President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said that the price of fuel (BBM), especially Premium and Diesel, as well as for electricity tariffs, are still in calculation process. President Jokowi rectifying a number of media reports stated that he requested fuel prices and electricity tariffs lowered. “Yesterday, I did not ask to lower the fuel price, I […]

Even though President Joko Widodo has requested the recalculation, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said that the President will not interfere the issue of fuel oil (BBM), electricity and gas price’s changes. According to Pramono, President Joko Widodo wants the Minister of State Owned Enterprises to recalculate the price of fuel oil properly when people needs […]

Kredit Usaha Rakyat (KUR) or Small holder Business Credit, until September 2015, has just been distributed as much as Rp 4.024 trillion from the allocated budget of Rp 30 trillion. Therefore, in accordance with President’s instruction, the Government is now on searching for the way to make KUR distribution easier. “There are several suggestions to […]

To follow-up the instruction of President Joko Widodo in the limited meeting on Thursday (1/10) in order that Ministries/Institutions prepare labor-intensive projects to open many job opportunities, Ministry of Transportation has prepared a number of infrastructure projects which are expected to be able to employ many workers. Ministry of Transportation Ignatius Jonan said the labor-intensive […]

President Joko Widodo said that in five years ahead, the development of defence forces is not only intended to meet the minimum defence forces in national defence, which is called integrated Tri Matra, but also intended to strengthen the identity as a maritime country by developing the Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI) as a regional […]

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) requested the breakthrough steps in order to accelerate the Smallholder Business Credit (KUR), which according to the data, the realization of the credit is still very low.  The President hopes that in next three months, October, November, December there will be important breakthroughs so that the micro, small and medium enterprises […]

President’s notion on Pertamina to recalculating the price of fuel (BBM), particularly premium and diesel fuel, as well as recalculating the possibility to lower the price is being followed up. Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said that State-owned electricity company (PT PLN)’s Managing Director Sofyan Basyir and State-owned oil and gas company (Pertamina)’s Managing Director Dwi […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo accompanied by Minister of Research and Technology and Higher Education M. Nasir received Indonesian Student Team of 2015 Asian Shell Eco Marathon (SEM) who competed in the 2015 Asian SEM event on 26 Pebruary – 1 March 2015, in Manila, the Philippines. Managing Director of PT. Shell Indonesia Darwin Silalahi who […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo asked Manager of the Indonesian Zoo Association (PKBSI) to name zoos which are not feasible as research, education, rescue places for endangered animals, as well as those that are not suitable as educated and low cost entertainment area to be renovated or rebuilt. “The President promised to give assistance on the […]