After the opening of the 2017 National Symposium on Culture at Raflesia Ballroom, Balai Kartini, South Jakarta, Monday (20/11) afternoon, President Joko Jokowi Widodo expresses his utmost appreciation, on behalf of the people of Indonesia, to TNI and Polri for freeing hostages in Tembagapura. They have been taken hostage by an armed criminal group that […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo admits that when he decides to build Trans-Papua Road, someone asked him whether the construction of the road will drive and develop economic growth in Papua. The President explains that there are two choices: the road is built first then the economy will grow or we wait the economy grows then […]
Unofficial English Translation Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good Afternoon, May prosperity be upon us all. In this afternoons limited meeting we will continue to discuss firstly, vocational education, and secondly, laws on education that needs to be revised in my opinion. Therefore, foreign universities, academies, and polytechnics are able to establish their campuses in Indonesia.
President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Thursday (16/11) at the Bogor Palace, West Java led a limited cabinet meeting on Vocational Education and Its Implementation. In the introductory remarks, the President said that Law of Education needs to be revised so foreign universities and polytechnics can establish campuses in Indonesia.
President Joko Jokowi Widodo said that there is a shift in which people do not shop for goods, brands, but love to travel, try new restaurants, go to cafe, and taste distinctive dishes. “This is an opportunity we have to take advantage,” President Jokowi said when giving his introductory remarks at a Limited Meeting on […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo stressed the importance of the courage to make decisions just like what the Government has shown in issuing policies, such as declaring 1st of June as a national holiday to commemorate the birthday of Pancasila, stipulating Government Regulation in Lieu of Law Number (Perppu) Number 2 of 2017 on Mass Organizations, […]
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund reported that economic outlook will continue to improve in 2018. However, a number of things still could disrupt world economic growth, such as protectionism and global political instability. Moreover, the symptoms of protectionism in the forms of tariff and non-tariff barriers are expected to increase. Against this […]
Discrimination against palm oil in the European Union (EU) countries must be ended and measures and policies considered detrimental to the economy and images of palm oil producing countries must also be eliminated. The statement was made by President Joko Jokowi Widodo at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-EU Commemorative Summit on the 40th […]
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India have huge potentials, namely a joint market reaching 2 billion people and a total GPD of USD4.5 billion. Therefore, ASEAN-India should become one of the worlds economic generators. The statement was made by President Joko Jokowi Widodo during the 15th ASEAN-India Summit, which was also attended by […]
On the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit, President Joko Jokowi Widodo had a bilateral meeting with the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres at the Philippines International Convention Center (PICC), Manila, the Philippines, on Monday (13/11). The Deputy for Protocol, Press, and Media of the Secretariat of the President, Bey Machmudin, in a press […]
