Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said that Indonesia’s economy is now on the top 20 countries, and ranked 15 in the world. Therefore, the Government believes that on the 100th Anniversary of the Indonesian Independence in 2045, Indonesia will be among top 4 countries in the world if political stability is maintained and the economy grows […]

Starting a series of his working visit to several places in North Sumatera Province, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo, on Friday (24/3) morning, visited SMAN 1 (public high school) Matauli Pandan, Central Tapanuli Regency. Their arrival was welcomed by former Speaker of the House of Representatives Akbar Tanjung […]

Prior to his departure to pay a working visit to Riau Islands Province, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo received Melinda Gates, the Co-Chair and Trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, at the Suma I Waiting Room, Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base, Jakarta, on Thursday (23/3). In that 30-minute meeting, President Jokowi showed several e-money […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo asked mothers to give their children high protein foods in addition to the supplementary nutrition.“Don’t forget to give high protein foods, such as egg, fish, meat, tofu, tempe, etc, so the children will be smart,” the President said when distributing Healthy Indonesia Card (KIS), Smart Indonesia Card (KIP), Aspiring Family Program […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo admitted that he received a report from the Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi about terror attack in London, the United Kingdom (UK), which killed five people and injured a dozen people. “The Government of Indonesia condemn such cruel terror attack in any form or manifestation,” President Jokowi said in a […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo asserted that the era of selling natural resources is over. Not to mention that the Government has stopped selling raw materials. Therefore, the President called on people to change the paradigm from mineral and coal as commodities to mineral and coal that bring added value to the national economy. According to […]

Indonesia’s consumer confidence index (IKK) which was at 30.86 percent last year is still considered low or only reached the level of ‘understand’, compared to that of the European which was at 51.31 percent. The statement was made by President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo in his introductory remarks at a limited meeting on Consumer Protection on […]

Although North Kalimantan is the youngest province of Indonesia, the Province which is part of Indonesia’s veranda that directly borders with neighboring Malaysia, is expected to catch up with the economy in other provinces in Kalimantan Islands. “North Kalimantan Province has quite abundant potentials that must be used for the greatest benefit of all people,” […]

Directorate General of Immigration, Ministry of Law and Human Rights, on Monday (20/3) released an explanation on new procedures of passport issuance for Indonesian Citizens who will travel abroad. The statement do not mention a requirement for new passport applicants to have Rp25 million saving deposit, who are indicated to be non-procedural Indonesian migrant workers, […]

To conclude his working visit to West Kalimantan Province, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo are scheduled to symbolically distribute Smart Indonesia Card (KIP), Supplemental Nutrition Program (PMT), Aspiring Family Program (PKH), and Healthy Indonesia Card (KIS) in Sungai Kunyit Village, Mempawah Hilir Subistrict, Mempawah Regency. The President is also slated to […]