Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi said that Indonesian Government kept communicating with Russian Government to rescue Indonesian citizens (WNI) in South Korean Fishing Vessel, Oryong 501, which sank at Bering Strait.  “This morning (3/12) Foreign Affairs Ministry held coordinating meeting with related agencies to find out the names of Indonesians, and the […]

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) provides direction related to the existence of the ‘boat people’ in a number of areas in the country, some of which are related to acts of illegal fishing. President Jokowi directed that the ‘boat people’ to be repatriated, while the boat captain being face trial, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Indroyono […]

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) was sad when he visited the widest fisherman village in Semarang, on Tuesday afternoon. “Why don’t our fishermen control the capital? Not being the lord on their own sea, in their own country? Whereas we have the wide sea and a lot of fishes,” Jokowi said it as written in his […]

After meeting with the high-ranking officers of Indonesian National Police (Polri) in the Police Academy (Akpol) in Semarang, Central Java, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) together with Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti visited Tambaklorok Fishermen’s Village, Semarang City, on Tuesday afternoon (2/12). President Jokowi’s arrival immediately excited the residents of the village located […]

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) accompanied by Vice President Jusuf Kalla, led the plenary cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning in the Presidential Office, Jakarta. In his speech, President Jokowi said this plenary cabinet meeting discussed about bureaucracy reform and product and service procurement. Besides, this cabinet meeting also discussed about main ingredients security and fuel stocks.

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported on Monday (1/12) that trade balance of October 2014 generated a surplus of USD 23.2 million. Meanwhile, inflation after the increase of fuel oil prices in November 2014 stands at 1.5 percent. Head of BPS Suryamin stated that the surplus of trade balance of October 2014 derived from total […]

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) affirmed that his government will review the company’s permit that converts peat to be monoculture patterns that potentially to destroy the ecosystem. “I told Minister of Live Environment and Forestry Affairs, to review companies that convert peat to monoculture plants, in case it disturbs the ecosystem,” President Jokowi said it after […]

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Sunday morning (30/11) biked with London Mayor Boris Johnson and Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok. The President arrived at Hotel Indonesia Traffic Circle (Bundaran HI) Jakarta at around 06:55 Western Indonesian Time (WIB), accompanied by some of Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) who also rode bikes.  “London Mayor visits […]

Cabinet Secretary Andi Widjajanto received Malaysian Cabinet Secretary who also serves as the Chairman of Malaysian State Secretariat Tan Sri Dr. Ali Hamsa, in the former’s office in Jakarta on Friday evening (28/11). In addition to introducing each other, they also discussed the arrest of more than 200 fishers allegedly coming from Malaysia. “This kind […]