President Joko Jokowi Widodo had an amicable gathering with representatives of National Health Insurance (JKN) – Healthy Indonesia Card (KIS) holders registered as Contribution Assistance Recipients (PBI), at the State Palace, on Wednesday (23/5). For the record, the Government covers premium health insurance for 92.2 million people across the country. In his remarks, President Jokowi […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated Vice Admiral Siwi Sukma Adji as Navy Chief of Staff (KSAL) and Sunarto as Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (MA) for Non-Judicial Affairs at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (23/5). Siwi Sukma Adji was born in Cimahi on 14 May 1962. He previously served as Commander General (Danjen) […]
Terrorism act we are facing today, according to Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto, takes a long process. The process includes recruitment, brainwashing, training and indoctrination. The end of this process is execution of the act of terror, Wiranto told the press after attending Limited Cabinet Meeting, at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, […]
Responding to complaints from the communities about land concessions saying that lands were occupied only by rich people, President Joko Jokowi Widodo questioned about which party distributing it. I never distributed even a meter. What we have done now is asset redistribution and agrarian reform, President Jokowi firmly said in a dialogue with community at […]
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) […]
