President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo met with Australian Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton, who was just appointed in December last year, in a courtesy call on Monday (5/3) at the Merdeka Palace. It was his first official visit since his appointment as minister. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his Cabinet members to finalize the budget for the Family Hope Program (PKH) this year, especially for the 10 million participants of the program before the end of March. “Next year, I want the funds given to PKH recipients be doubled,” the President said at a Plenary Cabinet Meeting […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo informed that the third President of the Republic of Indonesia, Bacharuddin Jusuf (B.J.) Habibie, is now hospitalized in a hospital in Munchen, Germany. Therefore, President Jokowi invited all Indonesian people to pray for the recovery of B. J. Habibie. “Let’s pray for the recovery of Pak Habibie. Hopefully he will get […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, on Saturday (3/3), visited sneaker exhibition Jakarta Sneaker Day at a mall in South Jakarta. In addition to spending weekend with his family, the President used the opportunity to check out the development of Indonesian shoe industry and market, especially sneakers. “I want to check out the trends. What are the […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung expects Indonesian Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to friendly countries as the representatives of the Government will not only perform diplomatic tasks but also help to boost investment from friendly countries to Indonesia and promote ease of doing business in Indonesia. “Ambassadors, consul generals, consuls, and trade attachés should enhance diplomacy, and […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi, received the All England 2018 Men’s Doubles champion Kevin Sanjaya/Marcus Gideon at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Monday (2/4). According to Nahrawi, the President and Kevin/Gideon were engaged in a casual conversation, during which the President asked several questions to the duo about […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has asked newly inaugurated Head of the National Anti-Narcotics Agency (BNN) Heru Winarko to bring standards of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and apply them at the BNN given his former position as Law Enforcement Deputy of the KPK. “Be it standards of governance, organizational governance, or integrity,” President Jokowi told […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has expressed his support for measures taken by the Supreme Court (MA) in realizing a clean, fair and dignified judiciary body that upholds discipline to all parties involved in the judiciary processes. “I support severe punishment and deterrence effects for corruptors, drug dealers, terrorists, and anyone who destroys unity of Indonesia […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung delivered his directives during orientation of Civil Servant Candidates (CPNS) of Cabinet Secretariat in Building III, Ministry of State Secretariat, on Thursday (1/3) afternoon. “I would like to welcome the CPNS who have been chosen to have the opportunity to work  closely with the President and I wish them good luck,” […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Thursday (1/3) at the State Palace inaugurated Inspector General Police Heru Winarko as the new Chief of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), replacing Commissioner General Police Budi Waseso, who will retire on 1 March. The inauguration was based on Presidential Decree Number 14/M/2018 on Dismissal and Appointment of BNN Chief […]