President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expects the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will finance that projects large-scale infrastructure. This expectation was delivered by President Jokowi when receiving AIIB President Jin Liqun, at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Wednesday (4/11) afternoon. “His commitment, in principle they are ready. We immediately prepare the list, and they are ready,” said […]

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reminded the participants of the National Defence Institute (Lemhannas), that the competition between countries is so very tight. “The competition as well as friction and clashes were very visible,” said President Jokowi while receiving participants the Regular Education Program of Force (PPRA) LIII and Short Education Program of Force (PPSA) XX […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called for reconciliation between costumers of state-owned electricity company (PT. PLN) with customers of 450 watt capacity and customers of 900 watt capacity and the data on underprivileged family and prone to poverty. “Reconciliation and data measures are important to make electricity subsidy meet the right target,” President Jokowi said in his remarks during a […]

Based on the latest report, the number of hot spots is excessively decreased: 53 hot spots in Sumatra and 174 hot spots in Kalimantan. Thus, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called on all parties to make use of this momentum. “We will focus on the prevention. We will conduct a review on the Law which providing […]

In addition to economic issues concerning trade, investment and renewable energy, the meeting between President Joko Widodo with President Finland Sauli Niinisto Vainamo who arrived at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday (3/11), with the First Lady Jenni Hauk, also discussed on international relations, particularly with regard to the context of the European Union and the dispute […]

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received the visit President Finland Sauli Niinisto Vainamo and First Lady Jenni Hauki, at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday (3/11) afternoon. Jokowi President welcomed the visit of the President of Finland with a state ceremony, and sound off the national anthem of both countries. After attending a welcoming ceremony, President Jokowi invited […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has instructed the Minister of the Environment and Forestry, Head of the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) as well as related ministers and head of institutions to tackle forest and peat land fires with the right concept. In the meantime, speaking to reporters after a limited cabinet meeting on the […]

Jimly Asshidiqi believes that the implementation of simultaneous local elections (Pilkada) on December 9 will be a success. This is evident from the declining number of cases that the complaint related to the phase of simultaneous elections. According to Jimly, in 2014, the number of complaints received by DKPP reached 879 cases of dissatisfaction to […]

To welcome regional elections simultaneously conducted on 9 December 2015, General Election Commission (KPU) planned to hold an international event that will involve a number of foreign monitoring bodies, including general election monitoring institutions of friendly countries, representative office of friendly countries in Jakarta, and national institutions interested in the elections. “We’re going to present […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that according to the report from Minister of Finance that he received on Monday (2/11) morning, the 2015 budget absorption has reached 70 percent. However, because there are two months left, November and December, the President urges government officials to maximize the budget absorption. “We still have time in November […]