Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Tuesday (5/4) in Manokwari, West Papua Province delivered five social assistance programs – the Aspiring Family Program (PKH), the Social Assistance Card for Severely Disabled People (ASPDB), the Elderly Assistance Cards (ASLU), the Smart Indonesia Card (KIP), and the Rice for Prosperous People (Beras Rastra) to 22 representatives of the residents. […]

The Government hopes to connect all regencies and provinces around the country. Therefore, the Government will continuously build seaports and airports in outermost areas in the country. Thus, People in Aceh could travel to anywhere as well as people in the Eastern Indonesia could travel to Sumatra.

In order to make it as a capital for business to produce something, still usable, or to be reconditioned, remanufactured, Minister of Industry Saleh Husin allowed import of second-hand capital goods as long as theymeet the requirements. The requirements is written in Minister of Industry Regulation Number 14 of 2016 on Technical Criteria of Second-hand […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo admitted that he had listened to the voices of people when deciding to build Masela Block gas field, which is the world’s biggest gas reserves, onshore. “I had assigned intelligence services to listen to people’s voice in Maluku and they want it to be conducted onshore,” the President said when delivering […]

Beginning his working visit to Papua, West Papua, and North Maluku Provinces, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Monday (4/4) inaugurated Merah Putih Bridge in Ambon. The Bridge, which spans 1,140 meters, is the longest bridge in Eastern Indonesia. In his opening remarks, the President hopes that the Bridge can be a new icon for tourism […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo along with First Lady Ibu Iriana Widodo, on Monday (4/4) began his three-day working visit to Maluku, West Papua, and North Maluku Provinces. Member of the Presidential Communication Team Ari Dwipayana in his press conference on Monday (4/4) said that the President will inaugurate several infrastructure projects in those provinces, including […]

Although cabinet reshuffle issue currently becomes the talk of the town and also becomes the hot news in several media, President Joko Widodo asks all ministers to focus on their works. “All ministers must focus on their works,” the President said answering the journalists’ questions when he watched the final of Bhayangkara Cup football tournament, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received Muhammadiyah General Chairman and Central Executive Board at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Friday (1/4) afternoon. Muhammadiyah General Chairman Dr. H. Haedar Nashir M.Si said that the meeting was held to mantain ties of friendship (silaturahmi) and to send an invitation to the President. “We invited President Jokowi to open […]

Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin has called on all sides to prevent racism because Indonesia is a diverse country in terms of ethnicity, religion, language, tradition, and culture. “I suppose we must prevent racism. Each of us must restrain ourselves from issuing statements that can be categorized as racist,” the Minister told reporters […]

The Government’s strategy to implement free-visa exemption facilities for tourists of several countries started to have come to fruition. The National Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the number of tourist arrival to Indonesia in February 2016 reached 888.3 thousand, or increased by 5.26 percent as compared to the number of visits in February 2015. It […]