In his statement to reporters on Friday (11/3) afternoon at his office, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung also gave explanation on the strengthening of rupiah against foreign currencies, particularly US dollar, and the issue of fuel price. Pramono assessed that overall, the rupiah is getting stronger against US dollar due to the 1st to 10th Economic […]
Joko Jokowi Widodo on Friday (11/3) visited Gondang Dam in Kerjo Subdistrict, Karanganyar Regency, Central Java. During the visit, the President said that the construction of the dam is already 24% finished and is expected to be completed at the end of next year because the construction is done in three shifts: morning, afternoon, and […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo asserted that we are facing the competition every second, minute, hour, and day. It does not only happen among cities, provinces, persons, but we are entering competition among countries. It is a competition and it can not be avoided. We can not say that we will do it later. This is […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Thursday (10/3) in Cakung, North Jakarta, inaugurated a bonded logistics center (locally known as Pusat Logistik Berikat/PLB) owned by PT Cipta Krida Bahari in Cakung, North Jakarta. President Jokowi also expects massive movement of raw or intermediate goods that previously had to be stored or stockpiled in warehouses in other […]
Rising exchange rate of Rupiah to US Dollar, on the last few days, is an evidence that the deregulation packages launched by the Government, the policies of Bank Indonesia, the policies of Financial Services Authority (OJK) are positively responded by business world and investment sector. It brings in cash and capital so that it generates […]
There are still quite many opportunities to develop national coffee industry because coffee consumption is still a huge potential and worlds coffee demand continues to climb. Moreover, Indonesia is the worlds third largest coffee producer after Brazil and Vietnam with the average production at around 685,000 tons per year or 8.9 percent from the worlds […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo said that the current logistics cost in Indonesia does not make any sense because it is higher than other countries, such as Malaysia and Singapore. Indonesias logistics cost reaches 24 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or Rp 1,820 trillion per year. According to the President, Indonesias industry becomes less […]
First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo on Tuesday morning (8/3) at Taman Cerdas in Mojosongo, Solo, Central Java, officially launched the 2016 National Polio Immunization Week (Pekan Imunisasi National/PIN). On that occasion, Iriana dropped a dose of oral polio vaccine into the mouth of Raga Pendra, a son of Rinto Jainudi, a resident at Mojosongo […]
The 5th Extraordinary OIC Summit on Palestine and Al-Quds Al-Sharif that took place for two days, from 6 to 7 March 2016, at Jakarta Convention Center, has ended. The Summit exhibited the spirit of unity and solidariy of Islamic world to generate peaceful solutions over Palestine issues. During these two days, I really feel full […]
In the bilateral meeting with Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister, President Joko Jokowi Widodo said that Indonesia and Iran have a similar commitment to give support to the independence of the Palestine. President Jokowi made the statement when Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif paid a courtesy call to President Jokowi on the sidelines of the […]
