President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo instructed all ministers and heads of institutions to guard the implementation of the 2016 Revised State Budget (APBNP) so the economic growth can be well-maintained, job opportunity can be opened, and the Government can focus on the infrastructure development, as well as reduce inequality and poverty. President Jokowi admitted that the […]

After receiving confirmation from Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati ensured that the Government of Singapore through Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) gives its support to Indonesia’s Tax Amnesty program. Sri Mulyani told the reporters in response to the news saying Singapore banks will report Indonesians who use […]

In an attempt to widen the people’s access to financial services, the Government considers it necessary to formulate a national strategy of inclusive finance that will serve as the guideline for strategic steps for ministries/institutions to boost economic growth, to accelerate measures to alleviate poverty, to narrow down gap among people and among regions in […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung confirmed that so far there is no limited meeting that specially discusses the issue of Jakarta Bay reclamation. The limited meeting on last Tuesday (13/9) did not discuss this issue. It discussed the current condition of fishing industry after consistently fighting against illegal fishing. Now, there are more fishes in the […]

According to the data from the Directorate General for Taxation of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry has recorded the declared assets of taxpayers from the tax amnesty program reaching Rp 500 trillion, and penalty payments reaching Rp19.4 trillion. “Although the program was met with pessimism at the beginning, now everytime I meet business players […]

Measures and steps taken by the Indonesian National Defense Force’(TNI) to take control of an area starts to show results. The statement was made by President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo after witnessing the maneuver of landing force battalion of the 34th TNI Marine Corps, Armada Jaya on Thursday (14/9), at the T12 Marine Warfare Exercise Center […]

After the issuance of the Presidential Decree Number 31 of 2016 on the Use of Images of National Heroes as the Main Picture on the Front Part of the New Print Banknotes and Coins of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, central bank Bank Indonesia will issue Rupiah NKRI in seven denominations of […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Thursday (15/9) at Banongan Beach, Asem Bagus Subdistrict, Situbondo Regency witnessed the ‘Armada Jaya XXXIV/2016’ training. Previously, the President’s arrival at the location was welcomed by Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Ade Supandi. The President also received the Rows of Honor and Report from the 5 Baluran Combat Training […]

The testing of Indonesian National Defense Forces’(TNI) strategic weapons and the exercise of the personnel should be carried out regularly so that the strategic weapons could be kept up-to date, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said. When attending the exercise, codenamed “Armada Jaya XXXIV / 2016” at the dock of Banjarmasin-592, an Indonesian naval battleship on […]

Indonesia’s prevailing vocational education and training system needs reforms and reorientation towards a demand-driven system, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said during a limited cabinet meeting on vocational education and training at the Presidential Palace, Tuesday (13/9). Thus, the President further said, curriculum, learning materials, work practice, testing, and certification should be adjusted with demands from […]