President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (22/2) paid an impromptu visit (known as blusukan) to Pasar Minggu traditional market in South Jakarta. The President has long been known for the signature blusukan style in the middle of his tight schedule to directly meet the people.

Ministry of Transportation as of 20 February 2019 has verified 33,052 fishing vessels and certified 232,414 fishermen, according to Directorate General of Sea Transportation of Ministry of Transportation. “Until the end of January 2019, the number of fishing vessels with less than 7 GT—Gross Tonnage, a measure of a ship’s overall volume— that had been […]

In order to address disputes on land ownership, the Government will carry on land certification program given certificate constitutes a legal proof of property ownership, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “If some people say that distributing certificates to the people brings no benefits, let them be. However, the program must be carried on,” President […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo arrived at National University Hospital, Singapore, at 16:40 local time to visit former Indonesian First Lady Ibu Ani Yudhoyono. The President and Ibu Iriana were greeted by Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, the first son of the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has instructed state-owned agriculture firm PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) to pay more attention to the welfare of its employees. The instruction was conveyed by President Jokowi when welcoming the representatives of the Trade Union of the PTPN (FSPBUN) led by its chief Tuhu Bangun, at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (21/2).

President Jokowi accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo on Thursday (21/2) departed to Singapore to visit former Indonesian First Lady Ani Yudhoyono. Ani Yudhoyono is currently under an intensive medical treatment in the city state.

The Government, through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing, is completing redevelopment projects of fishermen villages in Bengkulu and ten other areas in Indonesia. “Five of the projects are located at Kampung Beting in Pontianak, Kemuning River Area in Banjarbaru, Untia Fishermen Village in Makassar, Dufa-Dufa Region in Ternate, and Hamadi Fishermen Village in […]

The Government has proposed fare for Jakarta MRT phase I, which will be inaugurated by President Joko Widodo next month, from Rp8,500-Rp10,000, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has said. However, Budi explained that the Jakarta Provincial Government is the authorized party who can determine the fare. “It depends on their calculation; how much they […]

The negotiation leading to 51 percent of Freeport’s shares taken over by the Indonesian Government began since he directly led the negotiation with Freeport-McMoran CEO, according to Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan has said. “Negotiations before I took office as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources were not used as a […]

The Indonesian Government in the last four years has built 191,000-kilometer village roads financed by Village Fund, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Indonesia has 74,900 villages. It means that the Government has built 600-meter road per village,” President Jokowi said in his remarks during the National Coordination Meeting for Village Administration at Ecovention Ocean […]