There are three keys in facing global challenges, namely promoting economic cooperation and fair and free trade, such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP); strengthening monetary and fiscal cooperation, such as the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization (CMIM); and improving domestic economic fundamentals to advance the principles of good governance, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has […]

In the 21st ASEAN-Japan Summit, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo stressed the importance of ASEAN to strengthening cooperation with Japan in disaster management. President Jokowi said, Japan is known to be a region that is vulnerable to disasters that have caused huge casualties and economic losses. Data showed that in the past three decades, 40 percent […]

ASEAN countries are expected to take part in the Myanmar peace process due to the considerable complexity of the issue, Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto has said. “The most important thing is that ASEAN countries must issue a statement regarding the problems faced by Myanmar because ASEAN cooperation is comprehensive […]

On the second day of his working visit in Singapore on Wednesday (11/14), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is slated to attend a series of agenda of the 33rd ASEAN Summit at the Suntec Convention and Exhibition Center. Deputy to Presidential Secretariat Chief for Protocol, Press, and Media Affairs Bey Machmudin in his press release said […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo on Tuesday (13/11) arrived at Changi International Airport in Singapore, to attend the 33rd ASEAN Summit. They were welcomed by Singaporean Senior Minister of State for Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohamad Maliki bin Osman and Indonesian Ambassador to Singapore Ngurah […]

Before joining the 33rd ASEAN Summit, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had lunch at Indonesian restaurant Bebek Goreng Pak Ndut (Pak Ndut Fried Duck), located in Lucky Plaza, Orchard Road, Singapore, Tuesday (13/10). Wiwi Wulandari, an Indonesian migrant worker working in Singapore, was one of several lucky people who had lunch with the President. It never […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (13/11) attended the opening of the 33rd ASEAN Summit at Suntec Convention Center, Singapore. Upon arrival to the venue, President Jokowi and First Lady Ibu Iriana Widodo took a photo with Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong and Mrs. Ho Ching, then continued to proceed to the Ceremony Hall at […]

After receiving the participants of Indonesia Millennial Movement Congress, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received the Committee and the Winner of the 2018 Church Choir Competition (Pesparani) at the Bogor Palace, West Java, Monday (12/11). In his remarks, President Jokowi congratulated the winners and said that the most important thing in the competition is to celebrate […]

During a meeting with 31 regents on Monday (12/11) in Jakarta, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo clarified fake news recently circulating on social media, saying that the President is “a foreign agent” and “a Chinese agent”. “The President said that the Government has retained control over many investments, including mining giant Freeport. It shows that the […]