President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that the Government has set the target of completing the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project in Jakarta and the operation of the MRT in March next year. “I want that the project be completed on time and the MRT can be operated commercially in March (next year),” the President said during […]

In a bid to ensure national interests in increasing investment attractiveness and absorbing workers in Indonesia, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that it is deemed necessary to manage foreign workers in Indonesia. “In the management of foreign workers in Indonesia, I want the permit process to be simplified. It is really important because I have […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo reminded that it is only 6 months left before a major sporting event for Asian countries or the 2018 Asian Games XVIII begins. The President firmly said as a host country, Indonesia must be 100 percent ready. “We only have 6 months left. As a host country, we must be soon […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo reminded that it is only 6 months left before a major sporting event for Asian countries or the 2018 Asian Games XVIII begins. The President firmly said as a host country, Indonesia must be 100 percent ready. “We only have 6 months left. As a host country, we must be soon […]

Even though it has been ratified in a Plenary Meeting of the House of Representatives in 12 February 2017, until now President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has not yet signed the Revision of Law Number 17 of 2014 on the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), the House of Representatives (DPR), the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD), and […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo met with Australian Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton, who was just appointed in December last year, in a courtesy call on Monday (5/3) at the Merdeka Palace. It was his first official visit since his appointment as minister. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his Cabinet members to finalize the budget for the Family Hope Program (PKH) this year, especially for the 10 million participants of the program before the end of March. “Next year, I want the funds given to PKH recipients be doubled,” the President said at a Plenary Cabinet Meeting […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo informed that the third President of the Republic of Indonesia, Bacharuddin Jusuf (B.J.) Habibie, is now hospitalized in a hospital in Munchen, Germany. Therefore, President Jokowi invited all Indonesian people to pray for the recovery of B. J. Habibie. “Let’s pray for the recovery of Pak Habibie. Hopefully he will get […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, on Saturday (3/3), visited sneaker exhibition Jakarta Sneaker Day at a mall in South Jakarta. In addition to spending weekend with his family, the President used the opportunity to check out the development of Indonesian shoe industry and market, especially sneakers. “I want to check out the trends. What are the […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung expects Indonesian Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to friendly countries as the representatives of the Government will not only perform diplomatic tasks but also help to boost investment from friendly countries to Indonesia and promote ease of doing business in Indonesia. “Ambassadors, consul generals, consuls, and trade attachés should enhance diplomacy, and […]