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), […]

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, […]