Beginning his working visit to Papua, West Papua, and North Maluku Provinces, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Monday (4/4) inaugurated Merah Putih Bridge in Ambon. The Bridge, which spans 1,140 meters, is the longest bridge in Eastern Indonesia. In his opening remarks, the President hopes that the Bridge can be a new icon for tourism […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo along with First Lady Ibu Iriana Widodo, on Monday (4/4) began his three-day working visit to Maluku, West Papua, and North Maluku Provinces. Member of the Presidential Communication Team Ari Dwipayana in his press conference on Monday (4/4) said that the President will inaugurate several infrastructure projects in those provinces, including […]

Although cabinet reshuffle issue currently becomes the talk of the town and also becomes the hot news in several media, President Joko Widodo asks all ministers to focus on their works. “All ministers must focus on their works,” the President said answering the journalists’ questions when he watched the final of Bhayangkara Cup football tournament, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received Muhammadiyah General Chairman and Central Executive Board at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Friday (1/4) afternoon. Muhammadiyah General Chairman Dr. H. Haedar Nashir M.Si said that the meeting was held to mantain ties of friendship (silaturahmi) and to send an invitation to the President. “We invited President Jokowi to open […]

Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin has called on all sides to prevent racism because Indonesia is a diverse country in terms of ethnicity, religion, language, tradition, and culture. “I suppose we must prevent racism. Each of us must restrain ourselves from issuing statements that can be categorized as racist,” the Minister told reporters […]

The Government’s strategy to implement free-visa exemption facilities for tourists of several countries started to have come to fruition. The National Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the number of tourist arrival to Indonesia in February 2016 reached 888.3 thousand, or increased by 5.26 percent as compared to the number of visits in February 2015. It […]

President Joko Widodo accompanied by Minister of State Secretary Pratikno received the Executive Council of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU), led by the Rais Aam (Supreme Leader) K.H. Ma’ruf Amin, at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Thursday (31/3) morning. After the meeting, Ma’ruf Amin told the journalists that PBNU reported the plan to organize International Summit of the […]

Responding to technical and financial auditing on the National Sports Development, Education and Training Center (P3SON) project, in Hambalang, Sentul, Bogor, West Java, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi to prepare an alternative solution for the project. “The President has instructed me to prepare an alternative solution for the […]

“Indonesia is an archipelagic nation endowed with very beautiful marine parks and the beauty must be preserved, maintained, and conserved,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said in a limited meeting at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, on Wednesday (30/3). According to the President, Indonesia needs a ministry responsible for and authorized to preserve, conserve, and manage marine […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo reminded that fuel price that the Government will announce must be followed by the cut of transportation costs. “Based on the calculation, I hope fuel price can be cut. I also ask Minister of Transportation to regulate the process of cutting transportation costs,” President Jokowi said in his introductory remarks at […]