Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In line with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's "mental revolution" campaign slogan, newly inaugurated Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Yuddy

Paulina Quintao – The Secretariat of State for Vocational Training and Employment (SEPFOPE) has validated more than 22,000 former Indonesian employees to get their pensions.

Anastrasia Winanti & Carlos Paath – The House of Representatives on Friday passed the civil service bill, designed to ensure that public servants perform to high standards, or else

Anastasia Winanti Riesardhy – The government has vowed to minimize political influence in the civil service, particularly in the appointment of senior bureaucrats, including ministers.

Yuli Krisna, Novy Lumanauw & Robertus Wardi, Sumedang, West Java/Jakarta – Need a land or birth certificate? Or a driver's license or car registration?

Ridho Syukra – Bureaucracy reform legislation that threatens underperforming civil servants with dismissal is likely to become law this month, a senior government official said on Wedne

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – A proposed bill regulating the state apparatus would allow the government to fire poorly performing civil servants after four years, a deputy minister has sa

Ina Parlina and Dwi Atmanta, Jakarta – Despite regulations and a blueprint for reform, the government lacks the conviction to shake up the nation's sprawling bureaucracy, a senior offic

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) is reporting that the government has "improperly" continued to hire civil servants at a cost of trillions of rupiah.

The Indonesian government announced on Monday that the moratorium on hiring new civil servants was lifted at the end of December, 16 months after it was instituted, but that stringent r

Civil servants working in the Pohuwato district of Gorontalo engaging in extramarital affairs now have two options: repent, or get fired with no allowance.

Jakarta, Indonesia – Gorontalo Mayor Adhan Dhambea has postponed the inauguration of a sub-district official due to their poor Koran reading ability.

Jakarta – The lack of government transparency on bureaucratic reform has left the media unable to access information on the issue and the subject is underreported.

Jakarta – Experts say that the government has made little progress, if any at all, in its efforts to reform the bureaucracy 14 years after the start of the reform movement.

Ezra Sihite – About half of the members of the House of Representatives were absent during a plenary meeting celebrating the 67th anniversary of the legislative body on Wednesday.

Jakarta – Inefficient management, a sluggish culture and corruption are among the challenges faced by the Indonesian government in launching bureaucratic reform, says a senior minister.

Jakarta – A government watchdog is criticizing lawmakers from the House of Representatives (DPR) for a Rp 1.6 billion (US$168,332) junket to Brazil to research village administration.

Viriya Paramita – A noted legal expert has said that the hugely increased state budget allocation for the legal sector indicates the government's inability to clean up and strengthen it

Dion Bisara – The government has been forced to set aside hundreds of trillions of rupiah from an already-strained state budget to prepare for a slew of lawsuits.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi said on Thursday that his ministry had recommended local administrations to repeal 824 bylaws considered to be flawed and contrar

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Parliament watchdog, Formappi, has criticized the national legislation program set by the government and the House of Representatives, saying it lacks clea

Ezra Sihite – Red tape, it turns out, can stick.

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – An expert and a lawmaker have questioned the Bureaucratic Reform Ministry's plan to dismiss civil servants who fail the competency test by granting them earl

Yogyakarta – Nearly 95 percent of the 4.7 million civil servants in Indonesia are incompetent, Administrative Reforms Minister Azwar Abubakar says.

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Esther Samboh, Jakarta – The treatment of political economic issues in Indonesia is "uneven, with no evidence of systematic improvement" since at least four years ago – hampering develo

Camelia Pasandaran, Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ulma Haryanto – Starting on Sept.

Camelia Pasandaran – Indonesia has taken a major step forward in its attempts to trim its bloated, inefficient and corrupt bureaucracy, announcing on Friday a moratorium on the hiring o

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Camelia Pasandaran – The government's announcement of a planned 10 percent pay raise for civil servants next year was criticized by lawmakers and activist

More than 100 out of 491 districts in Indonesia are saying that hefty civil servant payrolls are breaking the bank, the Home Affairs Ministry said.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – It is common knowledge that poor performance has been the major hindrance of government administration in Indonesia.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – A security guard, sitting and smoking at the reception of Building C at the Agriculture Ministry complex, answered, "Fifth floor", when asked about the locat

Arientha Primanita – The National Bureaucracy Reform Team on Monday said that the government should enact a moratorium on recruiting new civil servants.

Arientha Primanita – The home affairs minister urged regional administrations on Wednesday to tighten their purse strings and reduce the number of contract workers in their ranks.

The Finance Minister on Wednesday said that number of civil servants (PNS) is too high, burdening the state budget because of the outlays on salaries, pensions and insurance.

Civil servants in the province are required to wear locally made shoes or face a heavy punishment – 200 push-ups, West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan announced on Tuesday.

Jakarta – The hefty cost of local bureaucracy has hampered the provision of basic services throughout Indonesia, according to an official.

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ended his visit to Norway last year, where he signed a billion-dollar forest carbon deal, playing positive tunes.

Juba, Sudan – Indonesia must reposition non-ministerial agencies to eliminate overlap that leads to gross bureaucratic inefficiency, according to experts.

Camelia Pasandaran – Vice President Boediono has stressed the need to punish ministries and state institutions that do not carry out the government's reform program.

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – Public servants who play online games or go shopping during working hours, be warned.

Jakarta – Victims of disasters, vulnerable groups in society, still receive inadequate public services during the times of crises, although a law on public service passed last year prom

Indonesia's powerful provincial governors will soon undergo regular performance reviews as part of the government's push for bureaucratic reforms nationwide, the head of the presidentia

Ulma Haryanto – The government is anticipating a massive housecleaning after a special team formed by Vice President Boediono announced it would begin instituting sweeping administrativ

Jakarta – The government will form a special team overseeing bureaucratic reforms that will be answerable to the Vice President.

Camelia Pasandaran & Arti Ekawati – The government on Friday shrugged off criticism of its spending priorities, justifying the need for salary increases for officials and stating th

Emmy Fitri & Kinanti Pinta Karana – The government faced criticism on Wednesday for its decision to increase the salaries of state officials while millions of people live in poverty

Novan Iman Santosa, Jakarta – The debate continues on whether the newly created deputy defense ministerial post can be held by an active military officer or should be filled by a civili

Camelia Pasandaran – The government is establishing a team headed by Vice President Boediono to oversee a massive program of bureaucratic reforms that would take until 2025 to complete.

Camelia Pasandaran – Claiming to have improved the performance of the Finance Ministry's bureaucracy, the government plans similar reforms in 12 other state institutions next year, Fina