President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo affirmed that the raising of the Free Papua Movements (OPM)’s flag by an individual at the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Melbourne, Australia on Friday (6/1), was a purely criminal act. “It is Australia’s domestic affairs and it was a criminal act. It has nothing to do with […]

Continuing his working visit in Batang, Central Java, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo inspected the construction of Batang-Semarang toll road Section I on Monday (9/1) morning. In this inspection, the President said that since 1996, when he was the Mayor of Solo, the project cannot be completed. Nonetheless, now, based on the reports from Minister of […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo pays an impromptu visit or ‘blusukan’ to Plaza Pekalongan located at Jalan Nusantara, Pekalongan, Central Java, on Sunday (8/1) evening after making a series of working visit. Arrived at about 8 pm Western Indonesian Time, President Jokowi immediately went to several corners of the plaza. The President was enthusiastically greeted by […]

The Government promised that the extended Merak-Jakarta toll road in Ngaliyan, Semarang, would be operated during this year’s mudik (an annual exodus ahead of Eid al-Fitr) season. Last year, the Java toll road was only connected until the East Brebes toll exit. Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono said that the three […]

The Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) needs unity and NKRI is undisputed, said President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo during the celebration of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad PBUH (Mawlid an-Nabi) held at Kanzus Sholawat Building in Pekalongan on Sunday (81). On that occasion, President Jokowi also gave his appreciation to local cleric Muhammad […]

The Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi firmly said that the Government will always support the working plans of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) that will be created at the 2017 PSSI Congress. “A lot of people wish PSSI would be more dignified, professional, and better,” the Minister said when officially opened the 2017 […]

The increases in administrative fee of the issuance of Vehicle Registration Document (STNK) and Vehicle Ownership Documents (BPKB) as stipulated in the Government Regulation (PP) No. 60 of 2016 on Types and Rates of Non-Tax State Revenues (PNBP) that applies to the National Police of the Republic of Indonesia (Polri) which enters into force today […]

Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo said that the Chief of Staff of the Australian Air Force, Marshal Mark Donald Binskin, has apologized over an incident that caused suspension of TNI’s cooperation on language training with Australian Defence Force (ADF). “I have received a letter from Marshal M. Binskin stating, first an apology […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo reiterated the Government’s priority to develop transportation infrastructures aimed at improving connectivity among cities, regencies, provinces, and islands. By improving connectivity, the Government hopes to create equal development and reduce gaps between cities and villages and between regions in the country, President Jokowi said. The statement was made during a limited […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo reminded that the availability of national energy is the key to alleviate poverty as well as the key in reducing the gap. The President mentioned that national production of fuel can only meet 50 percent of the need, while another 50 percent depends on import.“In my view, in the future, it […]