President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (25/10) at the State Palace opened the 2017 Conference on Land Reform and Forest Management. The conference is set to discuss issues on structural imbalance, indigenous forest land, distribution of land use in conservation forests, protection of indigenous people, and people-based economic development, among others. President Jokowi hopes that […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo welcomed the positive sentiment in the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) following Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) touched a new all-time record high on Wednesday (25/10). The benchmark index passed beyond the psychological boundary of 6,000 points. “Hopefully, it will not fall but continue to increase,” the President answered reporters’ questions after […]

The Government on Tuesday (24/10) held a Government Working Meeting (RKP), which was attended by regional heads including Governors, Regents, and Mayors from all over Indonesia. At least 576 regional heads were scheduled to attend the meeting, which was held at the State Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday (24/10).

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 […]