The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) informed that Indonesia’s economy grew by 5.04 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015, or the highest growth compared to other quarters in 2015: 4.73 percent in the first quarter; 4.66 percent in the second quarter; and 4.74 percent in the third quarter. Overall, economic growth in Indonesia in 2015 […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called on Islamic figures and Islamic clerics of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) to give more emphasis on the issues of terrorism, radicalism, and drug abuse in their sermons. The President made the request to Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama Executive Board (PBNU) K.H. Said Aqil Siradj, who was invited by the President to […]

President Joko Widodo instructed public relations offices in ministries as well as in non ministerial institutions to be rapid in responding and giving information. “Do not deflect information and I do not want to hear anymore that it is difficult for the people to meet Government’s public relations while it should be use to find […]

As part of the efforts to protect Indonesian citizens from being affected with Zika virus, Indonesian Health Ministry on Wednesday evening (3/2) issued a travel advisory for Indonesian citizens who will travel to countries already infected with the virus. The Ministry reported that countries already infected with the virus are Brazil, Cape Verde, Colombia, El […]

Starting a press conference after a limited meeting on Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Extraordinary Summit, Cabinet Secretary said that the 5th OIC Extraordinary Summit will be held in Jakarta on 6-7 March 2016 and will invite around 56 State Leaders/Heads of Government. Meanwhile, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said that the series of […]

To help the people of Surabaya and Madura, President Joko Widodo decided to reduce the toll tariffs of Suramadu Bridge by more than 50 percent.  “There was a debate whether it should be free or the tariffs should be reduced. Finally, with several considerations, the decision was to reduce the tariffs so that it could […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo instructed the related ministries and institutions to prepare anticipatory measures to prevent the outbreak of Zika virus which has been announced as global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 1 February 2016. In his remarks during the limited meeting held at Presidential Office, Jakarta, on Wednesday (3/2) afternoon, […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Wednesday (3/1) at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, led a limited cabinet meeting on the development of regions surrounding Suramadu Bridge in East Java. In his introductory remarks, the President said that in 2016, the Government’s attention is not only on boosting economic growth but also on the promoting equality of […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo chaired a limited meeting to discuss the preparation for  Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Extraordinary Summit at the Presidential Office, Jakarta (3/2). In his opening remarks, President Jokowi mentioned that OIC member countries agreed to conduct the Extraordinary Summit to discuss the boundaries of the Muslim countries in the region […]

Government decided to make Lake Toba, in Samosir, North Sumatera, as a tourist destination with international standard. Hence, some improvements will be carried out in the near future. “The first step is to create a legal protection. President asked to prepare an agency to manage it, whether it will be in the form of the […]