President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has once again stressed that the focus of the 2019 State Budget will be on human resources development. The President made the statement in his remarks at the opening of the Plenary Cabinet Meeting on Financial Note and the Bill on the 2019 State Budget at the State Palace, Tuesday (7/8).

Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad expressed his condolences and sympathy for the earthquake in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. The Prime Minister called President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (7/8) at around 3 p.m. Western Indonesian Time to extend his sympathy. “Your Excellency Tuh Mahathir, I would like to thank you for your call. On […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung stated that focus on human resource development in the 2019 State Budget Bill is made because in the past four years, the Government has been focusing on infrastructure development, which has been well implemented. “So we hope that starting 2019, we can improve the quality of our human resources to prepare […]

 The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that Indonesia’s economy has grown 5.27 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2018, slightly higher by 0.26 percent than the same period last year, Speaking to reporters at the BPS office on Monday, BPS Chairman Suhariyanto said: “The 5.27 percent of economic growth is a positive achievement; however, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on behalf of the Indonesian people and on his own behalf, offered his deepest condolences to the lives lost in the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province on Sunday (5/8) evening. The President has also ordered Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal […]

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto has decided to postpone a sub-regional meeting on counterterrorism scheduled for Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) on Monday (6/8) and encouraged guests and delegates to return to their respective countries. “Due to the earthquake, we have decided to postpone the sub-regional meeting on counterterrorism and allow […]

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 […]