President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that he continues to closely monitor post-quake mitigation measures in Lombok after the quake hit the resort island on Sunday (5/8). “I get updated reports from the frontline regarding the number of dead and injured victims, as well as the scale of damage in houses, schools and public facilities,” President Jokowi […]

Coordinating Ministry for the Economy has announced low interest credit/financing scheme for tourism sector, namely for Smallholder Business Credit (KUR) loan with 7 percent interest. Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution has expressed his hope that the scheme can boost development in tourism sector, particularly for 10 Indonesian Priority Tourism Destinations and 88 National […]

Another 6.2-magnitude aftershock hit the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province on Thursday (9/8) at a depth of 16 kilometers, only four days after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated the island. According to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the earthquake epicenter was located 13 kilometers northeast of the provincial […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo stated that services enjoyed by more than 200,000 Indonesian hajj pilgrims this year will be much better compared to ones he enjoyed when he was on the hajj pilgrimage 15 years ago. The Government has created various breakthroughs and to improve the services. This year, biometric records containing fingerprints and images […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo answered to defamatory allegations against him that considered will threaten the country, namely allegation about him being a foreign stooge. “A foreign stooge? On what basis? We (the Government) handed over the management of Mahakam Block which was previously owned by France and Japan, to Pertamina,” President Jokowi said during the […]

At the opening of the 7th Training for Forming Ulema Cadres in Bogor, West Java, on Wednesday (8/8), President Joko “Jokowi” clarified an allegiation about him being a foreign stooge, clarified the issue of foreign workers in Indonesia, and also straightened out a misunderstanding that he is not “pro Islam”. The President feels suprised with […]

In response to the rumor of 10 million Chinese workers in Indonesia, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that there are only 23,000 Chinese workers working here. Those workers, the President added, do not work permanently.

The Government has planned to provide compensation for the dead and the injured in the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province on Sunday (5/8) evening. The compensation amounts to Rp15 million for dead victims and Rp2.5 for injured victims. Minister of Social Affairs Idrus Marham explained […]

Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing announced it will deploy heavy construction equipment both from West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province and other regions to fix infrastructures damaged by the quake that struck Lombok and its surrounding areas on Sunday (5/8) evening. “The quake is a major one. Areas stretching from Ampenan, Senggigi, Pemenang to […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has once again stressed that the focus of the 2019 State Budget will be on human resources development. The President made the statement in his remarks at the opening of the Plenary Cabinet Meeting on Financial Note and the Bill on the 2019 State Budget at the State Palace, Tuesday (7/8).