The Indonesian Government will provide housing for 945,000 State Civil Apparatus, 275,000 personnel of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) and 360,000 personnel of the Indonesian National Police (Polri), according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “The goal is clear: to make State Civil Apparatus and personnel of the TNI and the Polri more productive at […]

Head of the National Search and Rescue Agency (BNPP) M. Syaugi has decided to extend the search and rescue operation for crashed Lion Air flight number JT-610 with registration number PK-LQP for further 3 days after obtaining evaluation and input on the ground. The move was done as the operation entered Day-10, on Wednesday (7/11), […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said that the national electric motorcycle namely Garansindo Electric Scooter ITS (Gesits) has been undergoing trials for quite some time. In speed test, for example, it has been tested from Jakarta to Bali and showed no problems, the President added. “I tried it myself and there is no exhaust sound. […]

Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo handed over awards to a number of mass organizations that were considered to have succeeded in making a major contribution to the country’s development and safeguarding the sovereignty of Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. The awarding ceremony was held in the Forum for Communication Coordination between the […]

After a successful 16-kilometer MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) ride from Hotel Indonesia traffic circle to Lebak Bulus Depot in South Jakarta, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed his hope that the Government will continue the construction of the Jakarta MRT line from Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, Central Jakarta to Ancol, North Jakarta at the beginning of […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (6/11) inspected the readiness of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project by trying to travel on the MRT from MRT Station at Hotel Indonesia traffic circle to Lebak Bulus Depot. The President arrived at the Station at around 09:00 a.m. Western Indonesian Time and was welcomed by Minister of Transportation […]

One week after the Lion Air JT-610 crash, the Government has released temporary report of the progress of the search and rescue operation. A press conference on the evacuation progress was held by Ministry of Transportation, the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), the National Committee for Safety Transportation (KNKT), the Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) […]

During a meeting with next-of-kin of the victims of the crashed Lion Air flight JT-610 at Ibis Hotel, Cawang, Jakarta, Monday (5/11), Head of the National Search and Rescue Agency (BNPP) Muhammad Syaugi reported the progress of the operations to search for the victims.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo invited all elements of the community, particularly village facilitators to continue to monitor the Village Fund allocation so that its use is right on target and it provides benefits to the people in the village, said the President when giving a speech at the Dissemination of the 2019 Prioritized Village Fund […]

Indonesia’s economic growth is better compared to that of countries, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. In the third quarter of 2018, Indonesia’s economic growth reached 5.17%, rising by 3.09% compared to that in the same period last year.