At that time, I said that Indonesia is ready to give full support to solve the hostage problem. Alhamdulillah four hours after the phone call, at 8 pm, I was informed that the two hostages can be released and the problem was solved. However, at that time, the hostages were still in the middle of […]
In order to make it more efficient and to avoid overlapping, the Government will re-arrange the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT), the Maritime Security Board (Bakamla) and the National Narcotics Agency (BNN). Regarding BNTP, the role will be specified so that there is no overlapping. The institution will handle issues in an integrated way. The program […]
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to visit the United States on 25 to 28 October 2015, in order to meet the invitation delivered by President Barack Obama. The visit plan announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Retno LP Marsudi and US Secretary of State John F. Kerry, when they met in Washington […]
The Government is preparing a spesial prison for drug dealers convicts. The prison is to be located in Mount Sindur, Bogor, West Java. Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna H. Laoly told the reporters that in the prison, inmates would not be able to communicate with the people outside because lines of communication would […]
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) recognizes, the construction of mass transportation project such as the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project is not profitable. However, the government chose to continue the project after calculating what kind of the benefit to the state, to society, to the city. “If the calculated profit economically, mass transit projects are not […]
President Joko Widodo inaugurated the operation of tunnel boring machine (TBM) of Jakartas Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project, at Patung Pemuda (Statue of Youth), Senayan Roundabout, Jakarta, on Monday (21/9) morning. The machine that drills approximately 8 metres per day will operate 24 hours a day, starting from September to December 2016. President Joko Widodo […]
Mount Sinabung located in Karo Regency, North Sumatera erupted again, last Tuesdayspewing hot clouds up to four kilometers fromthe eruption centre. Head of Information Data Centre and Public Relations of National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said that on Tuesday (15/9) at 08.20 a.m. Sinabung spewed hot clouds reaching 4,000 meters to […]
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) assesses the role of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) and the National Counter Terrorism Agency (BNPT) very strategic in realizing the national interest. The role primarily in the areas of marine and marine safety, the war against drugs as well as the prevention of overcoming the threat […]
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), accompanied by First Lady Iriana and the fifth President of Indonesia, Megawati Soekarnoputri, attended the Summit of the Tomini Sail 2015 in Bura Wood Beach, Pangi village, Central Parigi district, Central Sulawesi, Saturday (20/9). President Jokowi in his speech said the organizing of Sail very well. However, the President noted that […]
Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said that two Indonesian citizens held hostage by an armed civilian group in Papua New Guinea have been released and they are in a healthy condition currently. I have talked with them. They are in a good condition, Minister Retno said at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Friday […]
