In a bid to implement the One Million House Program as the manifestation of the second point of the Government’s Nawacita (nine priority programs of Jokowi-JK Administration), the Government on Wednesday (24/8) announced the 13thEconomic Policy Package on Low-Income Housing. “This economic policy package will improve access for the people to buy houses,” said Coordinating […]

President Joko ’Jokowi’ Widodo has given a target for Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency Sofyan Djalil to accelerate the certification of land on a large scale. Therefore, the President suggested the Minister to cooperate with the regional governments at provincial and regency/city levels. “Try to focus only on one, two, or three […]

On behalf of all Indonesian people, and the Government, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo congratulated and thanked all Indonesian athletes for their struggles  at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. The President considered that the Indonesian contingent has fought and given their best results. “We won 2 medals (one silver and one bronze) in the […]

President Joko ’Jokowi’ Widodo has instructed Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs to collect all forms relating to permits. “We know that those forms are the source of complicated permit procedure that can actually be made more simple. The long procedures are the result of a complex permit,” Cabinet Secretary […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Tuesday (23/8) at the National Gallery, Jakarta, met with a number of Indonesian culture experts to talk about the development of Indonesian cultures. According to the President, during the 2-hour dialog with the experts, he received many inputs about the process of promoting Indonesian cultures. “We often talk about the […]

In light of controling the State Budget , Minister of Finance as the State Treasurer has decided to postpone most of the budget distribution for Regional Transfer which is projected as underpayment budget and allocate and distribute it on the next budget’s year in accordance with the State Budget capability. The postponement in distribution of […]

In the last day of his working visit to North Sumatera, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo (Jokowi) on Monday (22/8) visited a location in Parulohan Village, in Humbang Hasundutan Regency that will be designated as a new tourist destination near Lake Toba. Speaking to reporters during the visit, President Jokowi said that his visit was meant […]

Enggano Island will host the 2020 Sail Enggano. Therefore, the regional government has done some preparation, including by allocating the budget. The statement was made by Bengkulu Governor Ridwan Mukti in an inspection to Enggano Airport, Banjarsari Village, Enggano Subdistrict, North Bengkulu Regency, after leading the ceremony of the 71st Anniversary of the Proclamation of […]

  The series of carnival and feast titled Wonderful Lake Toba Independence Carnival (KKPDT) that took place for two days, 20-21 August, held in Balige, Toba Samosir, North Sumatera, ended on Sunday (21/8) afternoon. The first day of the carnival was enlivened by a Floating Stage that presented a number of arts performance, for example […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that the Government will take three measures to develop Lake Toba. Those three measures areprovision of ferries especially on Saturdays and Sundays, revamping of existing ports, and provision of clean water and electricity.