The Government has agreed to build one major port on the northern coast of West Java. One of the options for the location is in Patimban area, Subang Regency, which will replace the previously planned Cilamaya Port that has the potential to disrupt the infrastructure of oil, gas, and others. Minister of Transportation Ignasius Jonan […]
Unofficial English Translation Assalamualaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakaatuh, Alhamdulillah, praise be to Allah the Almighty, 10 Indonesian ship crew members who have been held hostage by a militant group since 26 March 2016 were finally released. They will be flying from Zamboanga to Jakarta and are scheduled to arrive in Jakarta at midnight. The 10 Indonesian citizens, […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi quoted the statement from President Joko Jokowi Widodo saying that the release of 10 Indonesian nationals held hostage by a militant group in the Philippines, on Sunday (1/5), involved many parties and all Indonesians. Therefore, we need to assert that this is total diplomacy, which is not only focused […]
At the end of his working visit to Papua, President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Saturday (30/4) inspected Depapre Seaport in Sentani. The construction of Depapre Container Port has just begun. Governor of Papua, regents in the Province, and Minister of State-owned Enterprises have agreed that the construction of the Port will be carried out by […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Friday (29/4) began his two-day working visit to West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province and Papua Province (29-30/4) focused on revitalizing traditional markets. President Jokowi inaugurated Amahami Market in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara Province (29/4), led a groundbreaking ceremony of Mama-Mama Cultural Market in Jayapura Papua, visited Pharaa Market in Sentani, […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Friday evening (29/4) watched the opening match of the 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship (ISC) at Mandala Stadium in Jayapura, Papua. At the opening match, Persipura Jayapura played againstPersija Jakarta. President Jokowi arrived at the stadium at 11 pm Eastern Indonesian Time during the break of the match.President Jokowi was accompanied […]
President Jokowi and his entourage landed at Sultan Mohamad Salahuddin Airport, Bima, at 12.00 a.m. Central Indonesian Time and were welcomed by the Governor of NTB TGH Muhammad Zainul Majdi. The President and his entourage headed to Al-Hidayah Mosque, Talabiu Village, to perform Friday prayer. President Jokowis visit to the mosque to perform the Friday […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Thursday (28/4) at the State Palace announced the 12th Economic Policy Package. The Package that consists of 10 points is expected to bring positive impacts for the betterment in doing business and it will be carried out at the Central Government, provincial governments, and regional governments.
President Joko Jokowi Widodo has called on his ministers to formulate realistic and not too optimistic indicative ceiling for the 2017 budget year. (Formulating the ceiling must be based on) economic calculation that is really real and well-calculated, President Jokowi said in his introductory remarks before a limited cabinet meeting on the 2017 budget year […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo asserted that the Government can no longer delay public service reforms, particularly in this era of competence where countries compete to seize the investment, as indicated by the launching of the l1 Economic Policy Packages as well as the 12th Economic Package to be launched on this Thursday (28/4) afternoon.
