The Government accounced the 10th Economic Policy Package focusing on protection improvement for Micro, Small, Medium Enteprises and Cooperatives (UMKMK) as well as the change of Negative Investment List (DNI) Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution said that in this Economic Policy Package, the Government adds 19 reserved business sectors for UMKMK in the […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo asserted that the revision of Law Number 30 of 2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is the proposal made by the House of Representatives and is now still being discussed. Therefore, the President said that matters concerning the revision should not be asked to him. Nevertheless, the President affirmed that […]

Vice President Jusuf Kalla explained the importance of energy and cost efficiencies by using advanced technology. Therefore, the Government expects to cooperate with the investors, particularly on clean energy development. When delivering a remarks on the 2016 Bali Clean Energy Forum in Nusa Dua, Bali, on 11-12 February 2016, which was initiated by the Ministry […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday morning (10/2) at the Merdeka Palace received Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai P. Patrushev. Referring to the statement delivered by Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno LP Marsudi after accompanying the President, the meeting that lasted nearly an hour discussed measures to  strengthen cooperation on security sector. Furthermore, Retno added, […]

A total of 10 (ten) Indonesian citizens were lightly injured by the earthquake shaking the city of Tainan, Taiwan, on Saturday morning (6/2).  “This morning I received information that there were three more citizens who suffered minor injuries. So the total number of Indonesians suffering minor injuries was 10 people,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday afternoon (10/2) at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, led a Plenary Cabinet Meeting on the Negative Investment List (DNI), the 2017 Government Work Plan (RKP), the Acceleration of Integrated National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) for 2015-2019, and Regional Spatial Plan (RTRW). Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung in a press statement after […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Wednesday (10/2) at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, led a limited cabinet meeting on the coordination between the National Economic and Industry Committee (KEIN) and the Government, which in this case is represented by the President, Vice President, and the ministers. Shortly after the limited meeting, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung in […]

Heavy downpour which starts to frequently occur in several regions in Indonesia has caused floods and landslides in several regions. Related to this condition, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed Regional Governments and Provincial Agency for Disaster Management (BPBD) to immediately lend a hand. “Flash floods and landslides hit several regions. The Regional Governments and […]

President Joko Widodo said that we are lucky living in the era of the freedom of the press where every day we are flooded with various information, opinion, and data.  “All of us can see how easy we get news and information. Sometimes a personal status in social media can be circulated as news. Some […]

The Government has decided to adopt the scheme of Government business entity cooperation (KPBU) for the oil refinery project in Bontang, East Kalimantan. The legal base for this decision is the Presidential Regulation Number 75 of 2014 on the Acceleration of the Provision of Priority Infrastructures and Presidential Regulation Number 38 of 2015 on the […]