In an effort to attract investors from Middle Eastern countries which are known for their wealth, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered related ministers to make a visit to those countries every three months. “Why they are investing their money in Europe, America, or China? Why not in our country? Because we never make a visit […]

The Government has given Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/Head of National Land Agency (BPN) Sofyan Djalil a target of issuing 5 million land certificates in 2017, 7 million in 2018, and 9 million in 2019. President Jokowi made that statement when attending the distribution of 5,000 Land Certificates for the People at the Complex […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has asked the Financial Services Authority (OJK) to study the possibility for fisheries microfinance or fisheries micro bank to cut the interest rate from 7% to 3% in order to provide working capital for fishermen. The President made the statement in his remarks at the inauguration of fisheries microfinance at Karangsong […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that Indonesia is known by other countries as a diverse country that still can maintain its unity. “Last month during a meeting with 100 World Islamic scholars, we introduced the concept ‘Islamic Middle Path’—Islam as mediating and balancing power. The ulemas who attended the event appreciated what we have practiced: […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied by Vice President Jusuf Kalla started the construction of Indonesia International Islamic University (UIII) by laying the first stone, at Radio Republic Indonesia (RRI) Transmitter Building Cimanggis, Depok City, West Java Province, Tuesday (5/6). In his remarks, President Jokowi said that the university construction plan has been finalized in two […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo asserted that as state apparatus, Chief of Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) and Chief of Indonesian National Police (Polri) must work hand in hand, synergize, complement each other, and cover each other. “They must indeed work that way” President Jokowi responds to the journalists after iftar (breaking fast) together with TNI/Polri apparatus […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that before the holy month of Ramadan begin, Indonesia experienced a series of acts of terrorism, that happened in Surabaya, Sidoarjo, and other areas. Those acts have claimed the lives of many civilians, as well as police apparatus. When people are in need of protection and security, particularly in this […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (5/6) at the State Palace, Jakarta, met with artists, public figures, creative professionals, athletes, bloggers and vloggers. On the occasion, President Jokowi said that Indonesia will host the 2018 Asian Games in the near future, during which the athletes from 49 Asian countries will compete.