The National Musabaqah Tilawatil Quran (Quran Recital Competition/MTQN) will be held on 4 to 13 October 2018 and this biennial event will take place in Medan and Deli Serdang, North Sumatra Province. Director General for Islamic Guidance of Ministry of Religious Affairs Muhammadiyah Amin said that this year’s MTQN will mark a new era of […]

Divesting 51 percent of shares of mining company PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) from Freeport McMoRan Inc. (FCX) and Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto – which was completed by the signing of three agreements on Thursday (27/9) – is not easy, according to Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati. “I need to state that the whole process […]

Ahead of the so-called political year, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called on the public to refrain themselves from slandering, denouncing, and vilifying each other. “Slandering, mocking, vilifying are not religious and ethical values ??that we uphold. Be careful,” the President said at the handover of 4,000 land certificates for the residents in Depok, West Java, […]

Chairman of the Indonesian Asian Para Games Committee (INAPGOC) Raja Sapta Oktohari said the 2018 Asian Para Games Opening Ceremony would present a different concept compared to that of the Asian Games. According to him, the performances at the opening ceremony will deliver messages with humanitarian values, in contrast with the Asian Games opening ceremony, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi, and Coordinator of Special Staff to the President Teten Masduki, visited the 2018 Asian Para Games training center at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Stadium, Jakarta, Thursday (27/9). Upon his arrival at 8:50 a.m. Western Indonesian Time, President […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated the 5.8-kilometer-long Depok-Antasari first section toll road, starting from Antasari to Brigif-Cinere, at Cilandak Utama Toll Gate, South Jakarta, Thursday (27/9). The construction of the Depok-Antasari toll road which spans 21.60 km is divided into 3 sections: Antasari Brigif/Cinere segment (5.8 km); Brigif-Sawangan segment (6.30 km); and Sawangan-Bojong Gede segment […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed hope that Indonesian athletes can reach Top 8 at the 2018 Asian Para Games to be held from 6 to 13 October in Jakarta and Bogor. “I hope,we can meet the target, that is, to be in Top 8. It’s much better if we are in Top 6 or 5,” […]

Divestment of 51% shares of mining company PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) to the Indonesian Government has officially been agreed on. On Thursday (9/27), representatives from state-owned mining holding company PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (INALUM), Freeport McMoRan Inc. (FCX), and Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto signed agreements on PT Freeport Indonesia share divestment, PT Rio Tinto Indonesia […]

Ministry of Transportation will promote helicopter as a mode of transport in major cities with traffic congestion across the country. “For now, we are focusing on Jakarta, considering severe traffic in the city. It is our priority to make Jakarta a model city. Afterwards, we will implement it to other cities when the project in […]

Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform Syafruddin on 18 September, 2018 signed Circular Number 20 of 2018 on Dismissal of State Civil Apparatus (ASN) Convicted of Graft. The Circular aims to clean up bureaucracy from corruption, collusion and nepotism. The Minister, through the Circular, asked Personnel Supervisor Officers (PPK) and Authorized Officials to […]