Although there are still a number of things that need to be prepared, the Government thinks that in general, the preparation of the 18th Asian Games in 2018 runs well.  “The preparation runs well though there are still a number of things that must be prepared, for example, the venues like the velodrome and racecourse […]

The Government thinks that North Java’s flight route, i.e. Jakarta-Surabaya, is very busy. It reaches 150 flights/day. This route is now at number 11 of the world’s busiest route in the world. Meanwhile in Bali, the traffic is 170 flights/day. Therefore, a limited meeting led by President Joko Widodo on Friday (8/1) afternoon suggested to […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has instructed Minister of Transportation Ignasius Jonan and Commander of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) to immediately address problems that emerge related to increasing traffic in airports used as both for military uses (which in this case by the Indonesian Air Force) and civil uses. Those airports include Adi Soemarno […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated Head of the National Encryption Agency (Lemsaneg) Maj. Gen. (Purn) DR. Djoko Setiadi, M.Si. at the State Palace, on Friday (8/1). Djoko Setiadi was inaugurated under the Presidential Decree Number 30/TPA of 2015 on the Appointment of a High Official as Leader of Lemsaneg. The Presidential Decree took effect on […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo once again requested the Working Cabinet ministers to work well and should not worry about the reshuffle because reshuffle is the authority of the President. “I hope we could work well. The matter of reshuffle is my business,” President Jokowi said through his twitter account @jokowi on Thursday (7/1) morning. Previously, […]

Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno L. P. Marsudi affirmed that sovereignty is like a house that must be guarded. The integrity of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) is not something that can be bargained. However, the Minister admitted that the settlement of boundary issue needs time. It is not something that […]

Answering reporters’ questions regarding the assessment of the ministers, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that the only one who can assess the ministers’ performance is the President. “It is a principle that the only one who can assess ministers’ performance is the President,” the President firmly said after attending the signing of activities contract at […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo led a limited meeting on change of status of private universities to state universities, at the Presidential Office, Jakarta (6/1). At the beginning of his remarks, President Jokowi said that the process to change the status of 29 private universities to state universities have started since 2010 or 5 years ago. […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday morning (6/1) attended the launching of the 2016 activities contract signing of the Ministry of Public House and Public Housing, at the Pendopo Room of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing, Jakarta. Starting his remarks, President Jokowi said that after the contract signing today in Jakarta, Medan, […]

Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway which will start the groundbreaking on 21 January 2016 will connect Halim road in Jakarta and Gedebage in Bandung. Governor of West Java Ahmad Heryawan admitted the route in Bandung is still under negotiation whether it will be located in Gedebage or Tegal Luar. Although the area in Tegal Luar and Gedebage […]