The Government has set the target of mass-producing electric vehicle (EV), both for cars and motorcycles in 2025. To that end, the Government is preparing supporting infrastructures and fiscal facilities to support the start of EV industry.

Based on data from Department of Monitoring and Control of the National Civil Service Agency (BKN), until 14 January 2019, there were 2,357 civil servants involved in corruption case that had been convicted by the court, but only 393 people had been officially discharged. “Of those 393 civil servants, 42 civil servants were from the […]

The use of electric vehicle (EV) can reduce fuel use and dependence on fuel imports, which can save around Rp798 trillion, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “By using electric vehicle, we can reduce fuel use and dependence on fuel imports, which has the potential to save approximately Rp798 trillion,” the President said during a […]

Most existing tsunami detectors are not functioning, according to Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Lieutenant General Doni Monardo. He added that some parts of the detectors are lost and some of them are nonfunctional due to the absence of batteries or solar cells.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that Minister of Finance, Minister of Home Affairs, Presidential Chief of Staff, and Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reforms have agreed to a new policy regarding village apparatus. Therefore, there is no need to hold any demonstration on the issue. The President made the statement during his meeting […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed Head of Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Lieutenant General Deni Monardo to guard rehabilitation and reconstruction process in quake-affected areas in Lombok (West Nusa Tenggara), Palu, Donggala (Central Sulawesi), Banten, and Lampung. “Please guard the implementation so it can be finished immediately, particularly in West Nusa Tenggara, Lampung and Banten,” […]

In respond to a number of critics regarding the establishment of the Joint Fact-Finding Team (TGPF) on investigation of Novel Baswedan case, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo explained that it is based on recommendation from the National Human Rights Commission. “It is (the recommendation) not come from the Government, yet it is from the National Human […]

On the sidelines of two limited meetings, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (14/1) at Merdeka Palace Jakarta held a teleconference with the former President of the Republic of Indonesia Prof. Dr. Baharudin Jusuf Habibie, who is hospitalized in Germany. Habibie is currently under treatment due to some problems with his eyes and kidneys. On […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Monday (14/1) inspected implementation of the Online Single Submission (OSS) system at the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) in Jakarta. The OSS service – which was previously provided by Coordinating Ministry for the Economy – is now provided by the BKPM. The OSS system is provided at the One-Stop Service […]

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) confirmed the successive earthquakes recorded in the Sunda Strait on 10 and 11 January 2019 did not result in significant sea level rise and did not cause a tsunami. However, there are potential for a tsunami recurrence in the Sunda Strait, Deputy for Geophysics of the BMKG Muhamad […]