Responding to the news on the purchase of AW 101 (Agusta Westland) helicopter by the Indonesian Air Forces to carry troops and Search and Rescue (SAR) team, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said he would first ask for confirmation from the Ministry of Defense. However, the President also warns his administration against irregularities in the purchase […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo asserted that the revamp of border posts (PLBN) in a number of Indonesia’s border regions is to do with nationalism and national pride. As the face of the country, the President does not want Indonesia to look bad in the eyes of other countries, particularly its neighboring countries. Therefore, in addition […]

The Government will continue to scrap and simplify permits to realize the target to develop power plants of 35,000 Mega Watts (MW), President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said. However, the President admitted that the Government is now calculating whether the target can be realized or not, given the global economic slowdown. “It must be calculated if […]

The Government has begun the construction of Kuwil Kawangkoan Dam located in Kalawat District, North Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi Province. The Dam, which is built with a budget of Rp1.42 trillion, is the 21st dam that the Government has built since 2015. Speaking to reporters during the visit to the construction site on Tuesday morning, […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo, on Monday (26/12) afternoon, went to Manado, North Sulawesi, to attend the 2016 National Christmas Celebration in Minahasa Regency.

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo argued that the late K.H. Abdurrahman Wahid or known as Gus Dur always reminded that the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia belongs to the people of Indonesia, not belong to any groups nor individuals. Therefore, it must be administered by the Indonesian constitution not by others. “I believe that […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said although Indonesia is currently one of the leading waqf (Islamic endowment)-based sukuk (Islamic bond) issuers in the world, the development of sharia economy in the country is still very low, which is less than 5 percent. Development of sharia economy Malaysia, for example, is already above 30 percent and Indonesia is also still […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo reiterated that the number of Chinese workers in Indonesia is only around 21,000 workers, as opposed to 10 or 20 million workers as it is rumored lately. “In fact, the number of Japanese and South Korean workers is higher,” President Jokowi said during a gathering with stakeholders of sharia finance on […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo witnessed the Declaration of National Internship Program organized by the Ministry of Manpower, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and the Indonesian Employers Association (APINDO), at the Karawang International Industrial City, Karawang, West Java, on Friday (23/12) noon. In his speech, President Jokowi points out that in today’s age […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung explained that the membership of 112 out of 233 international organizations that  Indonesia has joined is strategic and permanent. Therefore, the Government decided that the membership should be continued. “Meanwhile, 46 memberships that are technical in nature will be maintained and 75 memberships needs to be evaluated,” Pramono told the reporters […]