President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has appointed Professor Dr. KH Muhammad Sirajuddin Syamsuddin – popularly known as Din Syamsudin – as Presidential Special Envoy for Interfaith Dialog and Civilization Affairs. Din Syamsudin is former Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) chairman and former chairman of Indonesia’s second largest Islamic organization Muhammadiyah.

On the second day of his working visit in East Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo directly distributed 27,000 land certificates for people in Lombok Island, NTB Province at the field of Nurul Bilad Mosque in Mandalika Special Economic Zone (KEK) in Lombok Tengah Regency, West Nusa Tenggara province, Friday (20/10). In his […]

As a token of appreciation for the struggles of veterans in this country, starting January 2018 the Government will increase monthly allowance for veterans by 25 percent. In addition, through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing, the Government will also renovate 765 veterans’ houses, and 400 houses will be renovated by Ministry of State-owned […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that the plan for the establishment of the Indonesian National Police’s (Polri) anti-corruption squad (Densus Tipikor) is still a proposal. The Government will discuss it at a Limited Cabinet Meeting next week. “It’s still a proposal, later next week we will discuss it in a Limited Meeting,” President Jokowi answered […]

The Indonesian Government has decided to raise tobacco excise by an average of 10.04 percent starting 1 January 2018. Speaking to reporters after a limited cabinet meeting led by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (19/10) at the Merdeka Place, Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that decision was made by considering public […]

After receiving the Emir of Qatar, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo presided over a Limited Meeting to discuss the optimization of the Village Funds at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, on Wednesday (18/10). In his introductory remarks, President Jokowi said that Indonesia has 74,958 villages and 8,430 hamlets which all need to be built. “We […]

President Joko “Jokowi” on Wednesday at the Bogor Presidential Palace received a state visit from Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. According to the President, the visit is of great significance because it marks the 41st anniversary of Indonesia and Qatar relations. During the visit, Qatar’s Emir brought with him a large business delegation.“The […]

Emir of Qatar paid a reciprocal visit to Indonesia after President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s visit to Qatar two years ago, and this is part of a series of his agenda to visit several Southeast Asian countries. This was conveyed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno LP Marsudi after accompanying President Jokowi to receive a state […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo dismissed the notion that the Government has been repressive by issuing a Government Regulation in lieu of Law (Perppu) on Mass Organization. According to the President, the issuance of the Perppu has been very democratic because there is still a possibility that it is not approved by the House of Representatives […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo hopes that the relocation of 1,873 families affected by the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Karo Regency, North Sumatera Province, can be completed by the end of this year. As for the remaining 1,080 families, the President hopes that the relocation process can be completed at the end of next year. […]