President Joko Widodo opened the 3rd National Leaders Meeting (Rapimnas) of Directorate General of Taxes of Ministry of Finance, at Directorate General of Taxes’ Office, in Jakarta, on Tuesday (29/3) morning. On that occasion, the President gave directives to all heads of regional offices in all over Indonesia so that tax revenue target can be […]

Considering that Indonesian Government has signed an Agreement on Maritime Transport between the Goverments of the Member Countries of ASEAN and the Goverment of the People’s Republic of China in Singapore, on 2 November 2007, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on 14 March 2016, has signed a Ratification of the Agreement on Maritime Transport between the […]

Following a deadly blast that occurred at Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Sunday afternoon (27/3), Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno L.P. Marsudi confirmed that there are no Indonesian casualties reported in the blast, which killed at least 65 people and injured 300 others. Retno added that shortly after the incident, […]

President Joko Widodo condemned the bomb blast in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, near Lahore’s city center, Pakistan, on Sunday (27/3) afternoon local time, that killed dozens of people. “Indonesia condemns the bomb attack in Lahore. Terror cannot be justified whatever the motive. My heart goes out to the victims, the Pakistani people,” tweeted the President in his […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that family, as the smallest community in the society, plays an important role in the development of the country because children are first taught about morality, etiquette, and other basic things by their families. Before thousands of Muslimat Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), President Jokowi asserted that mothers are the first and […]

Family, as the smallest community in the society, has an important role in the development of the country, because children were firstly taught about morality, etiquette, and other basic things by their families. “Mothers are the first and the most important educational institution for our children,” President Joko Widodo said during the 70th Anniversary of […]

President Joko Widodo closed his series of working visit in Balikpapan by inspecting Teritip Dam construction project on Thursday (24/3). The President asked all related parties to finish this project before rainy season comes. “The Mayor was complaining to me that Balikpapan suffers from water crisis. On the otherhand, I want the construction of Teritip […]

Following acts of terror that hit several locations in Belgian capital Brussels which caused casualties and after the Belgium authority raised its terrorism alert to its highest level, the Indonesian Government through its Minsitry of Foreign Affairs has issued a travel advisory for Indonesian citizens in Belgium, particularly in Brussels, to increase their vigilance and […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Thursday (24/3) visited East Kalimantan Province for a working visit. In the province, President Jokowi, who was accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Widodo, visited the construction site of the ongoing Balikpapan – Samarinda toll road project. The investment value of the toll road, which spans 99.02 kilometers (4 lanes, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that Indonesia’s infrastructure is left behind comparing to those in neighboring countries including Malaysia and Singapore. Therefore, Indonesia must accelerate its infrastructure development to catch up, said President Jokowi when inaugurating Juwata Airport in Tarakan, North Kalimantan, on Wednesday (23/3). The President said that insufficient infrastructure causes overpriced logistic and […]