President Joko “Jokowi’ Widodo is optimistic that Pencak Silat will bag more than two golds at the 18th Asian Games to be held from 18 August to 2 September 2018. The President expressed his optimism after visiting the venue for Pencak Silat at Padepokan Pencak Silat, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, on Monday (6/8) morning. […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Sunday (5/8) at the Merdeka Palace met with Secretary of State of the United States Mike Pompeo to discuss among others the condition in the Korean Peninsula. “US State Secretary Pompeo has visited Pyongyang (North Korea) after a Summit between President Trump and President Kim Jong Un. He said that […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana as well as Vice President Jusuf Kalla and Ibu Mufidah Jusuf Kalla danced the ‘poco-poco’ to welcome the 18th Asian Games, on Sunday (5/8). Joined by 65,000 participants, the dance was also an attempt to break the Guiness World Record for Largest Line Dance. The […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has asked the US Government to maintain the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for Indonesian products because the products exported by Indonesia are related with the products exported by the US. The request was made by President Jokowi during a courtesy call from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Merdeka […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that he and Presidential Chief of Staff want to create a strategic management agency to manage talent development in sports. “So, children have been observed from an early age regarding talents they have and we pay attention to the nutrition they need. There must be someone who is taking care […]

It is products of domestic automotive industries that should flood Indonesian market, not imported cars, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “We should continue to be export-oriented. We must control our domestic market and increase export market. We will provide incentives for export-oriented industries so that they can continue to develop,” the President said at […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that among all industrial sectors, automotive is among other sectors that are able to penetrate global markets. “Production chain, economic scale, and branding in this industry have met international standard. We indeed must notice the development of global automotive industry ,” President Jokowi said at the opening of the 26th […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo reminded to beware of short term cycle in automotive industry that starts to show its impact on big markets in the US and China. “All of us must understand that automotive industry has its cycles which are responsive to economic cycle,” the President said at the opening of the 26th Gaikindo […]

In an effort to restore the Citarum River that is currently experiencing severe pollution, the Government is planning to relocate a number of companies operating in the Citarum river basin area (DAS). “The goal is that the place to dispose of the waste from those factories can be centered in one place so it will […]

The Indonesian Government will receive Rp11.3 trillion in non-tax state revenue (PNBP) from state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina based on the signature bonus proposed to operate the Rokan Block – the largest oil and gas block in Indonesia – located in Riau province. Special Staff of Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Hadi M. Djuraid […]