Tax amnesty funds will go to real sector: BKPM
The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has said it expects that the funds released as a result of the tax amnesty program will flow into Indonesia’s real sector, therefore, the agency has prepared...
View ArticleGolkar chairman surprised at reshuffle results
Golkar Party chairman Setya Novanto said he was surprised about the appointment of party member Airlangga Hartarto as industry minister in President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s second Cabinet reshuffle...
View ArticleGovt prepares law revisions for concurrent 2019 ballots
As President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has consolidated stronger support from political parties, the government is preparing revisions of election laws to enable simultaneous legislative and presidential...
View ArticleIndonesia: Indicted General Unfit for Cabinet Post (HRW - Human Rights Watch)
(Source: HRW - Human Rights Watch) (Jakarta) - Indonesia's President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo should reverse his decision to appoint a former general indicted for crimes against humanity as his new...
View ArticleWiranto’s job is to reform justice system: Jokowi
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has ordered newly appointed Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto to carry out justice reform to guarantee legal certainty. "I have...
View ArticleGuinea invites Indonesia to invest in agriculture, mining
Guinea has invited Indonesia to invest in its agricultural and mining sectors as part of efforts to further boost ties between the two...
View ArticleIndicted General Unfit for Cabinet Post in Indonesia
July 28, Jakarta: Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo should reverse his decision to appoint a former general indicted for crimes against humanity as his new security minister, Human Rights...
View Article'Wiranto's appointment bolsters impunity for human rights violators': rights...
Human rights groups have lambasted President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to appoint Wiranto as the new coordinating political, legal and security affairs minister, claiming it is in contrast to the...
View ArticleUS notes Wiranto's appointment with human rights concerns
The US government has recognized the newly inaugurated Cabinet members while highlighting human rights concerns with regard to the appointment of Wiranto as the new coordinating political, legal and...
View ArticleJokowi leaves no room for a ‘second most powerful’
Dubbed by many as “Little Soeharto” or as the emblematic “Javanese King” for his employment of ingenious but concealed ploys to have his friends and rivals succumb to his reign, President Joko “Jokowi”...
View ArticleBusiness community rolls out red carpet for Sri Mulyani
Bold steps: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (second from right), Vice President Jusuf Kalla (right), State Secretary Pratikno (second from left) and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung (left) walk to the...
View ArticleWiranto challenges critics to specify rights abuse involvement
Newly appointed Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto has denied accusations of his involvement in past human rights abuses, amid rampant public scrutiny over his...
View ArticleWiranto's appointment questioned
The appointment of retired general Wiranto as the new coordinating political, legal and security affairs minister is a backward move for Indonesia amid the government's strong stance in resolving past...
View ArticleView Point: When Jokowi’s ‘shut up’ order works
Immediately after the international arbitration court issued its verdict on the South China Sea (SCS), the Foreign Ministry issued a four-paragraph statement. The extra-cautiously crafted reaction was...
View ArticleJokowi Brings Back Veteran Reformer Indrawati as Finance Chief
Indonesian President Joko Widodo picked Sri Mulyani Indrawati as his new finance minister, returning her to a post she held six years ago in which she built up a reputation as a tough technocrat and...
View ArticleIndonesia’s energy minister to be replaced in cabinet reshuffle: sources
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s energy and mining minister Sudirman Said will be replaced as part of a cabinet reshuffle expected to be announced by President Joko Widodo on Wednesday, sources close to the...
View ArticleWho’s the boss Now?
After two years watching several of his ministers bicker and expose their policy differences to the public, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo told his newly reformed Cabinet on Wednesday that all...
View ArticleJokowi Taps Ex-Generals for Cabinet Amid China Maritime Tensions
President Joko Widodo has tapped two men with military backgrounds for key security posts, a move that signals a potentially tougher approach on both terrorism and defending Indonesia’s maritime rights...
View ArticleCabinet shake-up to strengthen economy: Jokowi
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo aims to strengthen Indonesia's economy with his second reshuffle, highlighting changes in economics-related ministers in order to address global economic...
View ArticleJokowi to inaugurate 12 new ministers
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is scheduled to announce his second Cabinet shake-up in less than a year at the State Palace in Jakarta later on Wednesday. Cabinet...
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