A 6.3-magnitude quake hit East Java and Bali regions on Thursday (11/10) at 01:57 a.m. Western Indonesian Time. However, the earthquake did not have the potential to cause a tsunami. According to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the earthquake epicenter is located at the coordinate of 7.47 LS and 114.43 BT at a […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo talked about happiness in a business forum organized by Tri Hita Karana, at Sofitel Hotel, Nusa Dua, Bali, Thursday (11/10). The President said in Balinese philosophy, there are 3 (three) meanings of happiness. “There are three happiness or commonly called triple happiness. First, happiness with others; Second, happiness with the nature; […]

Indonesia has succeeded in exceeding the target of 16 winning gold medals at the 2018 Asian Para Games. The Indonesian contingent now has collected 23 gold medals, Indonesia’s highest achievement during its participation in the Asian Para Games so far.

In the midst of global economic uncertainty, economic cooperation has become the focus of our countries, President Jokowi said in a press statement with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long after the Annual Leaders Retreat, at Laguna Resort, Nusa Dua, Bali, Thursday (11/10) The Annual Leaders Retreat agreed the swap and repo cooperation between central […]

Social media contains a lot of information; therefore, the users shall carefully distinguish between substantive content and sensational content, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in his twitter account @jokowi. “We have to be smart to distinguish between substantive content and sensational content, right and wrong, real and fake, truth and hatred, voice and noise,” […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asked officials from Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education as well as State Universities to respond to the fact that only 3 universities in Indonesia listed in the world top 500 universities. “You are more familiar with the real problems , either management process or other issues,” said President Jokowi […]

After focusing on infrastructure development over the last three years, in 2019 the Government will focus on human resources development. The State Budget will also prioritize this field. Regarding this issue, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo explained that the Government will establish a National Research Agency whose role will dominate (around 70%-80%) the universities.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed his optimism that Indonesian contingent for the 2018 Asian Para Games can achieve the target of 16 gold medals and finish in top 8. “I think we will get more than 16 gold medals. I’m sure. Probably more than 20, but certainly more than 16,” President Jokowi said after watching […]

Ahead of the political year next year, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo called on the public to be cautious because hoax as well as slandering, denouncing, and mocking each other have been on the rise lately. “This is not Indonesia’s culture and is against Islamic values and ethical values that we have,” President Jokowi said at […]