Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. This morning, the First Lady and I as well as a limited delegation will conduct a working visit to Chengdu in PRC. My visit to Chengdu is to fulfill the invitation of President Xi Jinping. And, this visit also coincides with ten years of comprehensive strategic partnership between Indonesia and China. China […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Good morning, May prosperity be upon us all, Om swastiastu, Namo Buddhaya, Greetings of Virtue. Distinguished Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia and spouse; Distinguished Ministers of the Onward Indonesia Cabinet; Distinguished Commander of the Indonesian National Defense Force (TNI) dan Chief of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) along with […]

This morning I would like to check [food] prices as I did at other markets in Malang Regency. I find out the prices are very good here. I see that the price of chicken meat can be 34 thousand rupiahs. The price of shallot is 26 thousand rupiahs. It is cheap here. I think the […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Today I visited Pindad along with Minister of Defense Pak Prabowo and Minister of State-owned Enterprises Pak Erick Thohir. We wanted to find out the prospects for the products of [PT] Pindad because every time I undertake foreign working visits, they always ask questions related to this […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) I found similar situations in many provinces, so we need to fix, to speed up road repairs particularly provincial roads, regency and city roads throughout the country. For the first phase, the Government has allocated a budget of Rp7 trillion, and another Rp7 trillion for the second […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good Morning, May Prosperity be Upon Us, Om Swastiastu, Namo Buddhaya, Greetings of Virtue. Distinguished Leaders of State Institutions; Distinguished Cabinet Ministers; Distinguished Attorney General of the Republic of Indonesia, Commander of the TNI, Chief of the Polri, Chairperson of the KPK, and Head of the BPKP; Distinguished Chairperson of the […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good morning, May prosperity be upon us all. Distinguished Minister of Public Works and Public Housing, Minister of State Secretary; Distinguished Governor of Bengkulu along with Mayor and Regent of Bengkulu; Ladies and Gentlemen, My beloved children. Good morning. Alhamdulillah, this morning Bengkulu-Taba Penanjung toll road will start operating to facilitate […]

This is merely sampling. I want to check stunting [rate] in every province as well as in every regency/city. I am glad that Bengkulu province has an excellent [stunting] reduction rate from 22 [percent] to 18 [percent], meaning that [the rate] in the province is below the national average. We hope in 2024, [the stunting […]

This morning, I am here in state vocational high school (SMKN) 2 in Central Bengkulu province to observe teaching and learning practices in TSM [Motorcycle Engineering] and TKR [Light Vehicle Engineering] classes. I noticed that vehicle and workshop equipment used for practices at the classroom are not adequate. However, I have made a promise to […]

Journalists What factors did you consider when choosing Mr. Budi Arie as the Minister of Communications and Informatics, sir? President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) We only have a really short time, less than a year and a half. So I need, first of all, Ministry of Communications and Informatics to prioritize the […]