During the 2017 Leader Meeting of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) held at the Gatot Subroto Hall at TNI Headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, on Monday (16/1), President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo rode a new Anoa Amphibious Tank produced by state-owned weapons maker PT Pindad.

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo asked all ranks of Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI) to be able to anticipate the rapid changes in the world as well as to adapt with them, particularly regarding the policies that would be applied to solve the problems and challenges. “The world changes within seconds, minutes, or hours. It changes […]

Japan is a strategic partner of Indonesia in various fields especially in the field of economy, such as trade and investment. It was enunciated by President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo during a bilateral meeting between the delegation of the Government of Indonesia and the Government of Japan led by its Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the […]

Bilateral meeting between Indonesian delegates led by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Japanese delegates led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was successfully conducted in a warm, open, and productive environment. “In the meeting, Indonesia and Japan have agreed to further strengthening cooperation in political, maritime, and socio-cultural fields. The enhancement will indeed always be based […]

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said amidst the spread of terrorism in Asia, Japan and Indonesia, which is the largest Muslim country in the world, have agreed to fight terrorism in order to create a society in which the young generations can have hopes. “In addition, we have also agreed to intensify cooperation in the […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that since the beginning, the Government continues to carry out economic policies that upholds the soul of Pancasila (Five Principles), which is an economic policy that based on mutual cooperation and aims to create social justice for all Indonesian people. “It will be continued, like one price fuel,” the President […]

Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin stated that the additional hajj quota for Indonesia this year which is 52,200 quota will be prioritized for prospective pilgrims who have never performed hajj. Therefore the Minister hopes pilgrims who have been on hajj to give the opportunity to those have not been on hajj. “The priority […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that as an archipelagic state with a wide geographical area, Indonesia does not have enough Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) personnel deployed in the northernmost point of eastern Indonesia, north point of western Indonesia, south point of eastern Indonesia, and south point of western Indonesia. In fact, those points are not […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on Thursday (12/1) at the Merdeka Palace, received Letters of Credentials from eight Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (LBPP) to mark the start of their official duties in Indonesia.

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi as well as Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, received a courtesy call by nine members of the National Assembly of South Korea, at the Merdeka Palace, on Thursday (12/1) morning. The President met them in person and shook their hands one by one. […]