To begin the second day of his working visit to South Sumatra Province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (13/10) did the first planting aimed at rejuvenating palm oil plantation (covering 4.400 hectares), in Panca Tunggal Village, Sungai Lilin District, Musi Banyuasin Regency, Friday (13/10). According to the President, the cost of the rejuvenation will […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated the 42 km long Kualanamu-Tebing Tinggi Toll Road Section 2 to 6 in Medan, North Sumatra, Friday (13/10). On the occasion, President Jokowi mentioned that the land acquisitions for Kualanamu – Tebing Tinggi Toll Road and then later continued to be 14 km long to Toba have been completed. The […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is optimistic that Indonesia has human resources with high quality evidence by a big number of Islamic students with achievementsin Madura Island, East Java. Therefore, after discussing it with Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, the President decided to give appreciation to the students in the forms of scholarships.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo extended his greatest gratitude for the improving professionalism of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TN), the commitment of all members of the TNI in upholding oath of soldiers, and for the dedication of soldiers, in performing their tasks that are full of risks. “Let me also extend my utmost gratitude for […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo reviewed the construction of Coal Terminal with a capacity of 20 million tons and the groundbreaking of Independent Power Producer (IPP) of coal-fired Power Plant (PLTU) Java 7, 9, and 10 with a total capacity of 4,000 megawatts (MW) and the inauguration of PLTU IPP Banten which has a capacity of […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo started his working visit to Banten Province to review at firsthand the development progress of Karian Reservoir in Rangkasbitung Subdistrict, Lebak Regency, Banten, on Wednesday (4/10) afternoon. President Jokowi explained that the development of Karian Reservoir, which is the third largest reservoir in Indonesia, has been planned since the 80s and […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said in the past three years the Government has disbursed Village Funds amounting to Rp127 trillion, consisting Rp20 trillion in the first stage, Rp40 trilliun in the second stage and Rp60 trillion in the third stage. According to the President, in the first year every village receives around Rp300 million per […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo gave grounds for the Government’s incentive to provide visa-free entry for international tourists. For the record, more than 140 countries are granted visa-free travel to Indonesia. According to the President, Indonesia has all destinations that tourists are looking for. We have the products but, as you may be aware, for many […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said after a number of youngsters in Kendari, South East Sulawesi, recently became victims after they consumed PCC pills and Jin pills should be an eye opener to the fact that the issues of drug abuse, illegal drugs and forbidden drugs cannot be taken lightly. “This case is possibly just the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo considered that issue concerning the decline in purchasing power of the public recently is deliberately conveyed by politicians for the sake of the 2019 political interests, which is a year away. However, as a matter of fact, the issue is groundless. “That is what politicians do, they raise the issues for […]