Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing is currently completing the construction of Rukoh dam located in Pidie Regency in Indonesia’s westernmost province of Aceh. The dam is expected to support agricultural sector and provide water supply in the province.

The Indonesian Government has announced plans to evacuate 188 Indonesian citizens working as crew members aboard the World Dream cruise ship after the ship suspended its operations amid concerns over the coronavirus. “We have decided to evacuate them from World Dream cruise ship. Yesterday, Dr. Soeharso naval hospital ship had headed to the sea off […]

The Indonesian Government has announced it continues to carefully pursue the evacuation process of Indonesian citizens aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in the port of Yokohama in Japan. “At the moment, we are also continuing the negotiation with the Japanese government on the measures, the techniques, and the best way to get them […]

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has expressed optimistism that the high-speed railway project connecting capital Jakarta with West Java’s provincial capital of Bandung can be completed by the end of next year. “We are focusing on completing this project and it will be operational by the end of 2021. I have talked with PT […]

Minister of Religious Affairs Fachrul Razi has received twelve academic recommendations from academics in Aceh province during a national meeting held in the eastern Acehnese town of Bireuen, Saturday (22/2). Chancellor of Ar-Raniry State Islamic University (UIN) Warul Walidin, Chancellor of Syiah Kuala University Samsul Rizal, dan Executive Director of Sukma Bangsa Foundation Ahmad Baidhawi […]

Clean, transparent, and accountable budget management is a necessity to realize good governance, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. In his remarks at the National Meeting held in Aceh province, President Jokowi said that the province receives a substantial amount of Rp8 trillion in special autonomy funds for this fiscal year. “I asked the Governor […]

Indonesia should shift the focus on the country’s development after Presidential Elections and Regional Elections were over, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Aceh has the power due to its natural and human resources. I know this because I visited Lhokseumawe, Bener Meriah, and Central Aceh Regency in the 80s,” President Jokowi said in his […]

President Joko “Jokowi “Widodo handed over 2.576 land certificates to residents of Bireuen at Galacticos Futsal Court, Bireuen Regency, Aceh Province, Saturday (22/2). The certificate distribution, the President said, aims to overcome land dispute occurred in many regions in Indonesia. The President added that he often receive reports on land dispute cases during his working […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has expressed high appreciation for the speedy constructions of toll roads in the Acehnese provincial capital of Banda Aceh that has just entered its fourteenth month but land acquisition progress has reached 90 percent. “This shows the will of the people (of Banda Aceh) to complete the construction immediately,” President Jokowi […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on residents in Riau province who have received social forestry decrees to fully utilize the land for productive purposes. “I leave it up to you to manage the lands,” President Jokowi said in his introductory remarks at the Distribution of Social Forestry Decree at Sultan Syarif Hasyim Forest Park […]