President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that Healthy Indonesia Card (KIS) holders do not need to pay if they are referred to hospital for treatment. Therefore, President Jokowi emphasized that the Government would remove heads of hospitals who charge the KIS holders.

President Joko Widodo said that as a big archipelahic country with more than 17 thousands islands, inter-island connectivity is important to unite Indonesia. “Indonesian waters cover two-thirds of the Indonesian territory, while the rest, or one-third, is land. Our concentration is on water because Indonesia is an archipelagic country. Long time ago, Majapahit was successful […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that Indonesia is a big archipelagic country, in which two thirds of the country’s territorial areas are sea; thus, the Government would continue maritime development all over Indonesia. “When I meet heads of states, heads of government, prime ministers, or presidents from other countries, I always tell them that Indonesia […]

In addition to the scheduled agenda, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo suddenly inspected Daruba Hybrid Solar Power Plant (PLTS) in Juanga Village, South Morotai, on Wednesday (6/4) at 06.30 a.m. Eastern Indonesian Time. Daruba PLTS is an electric generator which could generate 600 KW of electricity, but now it […]

The inauguration of a hybrid solar-powered electric generators (PLTS) and microhydro-powered electric generators (PLTMH) for Maluku, North Maluku, Papua, and West Papua Provinces took place in Morotai Regency on Tuesday (5/4) afternoon. Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Sudirman Said explained that the infrastructures to be inaugurated on Tuesday were parts of infrastructures projects […]

President Joko Widodo always receives complaints about electricity shortage when he is visiting a city, a regency, or a province, including the hotel where he stays. This issue was conveyed by the President when delivering a remarks at the inauguration of Hybrid Solar Power Plant (PLTS) and Micro Hydro Power Plant (PLTMH) in Maluku, North […]

The Government, through the Illegal Fishing Task Force (Satgas 115), sunk 23 more illegal fishing boats on Tuesday (5/4) at 11.00 a.m. Western Indonesian Time, which 13 of them were Vietnamese-flagged and 10 of them were Malaysian-flagged boats. The sinking of 23 boats took place in seven different locations, among others: five boats in Batam […]

Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Tuesday (5/4) in Manokwari, West Papua Province delivered five social assistance programs – the Aspiring Family Program (PKH), the Social Assistance Card for Severely Disabled People (ASPDB), the Elderly Assistance Cards (ASLU), the Smart Indonesia Card (KIP), and the Rice for Prosperous People (Beras Rastra) to 22 representatives of the residents. […]

The Government hopes to connect all regencies and provinces around the country. Therefore, the Government will continuously build seaports and airports in outermost areas in the country. Thus, People in Aceh could travel to anywhere as well as people in the Eastern Indonesia could travel to Sumatra.

In order to make it as a capital for business to produce something, still usable, or to be reconditioned, remanufactured, Minister of Industry Saleh Husin allowed import of second-hand capital goods as long as theymeet the requirements. The requirements is written in Minister of Industry Regulation Number 14 of 2016 on Technical Criteria of Second-hand […]