President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo believes that the executive order signed by US President Donald Trump that bans immigrants and refugees from 7 Muslim-majority nations (Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, and Somalia) will not affect Indonesia. Nevertheless, the President asserted that justice and equality must be fought for. The ban is in place 90 days […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has launched a policy of an Export-purposed Import Facility for Small and Medium Industries (KITE IKM), at Tumang Copper Crafts Center, Cepogo Subdistrict, Boyolali Regency, Monday (30/1) afternoon. It is expected that through the policy, the production costs for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) at least can be lowered. “The Minister of Finance […]

As part of his working visit to Yogyakarta Special Region and Central Java, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo is set to launch Small and Medium Industries (SMIs) Import for Export Purposes Facility (KITE IKM) in Tembaga Tumang Center for Craft, Cepogo Sub-district, Boyolali Regency. On that occasion, Minister of Finance and Minister of Industry will sign […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Monday (30/1) inaugurated Sambi traditional market on Tempursari Village, Sambi District, Boyolali Regency, Central Java Province. In his remarks, President Jokowi hopes that traditional markets should be able to compete with super markets or malls. “After this market is inaugurated, please let’s take care of it together. Let’s keep the […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo, attended a traditional procession locally known as Babat Alas Nawung Kridha which means opening, cleaning, tidying, organizing land, as well as laying of the first stone of the construction of New Yogyakarta International Airport (NYIA), in Kulonprogo Regency, Yogyakarta, Friday (27/1) morning. Arriving […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo, on Friday (27/1) at 07.35 a.m., left from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport to Yogyakarta on a Presidential Aircraft. Upon his arrival, President Jokowi and his entourage will head to Kulonprogo. “President Jokowi will inspect the preparation of babat alas nawung kridha (land clearing) for […]

In the series of his visit to Special Region of Yogyakarta, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo distributed 1,037 Indonesia Smart Card (KIP) to orphan students from Sleman and Kulonprogro, at SMK Negeri 2 Pengasih, Kulonprogro Regency, Friday (27/1) afternoon. Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Puan Maharani, in her report, said that the students can […]

During the opening of the 2017 National Meeting on Culture and Education held on Thursday at Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo), Kemayoran, Jakarta, as many as 2,844 of orphaned students s from 309 schools in Jakarta and the neighboring towns of Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi received Smart Indonesia Card (KIP) from President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo. […]

In order to improve people’s welfare, in particular the fishermen, fish cultivators, as well as sellers of fishery products, and to increase employment as well as the country’s foreign exchange, the Goverment finds it important to create a number of measures to accelerate national fishery industry development. It is instructed by the President in Presidential […]

The investment realization in Q4 (from October to December) 2016 reached Rp159.4 trillion, an increase of 9.6 percent compared to the same period in 2015. Of this amount, Domestic Direct Investment (PMDN) reached Rp58.1 trillion, an increase of 25.8 percent compared to the same period last year. Meanwhile, Foreign Direct Investment (PMA) increased by 2.1 […]