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President Jokowi: Since the 1970s There Has Never Been Major Exploration
Date 2 Mei 2018

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo admitted he was surprised at the information that PT Pertamina (State-Owned Energy Enterprise) has never conducted exploration in large scale since the 1970s to date. “What is going on?” President Jokowi asked at the opening of the 42nd Indonesia Petroleum Association (IPA) Convention and Exhibition at Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), Jakarta, […]
2 Mei 2018

President Jokowi Pushes for Electric Car Development in Jakarta

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (2/5) opened the 42nd Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA) Convention and Exhibition (Convex) held at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC). In his opening remarks, the President mentioned a report from Bloomberg regarding electric buses and electric cars in China. “One of the cities (with electric buses and electric cars) is […]
2 Mei 2018

New Term of Office of SKK Migas Head is Set

In order to realize the smooth management of upstream oil and gas business activities and to improve the performance accountability and financial management, the Government considers it necessary to restructure the organization as well as the sources and mechanisms of operational financing for the Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Special Task Force (SKK Migas). Based […]

Gov’t Constructs Wear Arafura Bridge to Connect Yamdena Island & Larat Island
Date 1 Mei 2018

Building Indonesia from the peripheries is one of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla’s Nawa Cita (nine priority programs). Indonesian Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing has built roads and bridges in the border areas and the outer islands in the country. One of those bridges is Wear – Arafura Bridge […]
1 Mei 2018

President Jokowi: Indonesia Upholds “Harmony in Diversity”

Indonesia supports the revitalization of Wasatiyyat Islam in Islamic World. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo made the statement in his remarks at the opening ceremony of High Level Consultation of World Muslim Scholars on Wasatiyyat Islam at Bogor Presidential Palace on Tuesday (1/5). “We believe in Wasatiyyat Islam. We want to show the world that Islam is a […]

President Jokowi Welcomes Iranian Vice President at Bogor Palace
Date 1 Mei 2018

Prior to the opening High Level Consultation of World Muslim Scholars on Wasatiyyat Islam, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received a courtesy call from Vice President of oIslamic Republic of Iran for Women and Family Affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, at Bogor Presidential Palace, Tuesday (1/5). During the meeting, President Jokowi emphasized the importance of promoting Islamic values […]
1 Mei 2018

Gov’t Issues Regulation on Foreign Insurance Companies

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 17 April 2018 signed Government Regulation Number 14 of 2018 on Foreign Ownership of Insurance Companies to implement the provisions of Article 7 paragraph (3) of Law Number 40 of 2014 on Insurance. The Regulation stipulates that Insurance Company shall only be owned by: a. Indonesian citizen and/or Indonesian legal […]

President Jokowi: Indonesia Ready to Host Meeting Between Kim Jong Un & President Trump
Date 30 April 2018

The Indonesian Government expressed its readiness to host a meeting between Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un and the President of the US Donald Trump to discuss peace process on the Korean peninsula. The willingness and readiness of Indonesia were conveyed directly by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo after a meeting with South Korean […]
30 April 2018

President Jokowi Welcomes Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar at Merdeka Palace

Prior to the High Level Consultation on Wasatiyyat Islam Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar on Monday (30/4) paid a courtesy call to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. Speaking to reporter after the meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said that the President and the Grand Sheikh discussed the role of Indonesian Government […]

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