President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that our history has acknowledged the great role of the Ulemas (Islamic Scholars), Kiais (Islamic teachers) and Santris (Islamic boarding school students) during the independence struggle until today in maintaining the Unitary State of the the Republic of Indonesia and the State Motto “Unity in Diversity” (Bhinneka Tunggal Ika) as […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has expressed his desire to build approximately 1,000 Vocational Training Centers (BLK) in Islamic boarding schools across the country next year, from the current number of 50 BLK . The President made the statement in his speech before 48,000 Islamic boarding school students and ulemas at the Nusantara Islamic Boarding School […]

Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo explained that the planned budget allocation for urban village fund would be different from that of the village, considering the coverage of urban village area is smaller than village. “The amount of the budget allocation is certainly different from that of the village. The area of urban village is […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo affirmed that the Government is committed to provide more supports to Islamic boarding schools across Indonesia in the effort to produce noble human resources. “We will give more concerns and supports to the Islamic boarding schools including the students (also known as santri) in developing human resources that have akhlakul karimah […]

People will always criticize the Government no matter how great the Government’s achievements are. It is because a state, whoever the head is, should be criticized, according to Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung. The Cabinet Secretary made the statement in his remarks at the Universitas Negeri Padang (Padang State University/UNP) to commemorate UNP’s 64th Dies Natalis […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said democracy in Indonesia is currently ‘controlled’ by social media. In the future people might not read newspapers and watch television anymore because everything is available in their gadget. “If I am standing here and broadcasted in live streaming, people can watch me from anywhere in real time,” the Secretary said […]

The commemoration of Santri Day on every 22 October reflects the recognition and appreciation from the State to Islamic spiritual leaders (Ulema, Kiai, Habaib, Ajengan), Islamic students (Santri) and all components of the nation who follow the path of those spiritual leaders, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “History has recorded the great role of […]

Just like the previous year, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has been ranked in the top 50 on this year’s list of the world most influential Muslims in 2019 by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center based in Jordan. Along with President Jokowi, there are two other Indonesian Islamic figures who are included in the top […]

The Indonesian Government will allocate budget for urban village (kelurahan) next year. The Government made the policy as a response to the public demand for urban village fund, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Starting next year, the Government will allocate budget for urban village in urban areas. I received many requests for urban village […]