On the second day of his visit to South Sulawesi, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo, inaugurated Untia Fishery Port, that is able to serve 300 ships in Makassar, on Saturday (26/11) morning. On this occasion, the President handed over insurance cards for ten thousand fishermen, represented by 18 […]

  President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that there are a lot of people who say that currently Jakarta’s atmosphere is hot. In fact, the President said, it is not hot; just warm. “Moreover, the ladies from Muslimat Nahdlatul Ulama are in Jakarta. Everything is cool down, Alhamdulillah,” the President said when delivering his remarks at […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that there are a lot of people who say that currently Jakarta’s atmosphere is hot. In fact, the President said, it is not hot; just warm. “Moreover, the ladies from Muslimat Nahdlatul Ulama are in Jakarta. Everything is cool down, Alhamdulillah,” the President said when delivering his remarks at the […]

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his large delegation visited President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Wednesday (23/11) afternoon. Arrived at the Palace at around 11.00 a.m., the Prime Minister was welcomed by the President himself. After signing the state guest book, the President took Mark Rutte to the back terrace […]

Despite the shocking result of the victory of Republican Party candidate Donald Trump over the rival candidate Hillary Clinton from Democrat Party at the US presidential election on early November, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo admitted that he is not affected by that. “I am not affected by the news. The shock, people say, causes uncertainty. […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo asked to materialize corruption prevention and eradication actions. These actions should not be just written in some planning documents. There should be some real actions and not just symbolic ones. According to the President, legal reforms have been started by taking an action to eradicate illegal levies that currently is carried […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo welcomed the visit from the 5th President of Republic Indonesia Megawati Soekarnoputri, at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Monday (21/11). After shaking hands, President Jokowi asked Megawati to have lunch together inside the Merdeka Palace.

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung tweeted his congratulation for the success of Indonesian men’s and mixed doubles Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Liliyana Natsir/Tontowi Ahmad in winning the gold medals at China Open Super Series Premier badminton tournament, in Haixia Olympic Sports Center, Fuzhuo, on Sunday (20/11) afternoon.

In order to support national economic development and to accelerate the development of sharia finance sector, the Government considers that it is necessary to strengthen coordination, synchronization and synergy between authorities, ministries/institutions, and other stakeholders in sharia finance sector by establishing a national commitee on sharia finance sector. Therefore, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has signed […]

Before starting the series of APEC Economic Leaders Meeting, Vice President Jusuf Kalla had a bilateral meeting with the President of Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang, in Casa Andian Hotel, Lima, Peru, on Friday (18/11). The meeting discussed the action plan to enhance Vietnam-Indonesia strategic partnership for 2014-2018 period, the issues of trade, […]