On behalf of Indonesian muslims, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo expressed his gratitude to Khadimul Haramain Al-Syarifain His Majesty King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud for returning the normal figure of Indonesia’s hajj quota from 168,000 to 211,000 starting this year.“It means, there is an additional of 43,000, plus 10,000 for 2017. The total of additional […]

After delivering a short speech at the House of Representatives (DPR-RI), Khadimul Haramain Al-Syarifain/the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His Majesty King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia on Thursday (2/3) headed to Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta. Upon his arrival, the King was welcomed by President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and Grand Imam of […]

Bilateral meeting between President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and the King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, on Wednesday (1/3) afternoon, was productive and carried out in a friendly atmosphere. Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, in a joint press conference with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs […]

Local residents enthusiastically greeted King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia and his entourage along the way from the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta to the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, on Wednesday (1/3) afternoon. Even in Bogor, the crowds were so enthusiastic to welcome King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud and his […]

Considering that Indonesian waters covers a very large area and it has abundant marine resources, it is necessary to manage the area optimally and sustainably. The management of marine resources is part of ourefforts to realize the goal of Indonesia as the World Maritime Fulcrum and also to give benefits to the people so they […]

Tax anmesty program has been conducting for 8 months since March 2016, and it now enters its final phase. President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo admitted that he realizes that tax officers particularly those working at the Directorate General of Tax have been working 24 hours a day. “It is true that Directorate General of Tax opens […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi Widodo underscored that each region, province should focus on developing its potential. The President gave an example that the Government of Sunnylands, California, only focuses on developing golf tourism and transforms the city into the best golf tourist destination in the world which has 34 golf courses. “Yes, it needs focus to […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo reminded that as a country that is categorized as a middle-income country, malnutrition problem should no longer exist in this country. “It’s embarrassing if this problem still exists. Thus, it must be solved immediately,” President Jokowi said when delivering his remarks at the Opening of the 2017 National Working Meeting on […]

In order to develop economic activities in Lhokseumawe and North Aceh Regency considered having strategic values for the development of national economy, the Government deems it necessary to develop the areas into a Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Moreover, the areas of Arun Natural Gas Liquefaction in Lhokseumawe, Dewantara, and Jamuan in North Aceh Regency, Aceh […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo admitted that many people find his policy to develop infrastructures around the country with the budget worth Rp342 trillion is too ambitious. “My policy indeed is ambitious, but working should be ambitious,” President Jokowi said when meeting Indonesian citizens in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday (26/2).