President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo is slated to open the 2016 National Conference of the Indonesian Rector’s Forum (FRI) to be held on Friday evening (29/1) at the auditorium of Yogyakarta State University (UNY). The annual event involves a number of rectors from both state universities and private universities from all over Indonesia. This year’s event […]

President Joko Widodo explained  the importance of productivity, work ethic, and competitiveness in facing the ASEAN Economic Community (MEA) era that has been started since the beginning of 2016. Therefore, we must start to leave ineffective old-school methods.  “We must start to leave old patterns, ways, and traditions that make us move slowly, in order […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that as the world-renowned cultural-heritage site, Borobudur Temple must continue to be preserved, especially because the Temple has now become a tourist destination that brings benefits for the people living nearby. According to the President, based on the 2014 data, the number of international tourists visiting the Temple reached around 250,000 people, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo promised that soon he will give explanation about Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway which has been discussed lately in detail and openly. “It will be explained in detail from the beginning to the end of the process, as well as explaining the meetings related to the issue, and also the cost,” President Jokowi […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (29/1) afternoon inaugurated Fatahillah Mosque located in the complex of Jakarta City Hall, Jalan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta. The two-storey mosque, which can hold a total of roughly 1,500 people will replace the old one-storey Mushola (a little mosque) which previously accomodated only 200 people. In his remarks, President […]

In order to boost a better communication and coordination among law enforcement institutions which previously conducted by the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, the Attorney General and the Indonesian National Police (Mahkumjakpol) both at national and regional levels, several Government institutions signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Database System […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that the development of Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway whose groundbreaking was conducted at Mandalawangi Maswati Tea Plantation, West Bandung Regency, West Java, on Thursday (21/1) is part of a national big plan to connect big cities in Java Island and cities outside Java. “Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway is part of our big […]

In order to boost economic growth and to reach 97.2 percent of electrification ratio in 2019, the Government launched the Economic Policy Package IX which more focuses on the effort to accelerate infrastructure development in electricity. Furthermore, in the policy package, the Government also issued a new regulation in the policy on livestock supply and/or […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that prices of food in Indonesia are still higher than those in other countries such as the Philippines, China, Cambodia, India, Thailand or Vietnam. Therefore, the President said that this issue must be responded to carefully considering that 81 percent of Indonesian population is net rice consumers. “It means that […]

Concerning the hike of food prices recently, President Joko Widodo has assigned the Minister of Trade Thomas Lembong and Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman to take a number of strategic measures to solve the problems in food sector.  “The President asks the Minister of Trade and Minister of Agriculture to maintain reasonable prices that will […]