At a plenary cabinet meeting on Wednesday (1/2) at the State Palace, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo told all ministers and head of state institutions to maintain good public communication, (including for example by) visiting villages, pesantren (Islamic schools), campuses, the medias, (and so on). “I have repeatedly said this. I think this is the third […]

In order to spend capital expenditure, ministers and/or heads of institutions were asked by President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo to engage the people,to give opportunities to contractors in the regions, and to create more labor-intensive projects. “Small and medium contractors should also learn how to handle big projects,” the President said when delivering his introductory remarks […]

President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Takehiko Nakau lauded the Indonesian Government over its economic policies that have been taken in the midst of global financial uncertainty. This was delivered by Nakau after President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo received him and a delegation of ADB, at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (1/2) morning. Along with […]

The Government is preparing economic policies which prioritizes equality. During the implementation, the Government will choose one policy first, and it will be followed by the implementation of other policies. “There are several basis of these policies which are possibly related to one another,” Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution told the reporters after […]

Prosperity that Indonesia wants to achieve is not for an individual or a group, but a just prosperity for all Indonesians, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said. “This is a big challenge that we are facing. Since Indonesia gained her independence until today, we continue to fight for this (a just prosperity for the people),” […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo affirmed that the Government do not want to repeat the same old mistake, i.e. unsynchronized planning and budgeting as if they are two different regimes. “In the future, hopefully we can achieve the targeted priority programs,” the President said when delivering an introductory remarks at aLimited Meeting on Planning and Budgeting […]

The Government of the Republic of Indonesia through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the shootings at a mosque that killed five people, at the Centre Culturel Islamique du Quebec, Quebec City, Ottawa, Canada, on Sunday (29/1) local time. “Indonesia condemn the shooting incident at a mosque in Quebec City, on Sunday, 29 January 2017,” […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that all ranks of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) and Indonesian National Police (Polri) in Solo, including the smallest units such as village supervisory non-commissioned officers (Babinsa) and police officer assigned to a village as an advisor on security and public order (Bhabinkatibmas), were invited to a silaturahmi (amicable […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo believes that the executive order signed by US President Donald Trump that bans immigrants and refugees from 7 Muslim-majority nations (Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, and Somalia) will not affect Indonesia. Nevertheless, the President asserted that justice and equality must be fought for. The ban is in place 90 days […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has launched a policy of an Export-purposed Import Facility for Small and Medium Industries (KITE IKM), at Tumang Copper Crafts Center, Cepogo Subdistrict, Boyolali Regency, Monday (30/1) afternoon. It is expected that through the policy, the production costs for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) at least can be lowered. “The Minister of Finance […]