Chairman of the Indonesian Asian Para Games Committee (INAPGOC) Raja Sapta Oktohari said the 2018 Asian Para Games Opening Ceremony would present a different concept compared to that of the Asian Games. According to him, the performances at the opening ceremony will deliver messages with humanitarian values, in contrast with the Asian Games opening ceremony, […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo, accompanied by Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi, and Coordinator of Special Staff to the President Teten Masduki, visited the 2018 Asian Para Games training center at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Stadium, Jakarta, Thursday (27/9). Upon his arrival at 8:50 a.m. Western Indonesian Time, President […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo inaugurated the 5.8-kilometer-long Depok-Antasari first section toll road, starting from Antasari to Brigif-Cinere, at Cilandak Utama Toll Gate, South Jakarta, Thursday (27/9). The construction of the Depok-Antasari toll road which spans 21.60 km is divided into 3 sections: Antasari Brigif/Cinere segment (5.8 km); Brigif-Sawangan segment (6.30 km); and Sawangan-Bojong Gede segment […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo expressed hope that Indonesian athletes can reach Top 8 at the 2018 Asian Para Games to be held from 6 to 13 October in Jakarta and Bogor. “I hope,we can meet the target, that is, to be in Top 8. Its much better if we are in Top 6 or 5,” […]
Divestment of 51% shares of mining company PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) to the Indonesian Government has officially been agreed on. On Thursday (9/27), representatives from state-owned mining holding company PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (INALUM), Freeport McMoRan Inc. (FCX), and Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto signed agreements on PT Freeport Indonesia share divestment, PT Rio Tinto Indonesia […]
Ministry of Transportation will promote helicopter as a mode of transport in major cities with traffic congestion across the country. For now, we are focusing on Jakarta, considering severe traffic in the city. It is our priority to make Jakarta a model city. Afterwards, we will implement it to other cities when the project in […]
Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform Syafruddin on 18 September, 2018 signed Circular Number 20 of 2018 on Dismissal of State Civil Apparatus (ASN) Convicted of Graft. The Circular aims to clean up bureaucracy from corruption, collusion and nepotism. The Minister, through the Circular, asked Personnel Supervisor Officers (PPK) and Authorized Officials to […]
Ministry of Communication and Informatics has blocked a total of 450 URLs on social media and sites that show photos and videos of act of violence before Persib vs Persija match at Bandung Lautan Api Gelora Stadium (GBLA), Bandung, Sunday (23/9). We have blocked 450 URLs because the video is not good for the public; […]
The Government is determined to accelerate land certification because of many disputes and conflicts among the people who do not have legal evidence of their land ownership, according to President Joko Jokowi Widodo. In 2015, 126 million parcels of land that should have been certified, but the fact is, only 46 million parcels of land […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo said he respects the decision made by Muhammad Sirajuddin Din Syamsuddin – the President’s Special Envoy for Dialog and Interfaith and Civilization Cooperation to resign from this post. The President also admitted to have received his resignation letter and met him as well. “Pak Din certainly has a lot of […]
