President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that as a diverse country, Indonesia has a long experience in managing diversity and difference. From this experience,Pancasila (the Five Principles, the Indonesian State Idelogy) as well as the 1945 Consitution hold a very important role to unite the people.. All citizens, the President added, upholds the Constitution to ensure […]

Concluding his working visit in Central Java, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo, inaugurated the Keris (traditional Indonesian dagger) Nusantara Museum, in Solo, Wednesday (9/8) afternoon. In addition to signing the inscription, President Jokowi also reviewed the museum to see its keris collections. In his speech, the President mentioned […]

Among the G-20 member countries, Indonesia’s economic growth ranked third after India and China. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called on all sides to be grateful for that achievement. “South Korea, Mexico, Germany, European Union countries, the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Japan ranked below us. However, we are not aware and be grateful of it,” […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo raised the issue of the Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) in Indonesia and the public trust in the Indonesian Government, in another part of his speech while inaugurating the 2,014 Young Graduates of state-run Institute of Public Administration (IPDN) Batch 24 of 2017, at IPDN Campus, Jatinangor, Sumedang, West Java, on […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (8/8) inaugurated 2,014 civil service officers, locally known as ‘pamong praja’, from Batch 24 who graduated from the state-run Institute of Public Administration (IPDN) this year. The inauguration ceremony was held at the IPDN Campus in Jatinangor, Sumedang Regency, West Java.

When delivering a remarks at National Pasanggiri (Tournament) and the 2017 Teenage National Championship of National Pencak Silat (an Indonesian traditional martial arts) School (Persinas) ASAD, at Minhaajurrosyidiin Islamic Boarding School, Lubang Buaya, Jakarta, Tuesday (8/8) morning, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo indirectly satirized the people who often give him unfair judgment on social media. Before […]

Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin asserted that all hajj funds consisting of initial deposit, benefit or optimization, and the Public Trust Fund (DAU) will be managed by Hajj Fund Management Agency (BPKH ). “All funds will be handed to the BPKH. (The first phase) will be done at the end of August […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi Widodo denied the assumption that SEA Games XXIX of 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is just a trial event for the 2018 Asian Games to be held in Palembang and Jakarta. “SEA Games is SEA Games. If the target is gold or overall champion, the athletes must work hard to achieve it. […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo attended the ceremony of the release of the Indonesian contingent who will compete in the 29th SEA Games 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the central courtyard of Presidential Palace, on Monday (7/8) morning. After the athletes, officials, and coaches sang Indonesia’s national anthem Indonesia Raya, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and […]

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that Indonesia’s economy in the second quarter this year grew by 5,01 percent from the economic growth in the second quarter last year (YoY). It said that the growth was sustained by almost all aspects, except the provision of gas electricity, public administration, defense, and mandatory social security that […]