Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tjahjo Kumolo said that he had received instruction from President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to accelerate the development of border regions covering 187 sub-districts.  “President’s instruction to accelerate the process of infrastructure development including transportation and others,” Tjahjo Kumolo told reporters prior to Closed Cabinet Meeting on Economy at Presidential Office, […]

After inaugurating the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (LBBP) of Indonesia for Lebanon Chozin Chumaidy, President Jokowi took delivery of Credentials from four (4) Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (LBBP) from friendly countries to the Republic of Indonesia, at the State Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (18/12) afternoon. Four (4) Ambassadors who presented the credentials are:

At the State Palace on Thursday afternoon (18/12), President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) installed and swore in Ahmad Chozin Chumaidy as Indonesian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Lebanon. He will be based in Beirut. The installation began with the recitation of Presidential Decree Number 124 of 2014 concerning the appointment of Ahmad Chozin Chumaidy as Indonesian […]

In order to implement Article 92 paragraph (4) of Law Number 11 of 2012 concerning Juvenile Court System, and in order to shape the same perception in handling children who have to confront law under Indonesia’s Juvenile Criminal Court System, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on 1 December 2014 signed Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 175 of […]

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) revealed that the weakening of rupiah exchange rate recently is not worrying fundamentally since all countries also experience the same. “We can see that if our country is compared with Japan, Malaysia or even Russia, we are still in the great position,” Jokowi said it while leading the Specific Cabinet Meeting […]

President Jokowi reiterated the government’s commitment to improve everything, including maintaining the authority of Indonesia as a big country. “We want this country to have authority, and the main weaponry system/defense equipment (alutsista) that we had I think indicates that way, that Indonesia is a big country and we should have the authority,” President Jokowi […]

As previously reported, coincided with celebration of Archipelago Day 2014 held in Kotabaru, South Borneo on Monday (15/12), President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officially announced the establishment of Maritime Security Board (BAKAMLA) Cabinet Secretary (Seskab) Andi Wijayanto who accompanied President Jokowi attended the celebration of 2014 Archipelago Day in Kotabaru said that the establishment of BAKAMLA […]

With the consideration of an agreement signed by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Organization for the Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in St. Petersburg, Russia on September 5, 2013, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) through the Presidential Regulations Number 146 of 2014 signed on December 1, 2014, had authorized the agreement that […]

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has ordered Financial Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro to buy patrol boats as many as possible for the next year. President also urged Minister of Marine and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti, Chief of Navy Admiral Marsetio, Water Police, and all regional head to secure marine resources that belong to the country.

Cabinet Secretary (Seskab) Andi Widjayanto receives courtesy call German Ambassador for Indonesia, Timor Leste and ASEAN Georg Witschel at his office, Jakarta, on Friday (12/12). The meeting is to discuss bilateral cooperation between the two countries. “Cooperation in education and infrastructure”. They have funding agency GIZ that has been working years in Indonesia, as well […]