Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has confirmed that Lion Air flight JT-610 serving Jakarta- Pangkal Pinang route that was previously reported lost contact with authorities on Monday morning (29/10) had crashed into the Java Sea near the north coast of Bekasi, West Java. “We had coordinated with the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), […]

Indonesia is a maritime country, and its water area is larger than its land, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “I think we are all aware that the ocean is our future. Our ocean, Our Future,” the President said in his remarks at the opening of the 2018 Our Ocean Conference (OOC) at Bali Nusa […]

The Government has announced it is their best to search and evacuate the victims of Lion Air JT 610 aircraft crash. “We continue to pray and hope the victims will be found soon,” the President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said in his press conference at Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC), Badung Regency, Bali, Monday (29/10).

In the wake of the Lion Air JT610 crash, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI), the Indonesian National Police (Polri), Ministry of Transportation, and other institutions to conduct 24-hour full search and rescue operation by using 15 ships located at the accident […]

The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) has discovered the debris of the Lion Air flight number JT610 enroute to Depati Amir Airport, Pangkal Pinang from Soekarno Hatta Airport, Banten. The plane lost contact with air traffic control 13 minutes after taking off and fell in the water at north of Karawang, West Java province, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo explained that the aim of the Indonesian Government’s policy to impose a moratorium on oil palm permits is to encourage replanting or rejuvenation of palm trees. “The Government has decided to run the moratorium to boost palm oil productivity. If normally 1 hectare can produce 3 or 4 tons palm oil, […]

Global partnership is important to save the oceans, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in his remarks at the opening of the 2018 Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in Bali, Monday (29/10). The President added that more than 90% of the total global trade volume is conducted through the oceans; more than 40% of the global […]

Lion Air flight JT-610 lost contact with authorities today (29/10) at 06.33 a.m. Western Indonesian Time. The flight which was operated by Boeing 737 MAX 8 is on the Jakarta-Pangkal Pinang route. Spokesperson of the Air Transportation Directorate General Sindu Rahayu in a press statement said that the plane was last caught on radar at […]

In order to boost economic growth in the region, starting from Saturday (27/10) at 17.00 Western Indonesian Time, the Indonesian Government eliminates tariff of Surabaya-Madura (Suramadu) toll bridge connecting the city of Surabaya with Bangkalan in Madura Island. The official announcement of the tariff exemption was delivered by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in Bangkalan toll […]

During his visit to Sidoarjo, East Java on Sunday (28/10), coinciding with the commemoration of the Youth Pledge (Sumpah Pemuda), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo reminded young generation to manifest the pledges; acknowledge one motherland, Indonesia, acknowledge one nation, the nation of Indonesia, and respect the language of unity, Indonesian. The statement made by President Jokowi after commencing […]