President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo acknowledges that the country’s education system is trapped in routine and if it were not reformed totally, it would 128 years for the country’s education to be on par with that of developed countries, the President said, quoting a statement from a professor at Harvard University. The President made statement during […]

Indonesia is a diverse, plural country, home to seven hundred-plus tribes, has thousand more local languages. The statement was enunciated by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in a video to commemorate the Youth Pledge Day, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Friday (27/10). “We want the Youth Pledge to be the eternal spirit of the Indonesian youth, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received Board of Directors of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) led by Kadin Chairman Rosan Roeslani at the Presidential Palace on Thursday, 26 October 2017. The meeting lasted for 3.5 hours. After the meeting, Rosan told reporters that Kadin wanted to participate and be active to create jobs. […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo responded to the decision made during the plenary meeting of the House of Representatives (DPR-RI) that passed Government Regulation in lieu of Law Number 2 of 2017 on Mass Organization into law on Tuesday (24/10). According to the President, the Perppu was passed through a voting process in which 314 out […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (25/10) at the State Palace opened the 2017 Conference on Land Reform and Forest Management. The conference is set to discuss issues on structural imbalance, indigenous forest land, distribution of land use in conservation forests, protection of indigenous people, and people-based economic development, among others. President Jokowi hopes that […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo welcomed the positive sentiment in the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) following Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) touched a new all-time record high on Wednesday (25/10). The benchmark index passed beyond the psychological boundary of 6,000 points. “Hopefully, it will not fall but continue to increase,” the President answered reporters’ questions after […]

The Government on Tuesday (24/10) held a Government Working Meeting (RKP), which was attended by regional heads including Governors, Regents, and Mayors from all over Indonesia. At least 576 regional heads were scheduled to attend the meeting, which was held at the State Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday (24/10).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has appointed Professor Dr. KH Muhammad Sirajuddin Syamsuddin – popularly known as Din Syamsudin – as Presidential Special Envoy for Interfaith Dialog and Civilization Affairs. Din Syamsudin is former Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) chairman and former chairman of Indonesia’s second largest Islamic organization Muhammadiyah.

On the second day of his working visit in East Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo directly distributed 27,000 land certificates for people in Lombok Island, NTB Province at the field of Nurul Bilad Mosque in Mandalika Special Economic Zone (KEK) in Lombok Tengah Regency, West Nusa Tenggara province, Friday (20/10). In his […]

As a token of appreciation for the struggles of veterans in this country, starting January 2018 the Government will increase monthly allowance for veterans by 25 percent. In addition, through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing, the Government will also renovate 765 veterans’ houses, and 400 houses will be renovated by Ministry of State-owned […]