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 […]

During a courtesy call with Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo at the Merdeka Palace, on Tuesday (6/2) United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein applauds Indonesia’s role in resolving the Rohingya refugee issue. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Indonesian Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna H. Laoly said: “Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed his appreciation to the Task Force of Forest and Land Fire Management (Karhutla) for the significant progress it has made in handling forest and land fires in the last two years (2016-2017). “There’s a very significant drop in hotspots from 21,929 hotspots in 2015 to 3,915 hotspots in 2016. In […]

The Government this year instructs state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina to distribute 25,000 starter packs of 3 kilogram LPG canister along with a converter kit for small fishermen in 18 regions. Decree of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Number 294 K/10/MEM of 2018 states that as of 26 January 2018 Pertamina is […]

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that Indonesia’s economic growth last year reached 5.07 percent, higher than that in 2016 at 5.03 percent. The 2017 economic growth figure is event the highest since 2014. The BPS data also shows that economic growth during the first year of the Administration of President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and […]

Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi, held a meeting with  the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Airnav Indonesia Directors at JATSC, Soekarno-Hatta Airport, in Tangerang, Banten, on Saturday (3/2), to discuss airport development in Jakarta, Bali, and Papua. “Today we have a meeting to learn improvement plan of Airnav in three locations; Jakarta, Bali, […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Saturday (3/2) inaugurated Indoor and Outdoor Tennis Courts located in Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Sport Complex in Senayan, South Jakarta. “This morning, by saying bismillahirrahmanirrahim, I hereby inaugurate the renovated Indoor and Outdoor Tennis Courts,” the President said, adding that as the renovations of venues for the upcoming 2018 Asian […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo responds the act of the Chairman of the University of Indonesia’s Student Executivce Body (BEM UI) who raised a yellow book after he just finished his remarks at the 68 Dies Natalis of the University of Indonesia, in Depok, West Java, on Friday (2/2).<

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo expressed his admiration for the late cleric As’ad Syamsul Arifin, one of the most respected clerics in Indonesia. “Today I come to Salafiyah Safi’iyah Islamic Boarding School because I want to see and feel first hand the place where the late cleric spread his teachings and where Islamic students inherit his […]