Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto said that it needs to be careful in purchasing alutsista (primary weaponry defense system). There are several things that must be taken into account before purchasing them. First, Indonesia’s region is quite large. Thus, the alutsista must be able to be used to maintain security in […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that the procurement process of primary weaponry system (alutsista) should be started from interaction between Government, that is, Government to Government (G-to-G). The President wanted that the procurement should comply with the principles of transparency and accountability. “Once again, no tolerance for corrupt, mark-up practices, and I reiterated that the […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo (Jokowi), accompanied by a number of ministers of the Working Cabinet, hosted President of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim and his delegates at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (26/7). On that occasion, President Jokowi expressed his appreciation for the partnership so has been made so far between the World Bank […]

The Government should realize that Indonesia is still far behind compared to other countries in terms of mass transportation development and services, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said during a limited cabinet meeting discussing the development of the High Speed Train Project at the Presidential Office in Jakarta on Tuesday (25/7). Therefore, the President said that […]

After leading Limited Meeting on High Speed Train Progress, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo accompanied by Vice President Jusuf Kalla continued to lead Limited Meeting on the Development of the Implementation of Poverty Reduction Program at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Tuesday (25/7) afternoon. In his introductory remarks, President Jokowi asked to maintain the stability of the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, who acted as inspector of ceremony, inaugurated the Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI) Academy and the Indonesian National Police (Polri) Academy Graduates at the graduation ceremony of the TNI Academy and the Polri Academy who have passed education to become First Officer of 2017, at the front yard of Presidential Palace […]

Veterans of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) and the Indonesian National Police, allied under Association of Armed Forces Veteran of the Republic of Indonesia (Pepabri), fully support the Government’s move to disband anti-Pancasila (state ideology) mass organizations. The statement was made by the Association’s Chairman Agum Gumelar during their meeting with President Joko ‘Widodo’ […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed his highest appreciation to all ministries, particularly Ministry of Communication and Informatics, and related institutions for the result of Gallup World Poll (GWP), an internationally credible survey, in which Indonesia ranks first for public trust in the Government. “This is really important because it is the fundamental of conducting our […]

The result of the survey of Statistics Indonesia (BPS) stated that in March 2017, the number of Indonesians living in poverty reached 27.77 million people (10.64 percent) or grew by 6,900 people compared to September 2016 (27.76 million people). Therefore, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo asked all ministries/institutions to make efforts to reduce poverty rate. Moreover, […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung considered the growth of the Indonesian Government debt is relatively small. He reminded the public that three years ago, precisely at the end of 2014, Indonesian Government debt reached Rp2,604.93 trillion. Meanwhile, in April 2017, the Government debt grew to Rp3,667.41 trillion. “Every year, we pay the debt of Rp250 trillion. […]