Ending his working visit to Central Java, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo inaugurated the groundbreaking of Pemalang-Batang and Batang-Semarang Tollroads on Friday (17/6) in Pasekaran Village, Batang Regency, Central Java. The construction of this toll road should have been finished 20 years ago; yet, due to land acquisition problems and land issues, the project could not […]

The development of infrastructures project should not only be monitored during the groundbreaking; in fact all ministers must monitor all projects until they are completed and the problems on the ground must be solved and people must receive benefits from those projects. The statement was made by President Joko ’Jokowi’ Widodo in his remarks during […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, on Thursday at the State Palace, inaugurated Central Sulawesi Governor Longki Djanggola and his Deputy Governor Sudarto for the 2016 – 2021 term. In his remarks, President Jokowi said that after being inaugurated, both Longki Djanggola and Sudarto are expected to materialize their promises to bring prosperity and advancement for the […]

No Islamic bylaws were among the 3,143 bylaws that were annulled by the Central Government and  the annulled bylaws are only related to the investment, bureaucratic services, and permits, Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo announced. “Those (Islamic bylaws) weren’t annulled,” Tjahjo said on Wednesday (15/6), at the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Office, Jakarta.

It is the time for Indonesia, as a country whose 70 percent of its total territory is ocean, to accelerate the maritime development programs because our future depends on the sea, President Jokowi says. “We will become a great country if we are able to preserve and exploit our marine potentials. Marine sector can move […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo admitted that many people have a reservation about the Government’s plan to develop programs to generate 35,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity and 46,000 kilometers of transmission networks within the period of 5 years will be reached because to date or during 70 years of Indonesian independence, Indonesia only has 53,000 MW. Nonetheless, […]

All Indonesians must be optimistic to win the global competition and become the winner in this fierce competition, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo says. “I remind you all to never ever give up. To win the competition, we must build connectivity from Sabang to Merauke, scrap problems in bureaucracy and improve the quality of human resources,” […]

The infrastructures development in Papua and West Papua needs to be accelerated, not only by building roads, bridges, airports, and seaports but also by creating industrial zones and centers of economic growth in Papua to distribute Papua’s products in or out the province trough sea tolls. “Therefore, I instruct all related parties to integrate sea […]

Board of directors of Japanese oil and gas giant Inpex Corporation led by its CEO Toshiaki Kitamura on Tuesday (14/6) at the Merdeka Palace met with President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo to affirm its commitment to continue the development of gas-rich Masela block in Maluku. Vice President Corporate Service Inpex Corporation Nico Muhyiddin said that the […]

Indonesian Hajj Supervisory Commission (KPHI) considered the needs to reform Hajj organizers, including institutional aspects of financial governance and service operational. The statement was made by Head of KPHI Samidin Nashir during the meeting with President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Tuesday (16/4), at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta.