After visiting the fishing port in Merauke Regency, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo, headed to Wamena City, Papua to inaugurate new terminals of Wamena and Kaimana Airports, on Wednesday (30/12) afternoon. In his remarks, President Jokowi said that Wamena and Kaimana Airports have a strategic position. “Wamena and […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that the time has come for Indonesian people to move on from the culture that full of falseness, fake, hypocrisy, egoism, and less sharing with the other. When attending the National Christmas Celebration which was held at the esplanade of gubernatorial residence of the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, Kupang, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that we must truly pay attention to mandate of the Constitution which clearly states that the land and the waters as well as the natural richness contained therein shall be controlled by the State and exploited to the greatest benefit of the people. “Exploited to the greatest benefit of the […]

At the same time with the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) 12th Anniversary, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (29/12) morning inaugurated a new building of KPK which is located in Jalan Kuningan Persada, Kav.4, Jakarta. The 16-story building which was constructed on the 8,663 square meters area has secure, smart, and green concepts. The building […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that 2016 State Budged must be implemented in January, particularly the goods and capital expenditures; thus, it could optimize the impacts to the economic growth. “The President wants us to work with focus to improve the economic growth, control the inflation, reduce poverty rate, fix the gap and others. It […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted in 2015, Indonesia has built a great and strong foundation. In politics budget, fuel subsidy was allocated to other programs that bring benefit to the people. Indonesia also has accelerated infrastructure development and changed the course from creating a ‘Java-centris country’ to ‘Indonesia-centris’. With the foundation, the President wants Indonesia […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo witnessed “Antareja”, an underground tunnel drilling machine of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project Jakarta breakthrough at Senayan Station on Wednesday (23/12) morning. The first phase of the drilling started in September 2015 from starting point Senayan Youth Statue (Patung Pemuda Senayan). “The bor slowly spins, right? What is the water?,” […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung explained that Indonesian Government has decided not to give visa-free entry facility to Israeli tourists because Indonesia and Israel do not have diplomatic relations. To the journalists who stopped him after a limited meeting at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, on Tuesday (22/12) afternoon, Pramono explained that one of the Government’s desire […]

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Sudirman Said explained that there is a contract to procure 17,340 Mega Watt (MW) of electricity in the target to provide 35,000 MW until the end of the year. “It is the target that we must be grateful for. Obviously, we have to review it one by one. […]

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), […]