President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by Vice President Jusuf Kalla, handed over the  2016 Budget Implementation Entry List (DIPA) and gave the Village Incentive Fund (DID) to several regions with achievement at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Monday (14/12) morning. The handover of the 2016 DIPA is a beginning of a series of the 2016 […]

The Government has preparing a budget of Rp 313 trillion to develop infrastructures all around Indonesia. Therefore, the Government sets the target to build 1,000 km of toll roads in 5 years. “There are only 800 km of toll roads which have been built since the independence of Indonesia. Within the next five years, the […]

When meeting with hundreds of bloggers who actively write in Kompasiana, at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Saturday (12-12), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed his hope to the bloggers to write more articles that could rise public’s optimism. “The writing which make us realize the importance of integrity and honesty that must be fostered,” the […]

After attending the 2015 International Human Rights Day, President Joko Widodo directly led a limited meeting that discussed the preparation of the 2018 Asian Games organization, at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, on Friday (11/12) afternoon. The meeting was held to ensure the progress of the preparation of the 2018 Asian Games. “I hope, after this […]

President Joko Widodo admitted, there are still a number of issues that must be handled concerning the enforcement of human rights in Indonesia. The President mentioned several examples, such as human rights’ cases in the past, the fulfillment of people’s rights for education and health, traditional society, agrarian conflict, and fulfillment of minority rights. The […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo launched 4G network service at the 1800 MHz frequency band on a national scale at the National Museum, Jakarta, on Wednesday (11/12) afternoon. The 1800 MHz frequency network service is operated by 5 network operators, namely Telkomsel, Indosat Ooredoo, XL, Hutchison 3 and Smartfren. “Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, I hereby offically launch 4G LTE […]

At the commemoration of the International Anti-Corruption Day at Sabuga Building in Bandung, West Java, on Thursday morning (10/12), Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Luhut B. Pandjaitan read the remarks of President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo. In his remarks, the President called on all elements of the country to strengthen our common spirit, […]

President Joko Widodo affirmed that corruption does not only cause financial loss to the country, but it is also a crime against humanity. He said that corruption is shown to have impoverished the people in the world, brings injustice, disparity, underdevelopment, and take away the countries from common prosperity.  “That’s why corruption becomes our common […]

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Luhut B. Pandjaitan admitted that security disturbances may occur in several regions in Indonesia, including  terror, at the end of the year. However, the Minister stressed that this threat does not happen only in Indonesia.  “It’s a global issue. The threat may happen in a number of […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has instructed his ministries to be result-oriented and to cut down on regulations that impede working performances. “Starting January (next year), we have to run fast. I don’t want all of us to be trapped in routines, in business as usual scenario, and to be monotonous,” the President said in his […]