President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated the groundbreaking ceremony of the first stage of Padang-Pekanbaru toll road construction connecting Padang-Sicincin. “Alhamdulillah, we can start the construction of the 254-kilometer Padang-Pekanbaru toll road,” the President said when inaugurating the construction of the Padang-Sicincin toll road, at Jalan Bypass Kilometer 0, Padang, West Sumatra, Friday (9/2) afternoon. The […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (8/2) distributed the Smart Indonesia Card (KIP), Aspiring Family Program (PKH), and Rice for Prosperity Food Subsidy (Rastra) at Tuanku Tabiang Sport Hall, Batu Kupang, Koto Baru, Solok Regency, West Sumatra Province. “As for PKH, I think I need to remind you to only use the money for child […]

On the sidelines of his working visit in West Sumatera province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo stopped by the residence of national press figure the late Djamaludin Adinegoro on Jalan Prof. M. Yamin, Pasar Talawi, Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, Thursday (8/2) . Adinegoro’s grandson, Medrial Alamsyah, said he was touched when the President and First Lady Ibu […]

Family of national press figure the late Djamaludin Adinegoro represented by his granddaughter Eriswati Alamsyah expressed her family’s plan to make the house of Adinegoro on Jalan Prof M Yamin in Sawahlunto, West Sumatera, as a museum. “I would like to thank Mr. President for his extraordinary attention to Adinegoro,” Eriswati said.

As part of his working visits to West Sumatra Province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (7/2) inspected the implementation of Labor Intensive Program in Dharmasraya Regency. The program includes the Accelerated Irrigation System Program (P3-TGAI) and the Stimulant Assistance for Self-Help Housing Development (Improving the Quality of Houses Categorized as Unfit for Living).

1,700,00 land certificates should have been issued and handed over to the West Sumatra community, but until now it was only 700,000 certificates. President announced it during the land certificates distribution in Dharmasraya Sport Centre, West Sumatra, on Wednesday (7/2) afternoon.

Head of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati said that many regions in Indonesia are currently still experiencing rainy season. This condition, she said, is caused by quite a strong west wind since January and it is forecasted that until March many regions in Indonesia will still experience the peak of rainy […]

Several Priority Actions Plans (Quick Wins) are to be intensified as a follow up to a Plenary Meeting of the National Committee for Sharia Finance, including the development of halal or sharia industries and real sectors. “Because Indonesia is a market of halal products. Surprisingly, the world’s largest Muslim fashion exporter is China, Indonesia is […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo stated, being rich in natural resources does not guarantee a nation to be successful. He exemplified, many developed countries have infertile land, no mining, no oil, and no gas. “In fact, being rich in natural resources would pamper us, cut off fighting spirit, make us weak, and does not stimulate innovation […]

When delivering his directives at the 2018 National Coordination Meeting of Forest and Land Fires at the State Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday (6/2) morning, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo also mentioned the 2018 Asian Games to be held in Jakarta and Palembang next August. “Do not let the moment be destroyed by haze, forest and land fires […]