President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that several efforts have been taken by the Government to tackle the problem of forest and land fires in several provinces. However, the fire extinguishing effort is not as easy as imagined because the area that is burned is quite vast. “The fire mostly occurs in peat land, and it […]

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expressed his appreciation the involvement of the community and non-governmental organizations or NGO in disaster management of the smog, especially those related to the health of babies. “We can see a halfway house is good for Toddler because there are doctors in it, medical, medicine, so that the handling becomes so […]

After chairing a limited meeting with a number of ministers, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) who is currently based in the Regent’s Office of Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI), South Sumatra, accompanied by First Lady Iriana visit the Community Health Center (Puskesmas) Kutaraya, and review the Regional General Hospital (RSUD) OKI, as well as the local Post […]

After arriving at the official residence of the Regent of Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI), South Sumatera, on Thursday (29/10) afternoon, President Joko Widodo immediately invited several ministers to have a limited meeting on haze disaster. The President also finished a number of unfinished works due to his visit to the United States since last Saturday […]

After traveling approximately 25 hours from the United States, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) accompanied by First Lady Iriana and the entourage arrived at the Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport Palembang, South Sumatra, on Thursday (29/10), at 08.15 pm. The arrival of President Jokowi welcomed by the Governor of South Sumatra, Alex Noerdin, Coordinating Minister for […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung believed that the deliberation of the draft of the 2016 State Budget at the House of Representatives (DPR-RI) would not meet a deadlock although the deliberation period would end on 30 October 2015. He added that the Government also believes that both the House and the Government have the same goal: […]

Vice President (VP) of the United States, Joseph Biden praised Indonesia as a big country that can run elections properly and safely. In addition, Biden also praised efforts to combat corruption undertaken by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). The praise given by the Vice President of the US, Joe Biden during the visit of President Jokowi […]

Before ending his working visit to the US, and according to the plan on the agenda, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) visited the Mosque of IMAAM (Indonesian Muslim Association in America) Center located at 9100 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States (US), Tuesday (27/10) at 15:20 local time on Wednesday (28/10) afternoon at 14:20 pm. […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo took off from Wahington D.C., the United States of America, on Tuesday (27/10) afternoon local time or Wednesday (28/10) morning Western Indonesia Time and predicted to arrive in Indonesia on Thursday (29/10) morning. The President will directly heading to Palembang, South Sumatra to lead the handling of haze disaster which affected […]

After a few days of being in the United States (US) for a working visit, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Lady Iriana on Tuesday (27/10) at 18:00 local time or 17:00 pm, return to their homeland, with the Indonesian Presidential Plane 1, which took off from the airport Andrew Airforce Base, Maryland. Indonesian Presidential plane-1 […]