Indonesias Hajj quota has returned to the normal figure of 211,000 a year from the previous 168,000. The Saudi Arabian Government, which in this case Minister of Hajj and Umrah of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has decided to return Hajj quota for Indonesia from 168,800 into 211,000 for 2017, the President said in a […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo had a lunch with the Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama Executive Council (PBNU) K.H. Said Aqil Siraj at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Wednesday (11/1) afternoon. On this occasion, they discussed a number of issues, among others, the strengthening of radical Islam lately as well as the problem of intolerance.The indication of […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to continue restoring peat land in seven provinces, namely: in Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, and Papua Provinces. In consistent with the establishment of the Peat Land Restoration Agency (BRG) at the beginning of 2016, according to the President, the Government has […]
In a bid to improve public services, the Government feels the urge to add the number of priority infrastructures, to strengthen the Committee for Acceleration of Priority Infrastructure Development (KPIP), and to accelerate Procurement of Government Goods/ Services to support the acceleration of priority infrastructure delivery.
President Jokowi stressed that the use of natural resources such as mineral and coal must be carefully calculated. Although Indonesia currently has the 10th largest mineral and coal reserves in the world, it has to be remembered that the reserves are predicted to be used up in the next 83 years, the President said. The […]
The Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) Agus D. W. Martowardojo reaffirmed that the newly lauched Rupiah banknotes do not contain the forbidden symbol hammer and sickle. It was extended by the Governor to respond the information and interpretation that spread in the community. Rumour says Rupiah contain the forbidden symbol. Some people think that the […]
In order to improve and build the nations character by implementing Mental Revolution referring to the values ??of integrity, work ethic, and gotong royong (mutual cooperation) to build a dignified, modern, advanced, and prosperous nation’s culture based on Pancasila (Five Principles), President Joko Jokowi Widodo on December 6, 2016 has issued a Presidential Instruction (Inpres) […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo affirmed that the raising of the Free Papua Movements (OPM)s flag by an individual at the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Melbourne, Australia on Friday (6/1), was a purely criminal act. It is Australia’s domestic affairs and it was a criminal act. It has nothing to do with […]
Continuing his working visit in Batang, Central Java, President Joko Jokowi Widodo inspected the construction of Batang-Semarang toll road Section I on Monday (9/1) morning. In this inspection, the President said that since 1996, when he was the Mayor of Solo, the project cannot be completed. Nonetheless, now, based on the reports from Minister of […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo pays an impromptu visit or blusukan to Plaza Pekalongan located at Jalan Nusantara, Pekalongan, Central Java, on Sunday (8/1) evening after making a series of working visit. Arrived at about 8 pm Western Indonesian Time, President Jokowi immediately went to several corners of the plaza. The President was enthusiastically greeted by […]
