President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo firmly rejected U.S. President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital during a speech at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Extraordinary Summit in Istanbul, Turkey (13/12). “This is unacceptable. Once again, President Trump’s move is unacceptable and must be strongly criticized,” President Jokowi firmly said. To that end, the President […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo criticized business world for staying at ‘wait and see’ stance to invest because Indonesia to enter the upcoming political year of 2018. “Until when you will stay at ‘wait and see’ stance? In 2014, you took ‘wait and see’ stance because of the Presidential Election. In 2015, once again at ‘wait […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo states that there are a lot of progress that have been made over the last three years. Therefore, the President added, international rating agencies, such as Moody’s, Fitch Ratings, as well as Standard and Poor’s grant investment grade status to Indonesia. He also adds that the rank of Indonesia’s global competitiveness […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo revealed the reasons why the Government focuses on accelerated infrastructure development. “Yes, this aims to create higher economic growth, both in the medium and long terms,” President Jokowi said when delivering his keynote speech at the Second Meeting of 100 Indonesian Economist held at the Puri Agung Convention Hall, Grand Sahid […]

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi on Monday evening (11/12) at 9.15 pm local time me with Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Riad Malki in Amman, Jordan, Monday (11/12). The two ministers discussed several matters related to Jerusalem issues and moves to fight for rights and independence of Palestine. Official Twitter account of the […]

With consideration under the Law on the State Budget (APBN), the distribution of Transfer to Regions and Village Funds may be delayed and/or withholding in the event the region is in arrears on the payment of premiums required in the provisions of the laws and regulations, on 4 December 2017, the Minister of Finance Sri […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that legal enforcement in corruption cases is an important move in the fight against corruption. According to the President, based on the Government’s data, between 2016-2017 law enforcement has been able to save Rp3.55 trillion of state money from corruption. President Jokowi even believes that Indonesia is one of the […]

The Government of Jordan expresses its appreciation for firm measures of Indonesian diplomacy to address the decision of the President of the United States Donald Trump, who recognizes Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel. “The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan appreciates concrete and firm measures of Indonesian diplomacy to help the struggle of […]

The statement was made by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo during the Commemoration of the 69th World Human Rights Day on Sunday (10/12), at the Hotel Sunan, Solo. According to the President, that principle is the reason why he always conducts ‘blusukan’ (impromptu visits) to directly observe the situation of the people on the ground.

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung on Saturday (9/12) at the 2017 Indonesianism Summit organized by the Alumni Association of the Bandung Institute of Technology (IA-ITB) at Grand Sahid Jaya, Jakarta, explained the President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s concept of Indonesianism. “The President explained that in a simple way during his remarks at the Commemoration of Indonesia’s 72nd […]