President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo in his remarks at the opening of 26th National MTQ Musabaqah Tilawatil Qur’an (Quran Recital Competition) on Saturday (30/7), at Astaka Utama Islamic, Mataram, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, said that this is the time for Indonesia to become the center of Islamic thought and Islamic studies. Moreover, other countries must notice […]

The Indonesian Government ensures that it will not fulfill the request made by the Turkish Government to close a number of Turkish schools in Indonesia that are linked with Fethullah Gulen, the alleged mastermind behind the recent failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung asserted that Indonesia is a democratic country […]

Attorney General, with assistance from the Mobile Brigade Corps of the Indonesian National Police (Brimob Polri),has executed four drug traffickerson Friday (29/7), on Tunggal Panaluan field, Nusakambangan Island, Cilacap, Central Java. The four deathrow inmates who were executed are Freddy Budiman (Indonesian Nationality), Michael Titus Igweh (Nigerian Nationality), Humprey Ejike (Nigerian Nationality), and Gajetan Acena […]

President Joko Widodo explained that at the moment, the world is in a difficult situation. The same situation is alsofaced by global economy that keeps declining. From geopolitical situation, the war in the Middle East causes millions of refugees run to Europe. Acts of terror, suicide bomb also take place almost every day in almost […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo asserted that he notices the immense enthusiasm of the business people towards the tax amnesty program from three disseminations that have been carried out. The President took an example of dissemination in Surabaya where 2,000 people were invited yet 2,700 people attended the event and in Medan where the invitees increased […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo gave special tasks to newly appointed Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Wiranto, who replaced Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, and newly appointed Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati who replaced Bambang Brodjonegoro, during a Plenary Cabinet Meeting on Wednesday (27/7), at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. “I asked Wiranto to give […]

President Joko “Jokowi”Widodo wanted all ministers dan heads of institution to work faster, more effectively in a solid and cohesive team supporting each other. “No more blaming each other. If there is a mistake, it will be our mistake because we are in the same work team” Jokowi mentioned this in the first Plenary Cabinet […]

Managing Director of World Bank Sri Mulyani Indrawati, who is appointed by President Joko Widodo to reassume her position as Minister of Finance on cabinet reshuffle, felt so honored. “I am honored because the President asked me to come back, to be able to work together with other Ministers in the Cabinet and carry out […]

A number of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of major Japanese companies members of the Japan Indonesia Association (Japinda), led by former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, paid a courtesy call on President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Wednesday (27/7), at the Merdeka Palace. “The courtesy call indicates strong trust from the Japanese counterpart; Fukuda and his […]

President Joko Widodo firmly said that he always tries so hard to make Working Cabinet works faster and more effective as well as to make the Cabinet works in a solid and supportive team so that it produces real results rapidly.