President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said although Indonesia is currently one of the leading waqf (Islamic endowment)-based sukuk (Islamic bond) issuers in the world, the development of sharia economy in the country is still very low, which is less than 5 percent. Development of sharia economy Malaysia, for example, is already above 30 percent and Indonesia is also still […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo reiterated that the number of Chinese workers in Indonesia is only around 21,000 workers, as opposed to 10 or 20 million workers as it is rumored lately. “In fact, the number of Japanese and South Korean workers is higher,” President Jokowi said during a gathering with stakeholders of sharia finance on […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo witnessed the Declaration of National Internship Program organized by the Ministry of Manpower, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and the Indonesian Employers Association (APINDO), at the Karawang International Industrial City, Karawang, West Java, on Friday (23/12) noon. In his speech, President Jokowi points out that in today’s age […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung explained that the membership of 112 out of 233 international organizations that  Indonesia has joined is strategic and permanent. Therefore, the Government decided that the membership should be continued. “Meanwhile, 46 memberships that are technical in nature will be maintained and 75 memberships needs to be evaluated,” Pramono told the reporters […]

After leading a Limited Meeting that evaluated Indonesia’s membership in international organizations, at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, on Thursday (22/12) afternoon, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo then led a Limited Meeting on the follow-up of his visit to India and Iran. In his directives, President Jokowi said his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that the Indonesian people need energy, including the People’s Conscience (Hanura) Party in order to cope with various problems. The President expressed hopes that we should not have to spend our energy for unnecessary, unproductive things, just as we have experienced lately. When attending the 10th Anniversary of the Hanura […]

  President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in his visit to Entikong, Sanggau Regency, West Kalimantan, on Wednesday (21/12), attended the handover of 525 Land Certificates for 2016 Strategic Program to representatives of local residents of Sanggau, Sekadau, Melawi, and Sintang Regencies. In his remarks, President Jokowi mentioned that there are 6.4 million hectares of non-forestry land […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Wednesday (21/12) inaugurated the new border post (Pos Lintas Batas Negara/PLBN) in Entikong, Sambas Regency, West Kalimantan, that separates Indonesia with neighboring Malaysia. The new border post building was built for more than one year. President Jokowi, which visited the border post twice – January 2015 and March 2016 -, […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo appreciates the prompt response of the Elite Counterterrorism Unit Special Detachment (Densus) 88 of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) Headquarters and all ranks of Polri with regard to the discovery of active bombs which have not been blown up by the alleged terrorists. The said active bomb is secured at a […]

In a bid to improve people’s prosperity who live in forest areas, the Government has allocated 12.7 million hectares of forest areas to be used as social forestry for the period of 2015-2019. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that social forestry are expected to bring social justice for people living in forest areas and to […]