“Indonesia is an archipelagic nation endowed with very beautiful marine parks and the beauty must be preserved, maintained, and conserved,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said in a limited meeting at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, on Wednesday (30/3). According to the President, Indonesia needs a ministry responsible for and authorized to preserve, conserve, and manage marine […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo reminded that fuel price that the Government will announce must be followed by the cut of transportation costs. “Based on the calculation, I hope fuel price can be cut. I also ask Minister of Transportation to regulate the process of cutting transportation costs,” President Jokowi said in his introductory remarks at […]

After meeting Vice President of Switzerland Doris Leuthard, President Joko Widodo received the visit of Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Daniel Mitov and his delegation, at Merdeka Palace, Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday (30/3) afternoon. The delegation, led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is comprising of: 1. H.E. Mr. Daniel Mitov, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received Swiss Vice President Doris Leuthard and the delegates at the Merdeka Palace, Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday (30/3) afternoon. In the bilateral meeting, the delegates led by Doris Leuthard, were among others:

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that economic condition that sometimescanbe dark, difficult, challenging, and sometimes bitter, is a challenge that must be surmounted. “We know that the road that we go through is not always as smooth and as comfortable as we want and indeed, the road is not always smooth and bright,” said President […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that the Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, be it in Jakarta, Bogor, Tanggerang, Bekasi, Palembang, and Greater Bandung, must be accelerated. “The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project has begun. We hope it will be integrated with Mass Rapid Transport (MRT), LRT, Transjakarta, and the Commuter Line. Thus, passengers could reach the […]

Government, through Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung announced the 11th Economic Policy Package, at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, on Tuesday (29/3) afternoon. These are the points of the policy package:

The Government launched the 11th Economic Policy Package that was announced by Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung and Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution, at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, on Tuesday (29/3) afternoon. “We are going to launch 4 points of the policy package today,” Pramono Anung said during the launching of the 11th Economic […]

In response to the request made by Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu who called for an official tie between Indonesia and Israel, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said that Indonesia upholds the principles in the Constitution and the principles held by its founding fathers: prioritizing the independence of Palestine. “If Palestine’s independence can be realized, […]

The Indonesian Government is coordinating with related sides to release 10 Indonesian sailors who are being held by a militant group in the Philippines and to arrest the perpetrators immediately because they committed crime in the territory the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI). “Minister of Foreign Affairs is now collecting relevant data […]