On behalf of all Indonesian people, and the Government, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo congratulated and thanked all Indonesian athletes for their struggles  at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. The President considered that the Indonesian contingent has fought and given their best results. “We won 2 medals (one silver and one bronze) in the […]

President Joko ’Jokowi’ Widodo has instructed Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs to collect all forms relating to permits. “We know that those forms are the source of complicated permit procedure that can actually be made more simple. The long procedures are the result of a complex permit,” Cabinet Secretary […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Tuesday (23/8) at the National Gallery, Jakarta, met with a number of Indonesian culture experts to talk about the development of Indonesian cultures. According to the President, during the 2-hour dialog with the experts, he received many inputs about the process of promoting Indonesian cultures. “We often talk about the […]

In light of controling the State Budget , Minister of Finance as the State Treasurer has decided to postpone most of the budget distribution for Regional Transfer which is projected as underpayment budget and allocate and distribute it on the next budget’s year in accordance with the State Budget capability. The postponement in distribution of […]

In the last day of his working visit to North Sumatera, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo (Jokowi) on Monday (22/8) visited a location in Parulohan Village, in Humbang Hasundutan Regency that will be designated as a new tourist destination near Lake Toba. Speaking to reporters during the visit, President Jokowi said that his visit was meant […]

Enggano Island will host the 2020 Sail Enggano. Therefore, the regional government has done some preparation, including by allocating the budget. The statement was made by Bengkulu Governor Ridwan Mukti in an inspection to Enggano Airport, Banjarsari Village, Enggano Subdistrict, North Bengkulu Regency, after leading the ceremony of the 71st Anniversary of the Proclamation of […]

  The series of carnival and feast titled Wonderful Lake Toba Independence Carnival (KKPDT) that took place for two days, 20-21 August, held in Balige, Toba Samosir, North Sumatera, ended on Sunday (21/8) afternoon. The first day of the carnival was enlivened by a Floating Stage that presented a number of arts performance, for example […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that the Government will take three measures to develop Lake Toba. Those three measures areprovision of ferries especially on Saturdays and Sundays, revamping of existing ports, and provision of clean water and electricity.

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that after the country focuses on the maritime fulcrum vision for the last two years and the implementation has started, it is the time to pay more attention to the acceleration. Considering two-thirds of  Indonesia’s total territory consists of waters, the President said that Indonesia must be able to make […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo paid a working visit to Nias Regency, North Sumatra, on Friday (19/8) to directly see potentials in this area to be developed. President Jokowi called on the regional government to be focused on the development of the potential tourist destinations, the President said […]