Presidential Special Envoy for Climate Change, Rachmat Witoelar, said that climate change is the biggest threat for the development. Therefore, the world, including Indonesia, must take several mitigation and adaptation measures on the impacts of climate change. “Mitigation on climate change is an effort to reduce emission of greenhouse gases. Meanwhile, adaptation on climate change […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has renewed his call to all apparatus in charge in public service sectors not to collect illegal levies. “Now we already have the Saber Pungli (Sapu Bersih Pungli), a task force to eradicate illegal levies, be it for certificates, driving license, residential identity card, vehicle ownership documents, or other permits. Please […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo inaugurated Nop Goliat Dekai Airport in Yahukimo Regency, Papua Province, on Tuesday (18/10). The Airport was built to be the center of logistics distribution of the region of Papua Mountains as well as to support goods and people mobilities. In his remarks, President Joko Widodo explained that now the Airport has […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo officially launched the one-fuel price policy during the inauguration of the Nop Goliat Dekai Airport, Yahukimo, Papua Province, on Tuesday (18/10) afternoon. On this occasion, the President witnessed at firsthand Air Tractor AT-802, an aircraft to transport fuel that was landing at the Airport. The President explained that the one-fuel price […]

The development will not only be implemented in Papua, but also in all regions in Indonesia. It aims to meet the urgent needs of the people as well as to drive the economy of the local areas. The statement was made by President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Monday (17/10) in Sentani, Jayapura Regency, Papua, after […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo requested that the projects of electricity infrastructure development in Papua Province be expedited. The President wants all sub districts in Papua and West Papua to be bright by 2019, not by 2020 as promised by President Director of Indonesian state-owned electricity company (PLN) Sofyan Basir. “I order, I do not want […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, in his working visit to North Kayong Regency, West Kalimatan, attended the peak event of Sail Karimata Strait 2016, on Friday (14/10) to Saturday (15/10). President Jokowi arrived in Sukanda, North Kayong, on Friday afternoon (14/10). In the evening, the President inspected a local fair which was held in the court […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Saturday (15/10) opened the peak event of Sail Karimata Strait 2016 on a Datuk Island Beach in North KayongRegency, West Kalimantan. In his remarks, President Jokowi hopes that the event, which will be held annually, will not become a festive or a ceremonial event only.“I don’t want that after it finishes, […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo inaugurated former Minister of Transportation Ignasius Jonan as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources at the State Palace, on Friday (14/10) afternoon. The newly appointed Minister, who replaced Luhut B. Pandjaitan, will serve for the remaining 2014-2019 service period. The inauguration of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources was conducted based […]

Since few days ago, a number of foreign tourists were seen in the location where Sail Karimata 2016 takes place, namely Sukanda, North Kayong, West Kalimantan. As waiting for the peak event to be held on Saturday (15/10), the tourists visited the stands in regional potentials exhibition which was held in Pulau Datuk Beach, Sukanda, […]