A series of the Commemoration of Indonesia’s 72nd Independence Day in August should be started with a dzikir akbar (mass chants in praise of God) or istighosah (mass prayer) at the State Palace’s Field, Jakarta, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed his will. “Regarding the format, I let the ulama (Muslim Scholars) to choose between dzikir […]

Cabinet Secretariat on Thursday (13/7) at Holiday Inn Hotel in Bandung, West Java, held the second batch of two-day paper-based TOEFL Preparation Short Course, with the first one being held on 22-24 May this year. At least 40 translators from 9 central government institutions and 6 regional governments took part in the training, which is […]

In his working visit to East Kalimantan on Thursday (13/7), President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo inspected the construction of Balikpapan-Samarinda Toll Road. “I recheck the 99.2 kilometers Toll Road from Balikpapan to Samarinda. The construction has 25 percent finished, while land acquisition process has finished 92 percent,” the President said at the location of inspection, kilometer […]

Considering that Indonesia has 714 ethnicities spread over 17,000 islands, the country has advantages over some of the other nations because each tribe and region is unique and has different charm that could attract local and foreign tourists. For that reason, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, wants the uniqueness to be managed well and the promotion […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that Aceh is one of the provinces in Indonesia which is given recognition and respect from the country as a special region and also receives special autonomy. With the status as a special region and special autonomy, the President hopes it will give maximum benefit, not only for the improvement […]

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 […]