President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Thursday (14/1) made an impromptu visit to the location of the bomb and gunfire attacks that happened on Jalan Thamrin, Central Jakarta. At Sarinah shopping mall, President Jokowi talked with several salesclerks who were working at that time, before going into a fast food restaurant nearby. The President also told […]

President Joko Widodo, at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, on Friday (15/1) afternoon led a Limited Meeting discussing Jakarta-Bandung fast train. Starting his introductory remarks, the President encouraged to develop mass transportation, not only in Jakarta and Bandung, but also in other big cities in Indonesia.  “I want to always encourage to develop mass transportation, not […]

The Government decided that the construction of Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway will be integrated with Light Rail Transit (LRT) for Great Bandung and Jakarta areas. Therefore, once high-speed railway is integrated with LRT and Mass Rapid Transport (MRT), including West East MRT, the transportation problem in Jakarta and Bandung will be solved. Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung […]

A series of bom and gunfire attacks near Sarinah shopping mall on Jalan Thamrin, Central Jakarta, on Thursday (14/1) that killed civilians, security forces, and the attackers was claimed by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Following the assaults, several leaders of neighboring countries, including United Nations (UN)  Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned […]

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut B. Pandjaitan praised the work of police apparatus who quickly responded to the assault that occurred in Sarinah, Thamrin, Jakarta, on Thursday (14/1) afternoon. “If you see the process, it started at 10.30 a.m. and finished at 3 p.m. We also opened the roads and access […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo delivered a press statement after devices exploded outside a Starbucks cafe and a small police post near the Sarinah shopping center on Jl. MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta, on Thursday (14/1). In a statement, President Jokowi expressed his deep condolences for the blasts, which claimed seven lives. “We all certainly grieve for […]

President Joko Widodo who shortened his visit to Cirebon, West Java, visited immediately the blast site at Sarinah area, Central Jakarta, on Thursday (14/1) afternoon. Accompanied by Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Luhut B. Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Puan Maharani, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, Commander of Indonesian National […]

President Joko Widodo has targeted the construction of Kertajati Airport in Majalengka Regency, West Java, to be completed next year. Therefore, the Goverment, through the Ministry of Transportation will suppport the airport’s construction through the State Budget. According to the President, the land acquisition process for the construction of International Airport of West Java, located […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung in his press statement said shortly after receiving reports on a series of bomb and gun attacks, as well as suicide bombing near the Sarinah shopping center on Jalan Thamrin, Central Jakarta, on Thursday (14/1), President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo cut short his working visit in Majalengka and Cirebon, West Java. “The […]

In a bid to restore forest and peat land fires that are burned every year in several provinces in Indonesia, the Government has announced the establishment of the Peat Land Restoration Agency (Badan Restorasi Gambut/BRG) under the Presidential Regulation Number 1 of 2016 that was signed by President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on 6 January 2016. […]