In an effort to keep the stability of food price ahead of this year’s Fasting Month (Holy Month of Ramadhan) and Ied Day, the Indonesian National Police and a number of ministers have set up a Basic Food Commodity Task Force led by Inspector General Police Setyo Wasisto. Chief of the Indonesian National Police […]

  President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo thought that South Sulawesi is one of provinces that can be the locomotive to drive economic growth in Sulawesi Island, even in Eastern region of Indonesia. In 2016, economic growth in South Sulawesi Province reached 7.41 percent, above the figure of national economic growth. “Almost half or around 49.6 percent, […]

Commemorating the National Education Day on Tuesday (2/5), President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo held a silaturahmi (amicable gathering) with 39 inspiring literacy campaigners who actively tried to increase the reading interests of children and citizens in various regions, at the State Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday (2/5) afternoon. President Jokowi is delighted to meet with literacy campaigners who […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said as one of Jakarta’s important neighboring provinces, West Java Province has a very strategic position and has a strong economic tie with Jakarta, as the two provinces have been in collaboration not only in terms of providing raw materials and manpower, but also in public facilities and services, especially transportation […]

On the sidelines of his working visit to Hong Kong, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo had a meeting with Li Ka-shing, the owner of the CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, at Conrad Hotel Hong Kong, Monday (1/5) morning. On that meeting, the President explained a number of Government’s plans to increase Indonesia’s economic growth. Besides having a […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (1/5) met with Chief Executive of Hong Kong Leung Chun-Ying to discuss several issues on the protection of Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong. During the meeting, which takes place at the Drawing Room of the Government House of Hong Kong, both leaders also signed a Memorandum of Understanding on […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday (30/4) launched a ferry route between Davao and General Santos in Mindanao Island in the Philippines and Bitung in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. President Jokowi said the trade between the two countries would increase with the new route, which is expected to cut shipping time […]

On Friday (28/4) morning, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo, headed from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base to the Philippines, to pay a state visit. In his state visit, President Jokowi is slated to attend the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila. “President Jokowi will […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo met Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi before joining the 30th ASEAN Summit in Manila, the Philippines, on Saturday (29/4) morning. Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi, who accompanied President Jokowi on the occasion, told reporters that the President stressed the stability in Myanmar is vital not only for Myanmar […]

On the second day of his working visit to Manila, the Philippines, on Saturday (29/4), President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo attended the Opening of the 30th ASEAN Summit and a series of related meetings at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Manila. In addition to the opening ceremony, President Jokowi is also slated to attend some […]