Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin has called on all sides to prevent racism because Indonesia is a diverse country in terms of ethnicity, religion, language, tradition, and culture. “I suppose we must prevent racism. Each of us must restrain ourselves from issuing statements that can be categorized as racist,” the Minister told reporters […]

The Government’s strategy to implement free-visa exemption facilities for tourists of several countries started to have come to fruition. The National Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the number of tourist arrival to Indonesia in February 2016 reached 888.3 thousand, or increased by 5.26 percent as compared to the number of visits in February 2015. It […]

President Joko Widodo accompanied by Minister of State Secretary Pratikno received the Executive Council of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU), led by the Rais Aam (Supreme Leader) K.H. Ma’ruf Amin, at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Thursday (31/3) morning. After the meeting, Ma’ruf Amin told the journalists that PBNU reported the plan to organize International Summit of the […]

Responding to technical and financial auditing on the National Sports Development, Education and Training Center (P3SON) project, in Hambalang, Sentul, Bogor, West Java, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi to prepare an alternative solution for the project. “The President has instructed me to prepare an alternative solution for the […]

“Indonesia is an archipelagic nation endowed with very beautiful marine parks and the beauty must be preserved, maintained, and conserved,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said in a limited meeting at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, on Wednesday (30/3). According to the President, Indonesia needs a ministry responsible for and authorized to preserve, conserve, and manage marine […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo reminded that fuel price that the Government will announce must be followed by the cut of transportation costs. “Based on the calculation, I hope fuel price can be cut. I also ask Minister of Transportation to regulate the process of cutting transportation costs,” President Jokowi said in his introductory remarks at […]

After meeting Vice President of Switzerland Doris Leuthard, President Joko Widodo received the visit of Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Daniel Mitov and his delegation, at Merdeka Palace, Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday (30/3) afternoon. The delegation, led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is comprising of: 1. H.E. Mr. Daniel Mitov, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received Swiss Vice President Doris Leuthard and the delegates at the Merdeka Palace, Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday (30/3) afternoon. In the bilateral meeting, the delegates led by Doris Leuthard, were among others:

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that economic condition that sometimescanbe dark, difficult, challenging, and sometimes bitter, is a challenge that must be surmounted. “We know that the road that we go through is not always as smooth and as comfortable as we want and indeed, the road is not always smooth and bright,” said President […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that the Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, be it in Jakarta, Bogor, Tanggerang, Bekasi, Palembang, and Greater Bandung, must be accelerated. “The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project has begun. We hope it will be integrated with Mass Rapid Transport (MRT), LRT, Transjakarta, and the Commuter Line. Thus, passengers could reach the […]