President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo wants construction of toll road connecting Balikpapan and Samarinda, East Kalimantan, can be finished by 2018. The President gave a signal that he approves the plan to connect the toll road with the construction of Samarinda-Bontang toll road. “Last night, I discussed Balikpapan-Samarinda toll road with Minister of Public Works and […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Sunday (4/12) made a working visit to Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, to disseminate the Tax Amnesty program in the province. The Tax Amnesty Program has now entered the second phrase (1 October 2016 – 31 December 2016). Balikpapan is the 7th city the President visits to disseminate the program after Jakarta, […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo extended his congratulation for the success of the National Team of Indonesia conquering Vietnam 2-1, at the first leg semi-final of the 2016 AFF Championship at  Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong, Bogor Regency, West Java, on Saturday (3/12) evening. “Congratulation! Indonesia vs Vietnam 2-1 at the 2016 AFF,” the President tweeted in his […]

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 […]