Gerakan Indonesia Raya (Gerindra) Party Chairman Prabowo Subianto admitted that he purposely visited President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Thursday (17/11) to pay a return visit of President Jokowi to Hambalang. “This time, I came and thanked the President for inviting me for lunch, with grilled fish as the menu. We […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that Indonesia is one of the 20 countries in the world whose fruit production dominates global trade.Therefore, President Jokowi hopes that production of local fruits is well-managed. “I have told Minister of Agriculture that if palm oil plantation can reach 14 million hectares, for example, fruit plantations should also be […]

In a bid to explore the richness and promote the potentials of Indonesia’s fruits to the global market as parts of Orange Revolution Movement, Ministry of Agriculture and Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) in collaboration with Coordinating Ministry for the Economy hosted Fruit Indonesia 2016. According to the press release from Public Relations and Public […]

Although all countries are facing problem of food availability, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo ensures that food stock in Indonesia is safe at least until May 2017. This is due to the length of the rainy season throughout 2016. “All countries are facing disaster, food availability. And I need to say here, our food stock is […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo firmly said that the situation in Indonesia currently is very conducive. However, since security threats can come from everywhere, the President asked the soldiers of Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI) to be always ready. “At the moment, the Army Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad) has 32 thousand soldiers who are always ready […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Tuesday (15/11) at the State Palace welcomed the founder and the CEO of a technology company, Plug and Play, Saeed Amidi. Minister of Communication and Informatics Rudiantara who accompanied the President at the meeting said that the purpose of Amidi’s visit to Indonesia is to follow up the previous discussion […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has expressed his deepest condolences over the death of Intan Marbun, a 2.5 year- old child, who became one of the victims in the blast that hit Oukemene Church in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, on Sunday (13/11). Besides Intan, three other children are also sustaining injuries due to the blast.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied by several state officials on Tuesday (15/11) headed to Bandung, West Java to visit the Headquarters of Air Force Special Forces (Mako Paskhas) at Sulaiman Airbase and Army School for the High Ranking Officers (Secapa TNI AD). Head of Bureau for the Press, Media, and Information Affairs, Presidential Secretariat, Bey […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo with Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong inaugurated Kendal Industrial Zone in Kendal, Central Java, on Monday (14/11). A reputable developer, Jababeka in collaboration with a Singaporean company, develops the industrial zone that features a tagline “Park by the bay”. The inauguration was marked with the pressing of the siren button simultaneously […]

With regard to the bombing of the Oikumene Church, Samarinda, East Kalimantan, on Sunday (13/11) morning, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has instructed the Indonesian National Police (Polri) and law enforcement officials to take decisive measures against the perpetrator, whether this is a sole perpetrator or there is someone behind it. “We learned that a three-year-old […]