President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Friday (2/12) joined other thousands of participants of the mass prayer to perform Friday prayer at the National Monument in Central Jakarta. On that occasion, President Jokowi also expressed his appreciation for the participants of the mass prayer for attending the event in a peaceful manner. “First of all, I […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo accompanied by Vice President Jusuf Kalla performed Friday Prayer at the National Monument (Monas) Park, Jakarta, flocked by muslims who gathered at the park to perform mass prayer on Friday afternoon (2/12). President Jokowi and Vice President Jusuf Kalla left Presidential Palace at 11.40 a.m. during rain and headed to Monas […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo is determined to continue eradicating corruption cases seriously even though there are hundreds of Government officials – be it in central and regional levels – who were arrested in corruption cases and the fact that Indonesia is still ranked 88 in Corruption Perception Index. “I want to reaffirm the commitment of […]

The Indonesian Government has decided to suspend its membership in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). This decision was delivered by Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan in the 171st Meeting of the OPEC Conference in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday (30/11). “The decision was made following the organization’s decision to cut down […]

Indonesia has many untapped opportunitiesto become a major food producer in the world and can compete with other countries thanks to the country’s natural resources. Therefore, PresidentJokowihas called on the Central Government, regional governments, governors, regents, mayors,village heads, instructors, researchers, and farmers to work together to realize it. “If we have a strong will, determination, […]

After carrying out a series of reforms on economic sector, such as removing fuel subsidy, launching several economic policy packages, constructing infrastructures massively, and promoting tax amnesty program, the Government is set to take a further step, namely focusing on building infrastructures for tourism industry. President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo asserted that tourism plays an important […]

Although the condition of politics in Indonesia heats up, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ thinks that it is normal. This condition usually takes place prior to or during the campaign period of Regional Elections (Pilkada), either Governor Elections (Pilgub), Regent and Deputy Regent Elections, or Mayor and Deputy Mayor Elections. “It is always like this. However, this […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo led simultaneous tree planting to mark the Indonesian Tree Planting Day (HMPI) and National Planting Month (BMN), held at Tasikharjo Village, Jenu Subdisctrict, Tuban Regency, East Java, Monday (28/11). At 11.10 a.m. local time, the President gave the command to plant the trees […]

  Forest replanting that was carried out by a cooperative, as what has been done by KOPRABUH (Produsen Anugerah Bumi Hijau Cooperative) in Tasikharjo Village, Jenu Subdistrict, Tuban Regency, East Java, was appreciated by President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo. The President thought that this kind of plantation, that is carried out by a cooperative, and also […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo expressed his condolences on the passing of the Republic of Cuba’s former President Fidel Castro.   He extended his condolences after attending the commemoration of National Teachers Day and the 71st Anniversary of Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI) at Sentul International Convention Center, Bogor, West Java (27/11).