Ministry of Agriculture continues to focus on increasing the production of 11 primary agricultural commodities, such as rice, corn, and soybean in order to accelerate Indonesia’s self-sufficiency in food. The statement was made by the Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman during a silaturahmi (amicable gathering) with the participants of the 2017 Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI)’s  […]

In Southeast Sulawesi, economic growth in 2016 grew by 6.51 percent. This relatively high growth was supported by three main sectors, namely agriculture, forestry, and fishery that contributed 24.3 percent, followed by mining sector 19.35 percent, and construction sector 14.02 percent.These figures was revealed by President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo when delivering his introductory remarks at […]

The Elections Supervisory Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (Bawaslu) for the 2012-2017 period submitted the results of the election supervision to President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Monday (10/4). In his report, the Bawaslu delivered supervision results that have been carried out by the officials at the central, provincial, regency/city, subdistrict, […]

Although South Kalimantan Province has felt the pinch of the declining prices of commodities in the global market, the Province’s economic growth last year improved, rising into 4.38 percent from the previous 3.84 percent in 2015. The statement was made by President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo in his introductory remarks before a limited cabinet meeting on […]

Upon his arrival after a working visit to Central Java Province, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo directly headed to South Terminal of Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, Sunday (9/4) to attend the commemoration of the 71st Anniversary of Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU). The President and First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo took picture with 152 pilots […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that by the end of 2018, Jakarta-Semarang, Semarang-Solo, Solo-Surabaya will be connected by toll roads, while the toll road connecting Surabaya – Banyuwangi is expected to be completed in 2019. “It will connect each tip of Java Island,” President Jokowi said after monitoring a construction site of Bawen-Salatiga Toll Road, […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo, laid the corner-stone of the Adi Soemarmo Airport Railway, in Boyolali, Central Java, on Saturday (8/4) morning. The President requested that the construction of the railway that connects Boyolali, Solo, Madiun, and Jogjakarta be finished by 2018. “That was indeed cutting it close […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has clarified his statement about not mixing politics with religion. The statement has sparked a negative reaction from several Muslim organizations that accused the President of promoting secularism. “Don’t misunderstand my statement. It is impossible not to connect politics with religion,” the President said at the inauguration of KH. Surowijoyo Mosque and […]

Recently, a number of world leaders came to visit Indonesia, such as King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, the President of France François Hollande, and the President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo thought they came because Indonesia has good stability. “I think other countries observe us. […]

The industries of tenun (traditional hand-woven textiles) and batik have a significant contribution to the national economy, in which its export value in 2016 reached US$151.7 million. “Ministry of Industry is now promoting the work performance of export-oriented labor-intensive industries which can bring dual effect for equitable prosperity of the people, including through employment,” Minister […]