Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi quoted the statement from President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo saying that the release of 10 Indonesian nationals held hostage by a militant group in the Philippines, on Sunday (1/5), involved many parties and all Indonesians. “Therefore, we need to assert that this is total diplomacy, which is not only focused […]

At the end of his working visit to Papua, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Saturday (30/4) inspected Depapre Seaport in Sentani. The construction of Depapre Container Port has just begun. Governor of Papua, regents in the Province, and Minister of State-owned Enterprises have agreed that the construction of the Port will be carried out by […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Friday (29/4) began his two-day working visit to West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province and Papua Province (29-30/4) focused on revitalizing traditional markets. President Jokowi inaugurated Amahami Market in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara Province (29/4), led a groundbreaking ceremony of Mama-Mama Cultural Market in Jayapura Papua, visited Pharaa Market in Sentani, […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Friday evening (29/4) watched the opening match of the 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship (ISC) at Mandala Stadium in Jayapura, Papua. At the opening match, Persipura Jayapura played againstPersija Jakarta. President Jokowi arrived at the stadium at 11 pm Eastern Indonesian Time during the break of the match.President Jokowi was accompanied […]

President Jokowi and his entourage landed at Sultan Mohamad Salahuddin Airport, Bima, at 12.00 a.m. Central Indonesian Time and were welcomed by the Governor of NTB TGH Muhammad Zainul Majdi. The President and his entourage headed to Al-Hidayah Mosque, Talabiu Village, to perform Friday prayer. President Jokowi’s visit to the mosque to perform the Friday […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Thursday (28/4) at the State Palace announced the 12th Economic Policy Package. The Package that consists of 10 points is expected to bring positive impacts for the betterment in doing business and it will be carried out at the Central Government, provincial governments, and regional governments.

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has called on his ministers to formulate ‘realistic and not too optimistic’ indicative ceiling for the 2017 budget year. “(Formulating the ceiling must be based on) economic calculation that is really real and well-calculated,”  President Jokowi said in his introductory remarks before a limited cabinet meeting on the 2017 budget year […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo asserted that the Government can no longer delay public service reforms, particularly in this era of competence where countries compete to seize the investment, as indicated by the launching of the l1 Economic Policy Packages as well as the 12th Economic Package to be launched on this Thursday (28/4) afternoon.

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo, received President of Serbia Tomislav Nikoli? who was accompanied by his spouse Dragica Nicolic at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Wednesday (27/4) afternoon. It was the first visit for the President of Serbia to Indonesia in the last 58 years. President Jokowi admitted […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said changes in the digital era is very rapid. The President also said that he was surprised when he was in the Silicon Valley and felt that Indonesia is still being left behind. He added that at that time, he thought once he returned to Indonesia, the Government must work very […]