President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo welcomes the holy month of Ramadan 1440 Hijri, which starts from 6 May this year, and extends his best wishes to Muslims across the country. “From fasting we learn to manage our desires and obsession with worldly things as well as to cultivate our empathy for those in need. Ramadan as […]

The Indonesian Ministry of Religion Affairs has declared Monday, 6 May 2019 as the first day of this year’s fasting month of Ramadan. Minister of Religion Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin made the announcement at a press conference after holding an isbat (confirmation) meeting to determine the start of the fasting month.

Ministry of Villages, Development of Underdeveloped Regions and Transmigration on behalf of the Government of Indonesia sent three village heads as the representatives in the 8th ASEAN Plus Three Village Leaders Exchange Programme, to be held in Yunnan, People’s Republic of China, on 5 to 11 May 2019. The forum is aimed at building the […]

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has reported that Indonesia’s manufacturing industry has been increasingly productive and competitive. The BPS report also shows the production of large and medium manufacturing industries (IBS) in the first quarter of 2019 rose by 4.45 percent, compared to that in the same period last year which was only 4.07 percent.

Ministry of Communication and Informatics confirmed that ‘The design of Palangkaraya State Palace’ which has been circulating lately on Twitter is a hoax. “It is not true, the picture in fact is the design of Graha Garuda Tiara Indonesia Building, a prestigious project during President Soeharto’s Administration,” the Ministry’s Acting Head of Public Relations Bureau […]

The Indonesian Government decided to release 2,800 hectares of land to indigenous community of Sinama Nenek in Kampar regency, Riau Province after 22 years of land dispute between the community and state-owned plantation holding company PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) V. “The PTPN V decided to release (the land) and give its rights to the community,” […]

As many as 8,959 cases of land disputes have been reported across Indonesia, some of them have been resolved and some others have not, Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning (ATR)/Head of the National Land Agency (BPN) Sofyan Djalil has said. “Out of 8,959 cases of land dispute, 56 percent of them are among […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called for comprehensive preparation of management on the ground ahead of this year’s Eid Day. “Management on the ground must be more comprehensive and coordinated both in Central and Regional Governments,” the President said during a Limited Meeting on the Preparation ahead of Eid Day 2019 at the Presidential Office, […]

Cases of land dispute that occur across the archipelago —whether between the people and private companies, the people and state-owned enterprises, or the people and the Government—must be immediately resolved, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said. “I want (those problems) to be resolved as soon as possible so that the people have legal certainty,” President […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung spoke about his early education days to commemorate National Education Day which falls on 2 May. “Teachers do not necessarily mean those who teach at schools. Teachers can also be in our families. In my case, my father is my teacher,” he said in an interview at his office, Jakarta.