian National Library, the participants of First Level Functional Translator Education and Training Class VIII of 2019 visited Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Education and Training Center in Jakarta on Friday (3/23) and were welcomed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir. On this occasion, the Deputy Minister told the participants […]