President Joko “Jokowi “ Widodo inspected Sigli-Banda Aceh toll road project at the Interchange of Section 4 of the project (Indrapuri-Blang Bintang) on Friday (21/2) at approximately 18:30 Western Indonesian Time. “Alhamdulillah, the land acquisition process for toll road from Banda Aceh to Sigli, spanning 74 kilometers, is conducted very well,” the President said.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (21/2) inaugurated the newly-repaired building of State Islamic Junior High School (MTsN) 3 Pekanbaru, as part of his working visit to Riau Province. “By saying bismillahirrahmanirrahim (in the name of Allah, the most gracious and the most merciful) and asking for the grace of Allah, this morning I inaugurate […]

The Government last year built and renovated 1,671 state schools, including elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, as well as vocational schools, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “A total of 164 state schools are being rehabilitated and renovated in Riau Province,” President Jokowi told reporters after inspecting Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road in Pekanbaru, the […]

Job Creation Bill is aimed to ease business licensing process and create a more conductive climate for doing business to all investors, according to Special Staff to the President on legal issue Dini Shanti Purwono. “It benefits not only the big investors, but it provides an ease of doing business for all investors, be it […]

Pekanbaru-Dumai Toll Road spanning 131 kilometers is expected to be completed by the end of April, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. By that target, the people can use the toll road which connects the city of Pekanbaru and Dumai in Riau Province for exodus during Eid al-Fitr holiday.

As a part of his working visit to Pelalawan Regency of Riau Province, on Friday (21/2), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inspected a plant nursery with a capacity of up to 300 million seedlings, owned by PT. Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper (RAPP). “I think these kinds of strength should be promoted to reduce (import) as […]

In a bid to provide protection for Indonesian citizens, especially overseas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) in Phnom Penh has ensured the wellbeing of 362 Indonesian crew members aboard the Westerdam Cruise Ship. “The Cambodian Government stated that all passengers and crew of the Westerdam Cruise Ship […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed appreciation to the new invention that can change rayon wood fiber (widely known as viscose) into a fabric using technology developed by PT. Asia Pacific Rayon in Pelalawan Regency, Riau Province. “This is the result of a technology development which needs to be praised of and it was developed in […]

As the quarantine period of Diamond Princess Cruise Ship has ended, 74 Indonesian nationals who worked as the ship’s crews will be evacuated soon, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has announced. “They will be evacuated immediately. We are currently waiting for the Japanese Government’s response to some of our requests,” President Jokowi said on Friday (21/2).

In a bid to prepare for the evacuation and observation process of 74 Indonesian crew members of Diamond Princess cruise ship who have been declared negative for COVID-19, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy held a coordination meeting with a number of ministers and other relevant parties in Jakarta, Thursday (20/2). According […]