Indonesia has secured another gold medal after weightlifter Eko Yuli Irawan won in the 62-kilogram men’s weightlifting competition at JIExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta, on Tuesday (21/08). I am happy with the result as I was able to fulfill expectations, Eko said.
President Joko Jokowi Widodo reiterated that he continued to follow every piece of information related to a series of earthquake that hit the resort island of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara Province, including recent 6.9-magnitude quake on Sunday (8/19) evening. I received the information from there last night. I want to arrange time to go […]
Indonesian wushu exponent Lindswell Kwok has bagged the second gold medal for the country by winning the 2018 Asian Games womens taijijian competition at the Hall B JIExpo, Jakarta, Monday (20/8). Competing in front of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, the 26-year-old garnered the highest score with 19.50 points and outperformed her closest rival Hong Kongs […]
During a meeting with the national role model, members of the Paskibraka (national flag hoisting team) and members of the Gita Bahana Nusantara (National Choirs and Orchestra Group) at State Palace, Jakarta, Monday (20/8), President Joko Jokowi Widodo said that as a big country with a population of 260 million people, Indonesia is facing many […]
Indonesian athletes competing at the 2018 Asian Games continue to boost their spirit to present medals for the country. After Lindswell Kwok bagged 1 gold medal in Wushu, Indonesia adds two more gold medals from downhill cycling race in the final race held in Subang, West Java, Monday (20/8).
President Joko Jokowi Widodo, accompanied by Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, received an official visit by South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Monday (8/20). On that occasion, President Jokowi expressed his hope that the XVIII Asian Games, which unites the South […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Monday (20/8) at the State Palace hosted a number of national role models (teladan nasional). Among those national role model is Yohanes Ande Kala (known as Joni), a 7th grader of Silawan Junior High School, whose video of climbing a 12-meter flagpole to disentangle the twisted rope during an Independence […]
Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati responded to the statement made by Speaker of Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR) Zulkifli Hasan delivered during the Assemblys Annual Session Last Thursday (16/8). At that time, Zulkifli slammed the Government, who needs to pay Rp400 trillion principal debts in 2018, 7 times higher than the budget allocated for Village […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo at Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex on separate occasions on Sunday (18/8) received Deputy Prime Minister of China Sun Chunlan and Vice President of the General Sport Authority of Saudi Arabia Prince Abdulaziz ibn Turki Al-Faisal – who represents His Majesty King Salman in the Asian Games. Head of Bureau for Protocol, Press, Media and […]
Indonesia taekwondoin Defia Rosmaniar produced the country’s first gold medal at the Asian Games, coming out on top in the women’s individual Poomsae on Sunday at the Jakarta Convention Center, Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) sports complex, before an audience of 1,000, including President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. The victory came after the 23-year-old taekwondo fighter scored 8.690 points […]
