President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo asked the current as well as the future Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta to continue the projects of mass infrastructure, such as LRT, MRT, train, toll road, including the access to Tanjung Priok port. This request was delivered by President Jokowi in a Limited Meeting on Evaluation of the Implementation of […]

Chief of the National Anti-Drug Agency (BNN) Budi Waseso said Indonesia remains a large drug market. According to him, while types of drug circulating in Indonesia are now more varied, not many Indonesians are aware of those new types of drugs. “This poses a threat for the nation in the future because what (drug abuse) […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on behalf of the State and the Government, expressed his appreciation to the Indonesian National Police (Polri) for the devotion of all Polri personnel who worked in big cities and served in the corners of the country in maintaining public security and order, so that the results are visible and real. […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit, received Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguy?n Xuân Phúc in Hamburg Messe, Hamburg, Germany, on Saturday (8/7). On that meeting, President Jokowi hopes for the completion of delimitation of the region and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) negotiations between Indonesia and Vietnam as soon as possible. […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said building Africa should be done without destroying the continent. The President also believes that only with this way, Africa’s economic growth would be sustainable. “Therefore, Indonesia lends her support for the G20-Africa Partnership and the goal of Agenda 2063 in Africa through Compact with Africa,” the President said in his […]

Head of Press, Media, and Information Bureau, Secretariat of the President, Bey Machmudin, delivered a clarification on the participation of five members of President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo’s family, consisting of two sons, one daughter, one daughter-in-law, and one grand son, in a state visit to Turkey and Germany, from 5-9 July 2017. According to Bey, […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that the total trade volume between Indonesia and Norway in 2016 rose by 40.5 percent, compared to that in 2015, while investment sharply rose by 772 percent, including portfolio investment from Pension Global Fund Norway. The President made the statement during a bilateral talk with Prime Minister of Norway Erna […]

The meeting between President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has affirmed the commitment to complete the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) by the end of 2017. “Both leaders have mentioned that they  have had seven rounds of negotiation. They continue to push the negotiation to be completed by the end […]

At Session I of Leader’s Retreat of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, Friday (7/7) afternoon local time, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo also explained about the success of Indonesa in handling terrorism issues through deradicalization program. With this program, the President said that only 3 out of 560 ex-terrorists, or only 0.53 percent, still have […]

“Now, President Erdo?an and I want to extend our message to all of you,” President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said starting his video blog (vlog) uploaded on Friday afternoon, 7 July 2017. President Jokowi is one of world leaders who is active to sent messages through social media, particularly through a vlog in his personal YouTube […]