Following a proposal from Ministry of Religious Affairs to increase the cost of Hajj pilgrimage, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Tuesday (01/24), confirmed that cost of the 2023 Hajj pilgrimage was still under review. The President said that the amount proposed by Ministry of Religious Affairs is not final yet. Currently, the Government is still reviewing […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that he could not intervene in the ongoing legal proceedings in the premeditated murder case committed by a former high-ranking police officer Ferdy Sambo (FS). The President delivered the statement after being asked by a journalist regarding the request of the mother of one of the defendants, Richard Eliezer, regarding […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has emphasized that Law Number 6 of 2014 on Villages has regulated the tenure of village heads for six years and for three periods. He made the statement in response to village heads who marched in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building to voice their opinion on the extension […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Tuesday (01/24) said that floods handling in capital Jakarta must be carried out thoroughly from upstream to downstream. “It will be completed soon. Insyaallah it will be completed in April [2023],” President Jokowi said in a statement during the inspection of the development of the Ciliwung River Waterway to the East […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Tuesday (01/24) inspected the construction progress of the Ciliwung River canal to East Flood Canal (KBT), Jakarta. Arriving at inlet area at 19:00 Western Indonesian Time, President Jokowi immediately reviewed the canal project presentation. The Ciliwung River canal is one unit with Ciawi Dam, Sukamahi Dam, and other flood canal systems. […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, visited Mas Don Art Center in Serengan sub-district, Surakarta city, Central Java province on Monday (01/23). Mas Don Art Center is a creative space used to store historical archives of Indonesia’s founding figures and support art and cultural activities in the city. According to […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (01/23) visited Solo Technopark (STP) in Surakarta city, Central Java province. Upon arriving at the location, the President was greeted by Chairperson of the Solo Technopark, Yudit Cahyantoro, and inspected a number of facilities at the venue. “The President visited the Solo Technopark to see the development in the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo Monday (01/23) visited Jurug Solo Zoo (the Solo Safari) in the city of Surakarta, also known as Solo, Central Java province to inspect the outcome of the zoo’s revitalization. The President expressed belief that the newly-revitalized zoo would become a new tourist attraction in the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Sunday (01/22) officially sent off participants of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) fun walk, which was held in Surakarta city, Central Java province. “By saying bismillahirrahmanirrahim, I officially send off the fun walk to commemorate the upcoming centenary of Nahdlatul Ulama,” President Jokowi stated in his remarks. The Head of State also expressed […]