At Merdeka Palace’s yard, Jakarta, on Wednesday (27/7) morning, President Joko Widodo, accompanied by Vice President Jusuf Kalla, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, officially announced cabinet reshuffle. There are 4 (four) transferred ministers and 9 (nine) new ministers in the cabinet for 2014-2019 period. They are, as follows:

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said we could not deny that sometimes we still heard news about the conflict between Indonesian National Defence Force (TNI) and National Police (Polri). “In the future, there should be no more conflict between TNI and Polri,” President stated firmly. “We should stop and end it. TNI and Polri are the […]

President Joko Widodo inaugurated 720 young officers at the 2016 Prasetya Perwira TNI and Polri Ceremony (Praspa) at Sapta Marga Building, Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI) Military Academy, Magelang, Central Java, on Tuesday (26/7) morning. As the Inspector of the Ceremony, on that occasion, President Joko Widodo took oath of 221 graduates from Military Academy […]

President Joko Widodo said that along with competition between countries and regions, threat to the country’s defence as well as national security disorder will be more severe and complex and the techology used for this purpose is more modern. Therefore, the President reminded the soldiers of Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI) and the officers of […]

Based on Presidential Regulation Number 57 of 2016 on the Establishment of Indonesia International Islamic University, (UIII), the Government will build the university in Cimanggis, Depok, West Java, in a 142 hectares area. The university is expected to operate in 2018. “The land, which belongs to Radio Republik Indonesia, is ideal and strategic since it […]

Have been planned for 43 years, the Government will soon start Umbulan Water Supply Development System (SPAM) in Pasuruan, East Java. The commitment to materialize the project is marked by the signing of Cooperation Project between the East Java Provincial Government and PT Meta Adhya Tirta Umbulan, in Jakarta, on Thursday (21/7). The signing of […]

1President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Thursday (21/7) inaugurated the expansion project of Sultan Thaha International Airport in Jambi. The new airport will have terminals covering an area of 35,000 square meters and a parking area covering an area of 26,500 square meters that can accommodate 436 cars and 415 motorcycles.

Indonesia to host the 12th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) to be held at Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), Jakarta, on 2-4 August 2016. Minister of Finance Bambang Brodjonegogro said that WIEF is quite similar with Word Economic Forum that always be held in January in New Zealand. “If WEF focuses on almost all types of […]

President Joko Widodo firmly said that to move national economic wheel, the Government cannot do it alone. It needs private parties’ involvement particularly in infrastructure development that now becomes the priority of the Government. “Private parties’ involvement in infrastructure development can alsobe found in other countries and their rate of involvement is around 22 to […]

After holding a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of New Zealand and his delegates at the Merdeka Palace (18/7), President Joko Widodo, in a joint press conference, expressed his appreciation for the second visit of the Prime Minister since 2012. On that visit, Prime Minister John Key brought 22 CEOs from various notable companies. “My […]