President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (30/8) met with former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Bogor Presidential Palace. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, who accompanied the President during the meeting, said that Anwar Ibrahim’s visit to President Jokowi was a form of friendship as […]

Pencak Silat once again serves as a gold mine for Indonesia at the 2018 Asian Games. After earlier presenting 3 (three) golds on Wednesday (29/8), the sports branch once again added 2 (two) more golds for Indonesia.

During his working visits to Yogyakarta Province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (29/8) visited Sendangtirto Village, Sleman Regency to oversee the use of village funds. During the visit, President Jokowi, who was accompanied by Yogyakarta Governor Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, inspected the construction of an irrigation channel from the 350-meter-long Klontongan Dam to irrigate […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo thanked athletes who have exceeded the 16-gold medals target in the 2018 Asian Games. “This is as a result of hard work and struggle of athletes, coaches and assistant coaches, during the training session as well as during the competitions,” President Jokowi said when answering reporters’ questions after reviewing the Village […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is planning to visit Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province, to embark on and assist the reconstruction of residents’ houses damaged by the earthquake. “God willing, I will go to Lombok this coming Saturday or Sunday to check the start of the reconstruction of houses,” the President said after inspecting the […]

In order to assist the quake-affected residents to rebuild their houses, Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing to send 400 young engineers who are also Civil Servant Candidates (CPNS) of 2017 to become community facilitators in building earthquake-resistant houses in Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara Province. “The 400 facilitators will be dispatched gradually starting […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said that the process to appoint Nicke Widyawati as the CEO of state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina took two months to complete. “The President picked Nicke out of three candidates” the Cabinet Secretary told reporters at his office in Jakarta, Wednesday (29/8).

Indonesia women’s volleyball team failed to proceed to the Semi Final after being defeated by  South Korean team at the Quarter Final held at Indoor Tennis Stadium, Gelora Bung Karno (GBK), Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday (29/8). At the beginning of the first set, Indonesia was able to level the match narrowly, even winning 17-16. Unfortunately, the […]

Acting CEO of state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina,  Nicke Widyawati, has officially been appointed as the new CEO of the company based on the Decree of Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Number SK 232 / MBU /08/2018 on 29 August, 2018. The appointment letter was delivered by Deputy to Minister of State-Owned Enterprises for […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed his gratitude to Pencak Silat exponents for winning 14 gold medals in 2018 Asian Games and congratulated Prabowo Subianto, chairman of the Indonesian Pencak Silat Organization (IPSI) for the achievement. The President made the statement after attending Pencak Silat medal ceremony at Padepokan Pencak Silat, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), […]