President Joko Jokowi Widodo reminded the public of the number of threats against the nation and the sovereignty of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI). The Preisdent mentioned that such threats can be in the forms of ideology, politics, economy, and social culture. President Jokowi asserted that the Government will not remain […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo gives clarification regarding the decision made by Ministry of Communication and Informatics to block 11 domain name systems (DNS) owned by the Telegram encrypted messaging application. According to the President, the decision was made because the Government considers that the app has been widely used by local terrorists to communicate and […]
The Indonesian Government, through Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs, on Friday (14/7), launched an updated version of the map of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI). Before the launching, the map was signed by the officials from 21 related ministries and institutions, including Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Coordinating […]
Although the agreement has not been reached at the Special Committee (Pansus) meeting and it is decided to be brought in a plenary session on Thursday (20/7), Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said that, as a whole, the time is still sufficient to finalize the General Election Bill. “The President monitored all the developments. Of course, […]
Economic Team of Switzerland led by Minister of Economy, Education, and Research of Switzerland Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, met President Joko Jokowi Widodo, at the Bogor Palace, West Java, Friday (14/7) morning. They discussed a number of issues, among others, an offer from the Swiss delegation to enhance bilateral cooperation as well as cooperation on vocational […]
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 Palaces 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 […]
