Unofficial English Translation Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakaatuh, Good afternoon, May peace be upon us, Ladies and Gentlemen, At the limited cabinet meeting today, we are going to evaluate the implementation of national strategic projects.

Unofficial English Translation Assalamu’alaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakaatuh, Today, I signed the Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) number 1 of 2016 on the Second Amendment of Law Number 23 of 2002 on Child Protection. The Perppu aims to address the cases of child sexual violence that have been on the rise lately.

Unofficial English Translation Assalamu’alaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakaatuh, Ladies and gentleman, This afternoon, I would like to evaluate the Economic Policy Packages – from the First Package to the 12th Package – that we have implemented.

Unofficial English Translation Her Excellency President Park Geun-hye, It is an honor for me to fulfill the invitation of Her Excellency President Park to undertake a working visit to Seoul, South Korea. Republic of Korea is a strategic and important partner in the region and is also Indonesia’s major partner in Asia.

Unofficial English Translation Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakaatuh, This afternoon, we are going to discuss the development of a new airport in Yogyakarta. We all know that the existing Adi Sucipto Airport serves 3.5 million passengers per year; in fact, its capacity is only 1.5 million passengers per year.

Unofficial English Translation Assalamu’alaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakaatuh, On 28 April, the Government has announced the 12th Economic Policy Package that focuses on cutting red tape, simplifying procedures, as well as reducing time and cost in order to improve the ease of doing business, particularly for start-up entrepreneurs. Measures for improvement are needed because I want Indonesia […]

Unofficial English Translation Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakaatuh, Although we have been focused on building seaports outside Java, especially in Eastern Indonesia, so far, it does not mean that seaports are not needed in Java. In fact, we need to build an alternative seaport because existing seaports such as Tanjung Priok seaport, Tanjung Emas seaport, and […]

Unofficial English Translation Assalamu’alaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakaatuh, Alhamdulillah, praise be to Allah the Almighty, 10 Indonesian ship crew members who have been held hostage by a militant group since 26 March 2016 were finally released. They will be flying from Zamboanga to Jakarta and are scheduled to arrive in Jakarta at midnight. The 10 Indonesian citizens, […]

Unofficial English Translation Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakaatuh, Ladies and Gentlemen, Tax Amnesty Bill is currently under discussion at the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR). We all respect the ongoing legislative process. However, I must affirm that the Government’s position on tax amnesty is very clear. The Government wants tax amnesty to bring concrete benefits for […]

Unofficial English Translation Assalamu’alaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakaatuh, May prosperity be upon us all, good afternoon, This afternoon, we will discuss the results of our working visit to Europe. The first thing I would like to say is that we want every working visit to be followed up and have a clear focus. Not too many, one […]