President Joko Jokowi Widodo said that hard power approach to prevent terrorism is much needed, but still not enough to prevent terrorism act. We need to balance it with soft power approach, the President said in Limited Meeting on Counter Terrorism, at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Tuesday (22/5).
The Indonesian National Police (Polri) Chief General Tito Karnavian admitted that he asked the Commander of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto to get involved in a joint operation to counter terrorism. General Tito explained that 75 percent of counter terrorism operation in Indonesia is intelligence activities, whereas 5 percent of it […]
After investigation, the Indonesian National Police (Polri) presumed that Surabaya bombing has connection with terror attack on the Riau Police headquarters in Pekanbaru and riot at the Mobile Brigade headquarters (Mako Brimob) which carried out by Jamaah Ansharud Daulah (JAD) terrorist group that pledging allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria. The Chief […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo stated that Presidential Regulation Number 20 of 2018 on Foreign Workers aims to simplify licensing procedures of foreign workers. “The Presidential Regulation regulates the restrictions on foreign workers,” the President said in a dialogue with community members at Jamiatul Huda Mosque, Padang, West Sumatra, Monday (21/5).
After successfully realizing Minangkabau Express Railway construction connecting Padang city with Minangkabau International Airport, in Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra, President Joko Jokowi Widodo said that the Government to soon expand the airport. I hope by the end of 2019 this airport will be able to accommodate 5.7 million passengers, President Jokowi said in his remarks […]
To provide convenient during mudik (an annual exodus ahead of Eid al Fitr), Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) has decided to stop all road construction works on H-10 until H+10 of Lebaran (Eid-al-Fitr) 2018. It does not apply for minor potholes repairment work, Ministry PUPRs Director General of Bina Marga (road provider) […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo instructed Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/Head of National Land Agency (BPN) Sofyan Djalil to issue Waqf Land Certificates for all mosques, musholla, Islamic boarding shools, and madrasa given there are many of those which have not been certified yet, particularly in the regions, villages, or municipalities. The statement was enunciated […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Ibu Iriana, on Monday (21/5) at 07.50 a.m. Western Indonesian Time departed to West Sumatra for a working visit and inaugurating Minangkabau Airport Train. Accompanying the President and the First Lady on the flight were Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning / Head of […]
Quoting words of wisdom from Buya Hamkaan Indonesian Muslim scholar and philosopher, President Joko Jokowi Widodo said, the decline of a nation will not happen if it is not triggered by moral values degradation of its people. President Jokowi enunciated the words in the inauguration of Prof. Dr. Hamka Modern Integrated Islamic Boarding School […]
Although there are a lot of differences and ups and downs, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung is confident that Indonesia already has a social capital to overcome them, namely the 1945 Constitution and Pancasila (Five Principles). Therefore, under the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) these differences are unified. That is the social capital […]
