Five days to go to the opening of a multi sport fiesta among the Asian countries or the 18th Asian Games 2018 to be held in Palembang and Jakarta. President Joko Jokowi Widodo called on the people to give their full support to all Indonesian athletes. Let us give encouragement to all Indonesian athletes! President […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana received letters of credence from eight new Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Indonesia in turn at the Credentials Room of the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Monday (8/13) morning. Accompanied by each countrys national anthem, the eight Ambassadors in turn arrived at the courtyard […]
Until Friday (10/8) or 5 days after an earthquake hit Lombok– 321 people were reportedly died and all of them have been verified, according to the data from the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB). Victims in North Lombok Regency are 273 people, West Lombok 26 people, East Lombok 11 people, Mataram City 7 people, […]
To make sure that the 2018 Asian Games will run well, Minister for Human Development and Culture Puan Maharani visited Jakabaring Stadium in Palembang, on Saturday (11/8), one of the venues for the Asian Games. On this visit, the Minister stated that the Stadium is 99 percent ready Minister Puan also tried the Light Rail […]
West Nusa Tenggara Governor TGB Zainul Majdi on Friday (10/8) asserted that approximately 480 schools were damaged by a 7-magnitude earthquake that struck NTB on Sunday (5/8) and another major earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 on Thursday (9/8). In addition to that, several referral hospitals and secondary health care were also affected by the […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Friday (10/8) is scheduled to meet with residents affected by the quake that hit Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province. The President is also scheduled to spend the night in the province as well.
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 […]
