President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Wednesday (02/23) hosted several senior artists at Bogor Presidential Palace who expressed their aspirations about culture. “We expressed our aspirations about culture, how culture actually strengthens unity, how culture enriches our diversity. We also addressed matters other than cultural facilities and infrastructure available here,” comedian Indrodjojo Kusumonegoro – better known as […]

The Government through the Task Force for Handling State Collection Rights for the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI Task Force) has confiscated asset of the former obligor of Bank Umum Nasional Kaharudin Ongko in the form of 31,530 square meters land located in Wonokromo, Surabaya. “The confiscation was carried out as part of the state’s […]

Relocation of the nation’s capital city to New Capital City of Nusantara (IKN) is a leap for the Indonesian people to transform the nation towards an advanced Indonesia,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. According to him, IKN will show the greatness of the Indonesian nation, reflect national identity, and ensure socio-economic and environmental sustainability. […]

Indonesia delivered support to the International Labour Organization (ILO) in the efforts to recover labour market from the impacts COVID-19 has brought through human-centered recovery measures. The statement was made by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo during the opening of International Labour Organization (ILO) Global Forum for a Human-centered Recovery from the COVID-19, through video conference, […]

Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has applauded synergy between state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and private sector in speeding up development for an integrated electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem in Indonesia. According to him, the cooperation is made between state-owned oil and gas giant Pertamina, Electrum, – a joint venture established by national leading mobile on-demand services […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo encouraged the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) to transform to create Indonesia that is resilient to disasters. “As one of the main pillars of disaster management, BNPB must always improve itself,” the President said when opening the 2022 National Coordination Meeting of Disaster Management virtually from the Bogor Presidential Palace, West […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Wednesday (02/23) urged that all steps of disaster management be carried out in a disciplined and consistent matter so that Indonesia can have disaster resilience in facing disasters. According to the President, being located in the Ring of Fire, Indonesia is one of 35 countries that has the highest disaster risks […]

The participants of BPJS Ketenagakerjaan (Workers Social Security Provider Body) who meet the requirements can claim the benefits of the Unemployment Benefits Program (JKP), Ministry of Manpower has announced. “In 2022, there will be around 629 thousand JKP beneficiaries,” Head of the Ministry’s Public Relations Bureau Chairul Fadhly Harahap stated, Tuesday (02/22). Although it has […]

Tax revenue in January 2022 grew by 59.39 percent amounting to Rp109.1 trillion, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has announced. “This January, Rp109.1 trillion of tax revenue was collected. This is an excellent achievement. A dramatically high increase in tax revenue is certainly something that we must be grateful for, but it is also […]

The budget for economic recovery in the 2022 State Budget (APBN) has been simplified into three categories, namely healthcare, public protection, and strengthening of economic recovery, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has announced. “The budget for the National Economic Recovery (PEN) this year is Rp455.62 trillion,” she said at the press conference of the […]