President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) demanded Malaysian government to be really serious in settling border disputes. Furthermore, President SBY demanded thorough resolution of border disputes with Malaysia, because so far, efforts to settle border disputes with Malaysia have not yet yielded any concrete results, as contrasted with Indonesia’s other neighboring countries. “The status quo shouldn’t […]

Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam could not hide his happiness when the Air Chief Marshal, Ida Bagus Putu Dunia, pinned the Aviator of Honorary Wing on his right chess at the ceremony in Hasanudin Airport, Makassar, on Tuesday afternoon. By the embedding, he is not only being the honorary aviator but also becoming the honorary citizen […]

Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam receives Wing of Honor from Chief of Indonesian National Army-Air Force (TNI AU) Marshal Ida Bagus Putu Dunia, at Hasanuddin Air Force Base in Makasar – South Sulawesi, today (14/10) afternoon. Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam leaves Halim Perdana Kusuma airport today at 07:00 AM by TNI AU 747-400 aircraft to TNI […]

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono could not resist their emotion. There were tears in their eyes as they received flower arrangements from two students: these were flowers of farewell. This unusual occasion took place on Friday (10/10) afternoon at Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali. A group of TNI/Polri members presented some […]

Eight Ambassadors from our friendly countries submit Credentials Letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) on Monday (13/10) evening at Credential room of Istana Merdeka, Jakarta. Those eight Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors (LBBP) for Indonesia are LBBP Ambassador of Denmark Casper Klynge, LBBP Ambassador of Mongolia Shagdar Battsegseg, LBBP Ambassador of Belgium Patrick Hermann, and […]

After almost ten years at President office, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) in last weeks of his Presidency starts to prepare personal things from the office at Istana Negara, Jakarta. A photo taken by photographer of the palace shows one of President SBY activities in cleaning up the office together with staffs. Most of President […]

In order to avoid the case such as Supersemar (an acronym of Surat Perintah Sebelas Maret – Letter of March 11) will not happen anymore, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) is going to give more than 26 data compiled in more or less 2000 books to the RI’s National Archive. The Presidential Staff for Information […]

Related with the enactment of Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) Number 1 of 2014 on the Election of Governors, Regents and Mayors which order that local elections conducted directly by voters, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on October 2, 2914 also published the Government Regulation in Lieu of Law Number 2 of 2014 concerning […]

Amid his working visit to Bali in order to open Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) VII, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) conferred Adipurna Stars, the highest awards which Indonesian government can confer on foreign citizens, on the Philippines President Benigno Simeon Aquino III and East Timor Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, in Bali International Convention […]

Toward the end of his tenure, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) on Friday morning (10/10) opened Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) VII, in Nusa Dua, Bali. The forum had the theme “Evolving Regional Democratic Architecture: The Challenges of Political Development, Public Participation, and Socio-Economic Progress in the 21st Century”. Concerning the continuation of BDF in the […]