President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo gathered as many as 150 investors of power plant in order to accelerate the procurement of 35,000 Mega Watt (MW) Capacity Power Plant project, at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Tuesday (22/12) afternoon.  The President asserted that the issue of electricity is not only the concern of State-owned Electricity Company (PLN), […]

The commemoration of Mother’s Day on Tuesday (22/12) got attention from President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung.  In his tweet on the President’s twitter account @jokowi this morning, President Jokowi said that his mother always reminds him the importance of hard work, honesty and modesty. “I always remember that. Happy Mother’s Day,” […]

President Joko Widodo said that the Government has carried out a number of efforts to secure the celebration of Christmas and New Year 2016 that only a few more days left. The celebration of Christmas and New Year is expected to be conducive because the Government has prepared for this.  “We expressed our hope that […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said that the 8th Economic Package consists of three aspects, namely the one map policy with the scale of 1:50,000, acceleration of development and construction of oil refineries in Indonesia and incentives for plane maintenance, repair and operation (MRO) companies. According to Pramono, the new economic policy package aims to promote […]

The Government announced an Economic Policy Package, at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, on Monday (21/12) afternoon. Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung mentioned that the 8th Policy Package is covering three points, among others; one map policy with 1:50,000 scale, development of energy security by accelerating the construction and development of domestic oil refinery, and incentive for […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, accompanied by a number of ministers, on Monday (21/12) at the State Palace had lunch with 28 representatives from the Qoriyah Thayyibah Union of Farming Communities (SPPQT) in Salatiga. Before the lunch while waiting for the President, the representatives talked with Chief of the Presidential Staff Teten Masduki. On that occasion, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday afternoon (21/12) at the State Palace swore in five newly elected commissioners of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for the period of 2015 – 2019. The new Commissioners are Agus Rahardjo, Saut Situmorang, Laode Muhamad Syarif, Alexander Marwata, and Basaria Panjaitan. The swear-in ceremony took place after the Presidential […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has received the report about the security threat that could possibly happen at the time near Christmas and New Year. Responding to the report, the President asked the Indonesian National Police (Polri) Chief Gen, Badrodin Haiti to take some preventive measures.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said though he already increased the budget of Ministry of Agriculture by 100 percent, the President will wait for the result in 2-3 years, whether the given budget gives an outcome or not. “Will imported food decrease? Will the production, such as rice, corn or soy bean increase? I will see. […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said as a big country, Indonesia is now facing rapidly changing economic-geopolitical constellation dynamics after the Cold War. Free trade wave and the tension of regional integrated economic zone will be intense in the upcoming years, the President added. He also estimates that economic competition among countries will increase in the […]