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 […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo admitted that the current global economic condition is indeed slowing and does not benefit Indonesia in term of economic growth. “Not to mention financial crisis in Turkey, Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela in which those countries must deal with an inflation rate of more than 100 percent. There is also trade war […]

Indonesia has recently been hit by a series of disasters, 80 percent of which are hedrometereological disasters, such as floods, droughts, flash floods, and landslides , according to Director of Management and Provision of Information of Ministry of Communication and Information Siti Meiningsih. “Every year, disasters continue to occur, indicating that many river basin areas […]

The Indonesian Government through Indonesian Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) officially launched the 2018 Santri (Islamic students) Scholarship Program by Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin and Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani at the auditorium of Ministry of Religious Affairs, Jakarta, Monday (12/11). This program, which is a collaboration of four ministries, namely Ministry […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said he admires former Chairman of Islamic Organization Muhammadiyah Buya Syafii Maarif,who remains tireless even though he is already 83 years old. “Buya Syafifi Maarif continues to visit and encourage me. His spirit is still burning like the spirit of the millennials,” said President Jokowi when meeting participants of the 2018 […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed his deepest gratitude after receiving an honorary title “Pinisepuh” from Paguyuban Pasundan in Bandung, West Java, Sunday (11/11). “It is a great honor for me. The (West Java) Governor said that I have been to Bandung more than 30 times,” the President said, adding that he has traveled more than […]

As many as 160 thousand hectares of land in West Java province could be used by residents for social forestry programs, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said. “Only 10,100 hectares of land have been distributed to the residents. It’s still a very small number,” the President said during a handover ceremony of Forest Utilization Permit to […]