President Joko Jokowi Widodo requested that farmers not work individually but in groups. He considered the Farmers Group (Poktan) or Joint Farmers Group (Gapoktan) is not enough. In order to be a great power, the President added, farmers need to form a larger group. “Large group of farmers, large group of Poktan, large group of […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo on Thursday (28/6) at Bogor Presidential Palace received a state visit of President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Francisco Guterres Lú Olo and First Lady Cidália Lopes Nobre Mouzinho. President Jokowi and his Timor Leste counterpart walked through the troops and shook hands […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called on the people to vote for the best leader during the simultaneous regional elections held on Wednesday (27/6). The President also urged the people to maintain harmony regardless of differences in political choices. Let’s vote for the best leaders at district, municipality, and province levels. Our preferences may be different, […]
Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) is currently completing the construction of Trans Java Toll Road from Merak in West Java to Banyuwangi in East Java spanning 1,150 kilometers. The construction of the toll road is expected to be completed by the end of this year. Merak-Pasuruan is currently connected by a 920-km […]
The Government of Indonesia declares war on drugs given narcotics and illicit drugs are global problems, that happened in all countries. The statement was enunciated by Cabinet Secretary in an inverview at his office, Jakarta, ahead of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking which falls on June 26.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by Vice President Jusuf Kalla, on Tuesday (26/6) at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, led a Limited Cabinet Meeting on Preparation for the 2018 International Monetary Fund (IMF) – World Bank Annual Meeting. The meeting was held after Limited Cabinet Meeting on State Apparatus Pension Fund.
The Government is preparing a new pension scheme, which is expected to be way more beneficial for ASN (Civil State Apparatus). “With this new concept, of which I cannot reveal now as it still needs discussion, the pension will be way more beneficial than the current one,” Minister of the Empowerment of State Apparatus and […]
Head of Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Suhariyanto reported that Indonesias export value in May 2018 reached US$ 16.12 billion, a 10.90 percent increase compared to April 2018. Likewise, it increased by 12.47 percent compared to May 2017, he said at the press release of Export and Import of Indonesia in May 2018, Monday (25/6). According […]
Ministry of Tourism welcomed 254 foreign tourists from Poland who arrived at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Denpasar, Bali by using LOT Polish Airline charter plane on Monday (25/6). Assistant Deputy for Marketing Development II Regional IV (Europe) of the Ministry of Tourism, Agustini Rahayu, said the total number of foreign tourists from Poland amounted […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo emphasized that the neutrality of members of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI), Indonesian National Police (Polri), and State Intelligence Agency (BIN) is absolute in both national and regional elections. I have asserted this matter to the Head of BIN, the Chief of Polri and the Commander of TNI, said President […]
