Eruption of Mount Agung followed by flares of incandescent lava as far as 2 kilometers on Monday (2/7) in Karangasem Regency, Bali, is predicted not to produce a bigger eruption that produces ash clouds called wedhus gembel in the near future. Given the current situation, lava dome reaches less than the volume of the crater […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Wednesday (4/7) met with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at Bogor Palace to discuss stunting – or improper growth caused by malnutrition problem – suffered by many Indonesian toddlers. In my opinion, stunting is a crucial issue. I believe the people wish to have a leader like you (World […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Wednesday (4/7) at Bogor Presidential Palace received leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) led by the chairman Agus Rahardjo. During the meeting, on behalf of the KPK Agus expressed its concerns, particularly over the bill of the Law on the Criminal Code (KUHP) being discussed by the Government and […]
Nurkoyah Marsan Dasan, an Indonesian migrant worker from Rengasdengklok, Karawang who escaped the death row in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia returned to Indonesia on Wednesday (3/7). After a lengthy 8-year legal process, Dammam City General Court on 3 April 2018 spared Nurkoyah from the death sentence related to the murder of her employer’s children in […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana, on the second day of their working visit in South Sulawesi Province, inspected Paselloreng Dam construction project in Arajang Village, Gilireng District, Wajo Regency, Tuesday (3/7). The dam is one of the three new dam projects in South Sulawesi besides Karalloe and Pamukkulu Dams, which […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana inspected the contruction of Paselloreng Dam in Arajang Village, Gilireng Subdistrict, Wajo Regency, on Tuesday (3/7). The dam is one of three new dam projects in South Sulawesi; two other dams are Karalloe in Jeneponto Regency and Pamukkulu in Takalar Regency. The construction of 8 […]
The public and related stakeholders need to be involved to tackle stunting, an improper growth caused by malnutrition, according to Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Puan Maharani. Indonesia is one of the countries that have not met the target of MDGs 1.2 related to proportion of population with calorie intake below minimum consumption […]
On the second day of his working visit to South Sulawesi Province, President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Tuesday (3/7) inspected the construction of a 300-meter irrigation channel located in Mappadaelo Village, Tanasitolo Sub-district, Wajo Regency. The irrigation system – which uses a budget of Rp225 million from the cashlabor intensive program of Ministry of Public […]
Ministry of Tourism, in cooperation with Association of Indonesian Shopping Centers Tenants (HIPPINDO), will organize Indonesian Discounts Day (HBD Indonesia) to welcome the 2018 Asian Games and Visit Wonderful Indonesia (ViWI) 2018. “The national-scale sale will be held in shopping centers across Indonesia from 8 August to 2 September 2018,” Minister of Tourism Arief Yahya said when receiving […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo respects the newly enacted regulation of General Election Commission (KPU) that prohibits of former corruption inmates to run in next years legislative elections. The Law regulates KPUs authority to make regulations, the President said in Sidenreng Rappang Regency, South Sulawesi, on Monday (2/7).
