President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo encouraged state-owned construction company PT Wijaya Karya (Wika) to build residential houses in Namibia as an effort to promote bilateral cooperation between the two countries, especially in infrastructure development. “There are currently 2,000 housing projects even in larger units,” President Jokowi said in a joint press statement with Namibian President Hage […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asked college students to spread positive vibes and build optimism and to refrain from denouncing and mocking each other on social media. “We are heading for times of optimism and positive thinking. Our energy must be spent to build competition, competitiveness, and productivity,” the President said during the opening of the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday morning (30/8) received three delegates of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java. The delegates consisting of AIIB President Jin Liqun, Chief Officer Chen Huan, and Senior Executive Officer Oliver Barron, met with President Jokowi who was accompanied by Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Cabinet […]

Ministry of Defense is committed to using the skills of the nation’s best sons and girls in developing domestic defense industry. This is intended to generate new ideas to creating superior products that can be used by the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) personnel. This statement was enunciated by the Head of Public Communication Center […]

Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform Syafruddin in a meeting held on Thursday (30/8), on Civil Servant Candidates (CPNS) recruitment for the 2018 fiscal year instructed all  central and regional governmental institutions to manage the implementation of the selection process properly. Syafruddin added that it must be convenient for the public, one of […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (30/8) met with former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Bogor Presidential Palace. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, who accompanied the President during the meeting, said that Anwar Ibrahim’s visit to President Jokowi was a form of friendship as […]

Pencak Silat once again serves as a gold mine for Indonesia at the 2018 Asian Games. After earlier presenting 3 (three) golds on Wednesday (29/8), the sports branch once again added 2 (two) more golds for Indonesia.

During his working visits to Yogyakarta Province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (29/8) visited Sendangtirto Village, Sleman Regency to oversee the use of village funds. During the visit, President Jokowi, who was accompanied by Yogyakarta Governor Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, inspected the construction of an irrigation channel from the 350-meter-long Klontongan Dam to irrigate […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo thanked athletes who have exceeded the 16-gold medals target in the 2018 Asian Games. “This is as a result of hard work and struggle of athletes, coaches and assistant coaches, during the training session as well as during the competitions,” President Jokowi said when answering reporters’ questions after reviewing the Village […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is planning to visit Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province, to embark on and assist the reconstruction of residents’ houses damaged by the earthquake. “God willing, I will go to Lombok this coming Saturday or Sunday to check the start of the reconstruction of houses,” the President said after inspecting the […]