The Indonesian Government and the House of Representatives (DPR) have agreed on the obligation of biometric record as a condition for visa issuance will burden umrah (small hajj) pilgrims. Nevertheless, the Government and the DPR have also requested the Saudi Government to delay the policy, Director of Umrah and Special Hajj Management of Ministry of […]

The Indonesian Government stated that Hajj quota for Indonesia in 2019 is 221,000 hajj pilgrims, including 204,000 for regular Hajj and 17,000 for special Hajj. In addition, starting from this year, prospective pilgrims are required to record biometrics in Indonesia. “The Government of Saudi Arabia has appointed VFS Thaseel as a biometric record company for […]

Feature to limit the ability to forward messages in WhatsApp that is effective on Tuesday (21/1) is aimed at preventing negative contents particularly hoaxes from going viral. “I personally have been discussing it with WhatsApp (representative) since September 2018. I had also discussed this issue with five world leaders. Thus, Indonesia is not the only […]

The Indonesian Government still needs to consider various aspects, including legal procedures on the release of an 81-year-old convicted terrorist Abu Bakar Baasyir, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. Baasyir was given parol after serving nine years out of his fifteen-year sentence.

In a bid to improve performance of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), the Government deems it necessary to restructure the Agency by adding work units, revising nomenclature and main duties and functions of the existing work units. Based on this consideration, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 8 January 2019 signed Presidential Regulation Number 1 […]

The Government officially imposed tariffs for six sections of Trans Java toll road, starting from Monday (21/1) at 00.00 Western Indonesian Time. The Decree of Minister of Public Works and Public Housing on 14 January 2019 stipulates that the tariffs for class I vehicles are as follows:

The Indonesian General Election Commission (KPU) officially started the initial printing process for the 2019 General Election ballot, Sunday (20/1). The ballot printing that was carried out simultaneously in three provinces—Jakarta, East Java, and South Sulawesi—are to prove the KPU’s transparency.

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto emphasized that the Government is still conducting an in-depth and comprehensive analysis regarding the release of Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, a 81-year-old convicted terrorist, from his imprisonment. The Coordinating Minister explained that since 2017, Abu Bakar Ba’asyir’s family has submitted a request for his release due to […]

Minister of Communication and Informatics Rudiantara had a meeting with Vice President for Public Policy and Communications of WhatsApp, Victoria Grand, to discuss efforts in reducing the spread of hoaxes in the most popular instant messaging application. In a press release on Monday (21/1), Rudiantara stated that the efforts have become a global concern and […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Ibu Iriana Jokowi attended commemoration of birthday of the Great Prophet Muhammad and Haul (death anniversary) of Sheikh Abdul Qodir Al Jailani, at Al Baghdadi Islamic Boarding School, Rengasdengklok, Karawang, West Java, Saturday (19/1). The President told the participants attending the event that Indonesia is a great country […]