President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied by Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Minister of Education and Culture Muhadjir Effendy, and Coordinator of Special Staff to the President Teten Masduki visited the office of Central Executive Board (PP) of Muhammadiyah, in Jalan Menteng Raya, Jakarta, on Thursday (23/8). On that occasion, President Jokowi handed over his sacrificial […]

President Joko “Jokowi” confirmed that national handling of the impact of the earthquake that rocked Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) has been done by the Central Government together with the Provincial and Districts Governments. “We are still in the early stages, in the administration process related to the delivery of assistance for the heavily, […]

Indonesia dominates the sports climbing by bagging a gold medal and a silver  medal in women’s event and a bronze medal in the men’s event, in the competition held at JSC Sport Climbing, Palembang, South Sumatera Province, Thursday (23/8). Indonesia’s woman rock climber Aries Susanti Rahayu clinched a gold medal, making it the nation’s 8th […]

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has released a report about the rising number of hotspots as the dry season continues to hit a number of regions in Indonesia. “Certain regions are seeing an increase in hotspots, including the provinces of West Kalimantan (798 points), Central Kalimantan (226 points), Jambi (19 points) and South […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has dismissed speculation that the Government allocated only Rp38 billion in the relief efforts in the wake of the earthquake that rocked the tourist island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province. “Let me get this straight. The budget (for Lombok’s quake relief efforts) is over Rp4 trillion,” Pramono told reporters […]

Indonesia’s men badminton team had to settle for a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games after losing 1-3 to China’s team at the Final held at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday (8/22). In the beginning of the game, Antony Ginting, Indonesia’s first single, won the first game 21-14 over his opponent Shi Yuqi, yet in […]

Indonesia has once again added more gold from men’s paragliding team at the 2018 Asian Games. The team won in accuracy (for landing) in the competition held at Gunung Mas, Puncak, Cianjur, West Java Province, Wednesday (8/22). The five Indonesian male athletes, namely Aris Apriansyah, Joni Efendi, Jafro Megawanto, Paradigma Hening and Roni Pratama, earned […]