President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo highlighted the importance of prioritizing education in schools for Indonesian children. The President stated that both central and regional governments must ensure that all children get this opportunity. “Our children must be given the widest possible opportunity to have a proper and highest education,” the President said after the inauguration of […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Thursday (07/20) inaugurated Bengkulu-Taba Penanjung toll road, in Bengkulu city, Bengkulu province. During the inauguration ceremony, President Jokowi expressed hope that the toll road can stimulate the emergence of new economic growth centers. “Alhamdulillah, this morning Bengkulu-Taba Penanjung toll road will start operating to facilitate logistics mobility, people’s mobility, and create […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Thursday (07/20) inspected stunting reduction campaign at Srikuncoro Community Health Center in Central Bengkulu regency, Bengkulu province. “I am glad that Bengkulu province has an excellent [stunting] reduction rate from 22 [percent] to 18 [percent], meaning that [the rate] in the province is below the national average,” he said in his […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo encouraged vocational schools to hone skills of the students and adjust it with needs of the industry. The statement was made by the President when observing learning and teaching activities at state vocational high school (SMKN) 2 in Central Bengkulu province on the second day of working visit to Bengkulu province.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana, Wednesday (07/19) departed for Bengkulu province for a working visit. The President and his entourage took off from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, at around 14.00 Western Indonesian time. Upon arrival at Fatmawati Soekarno Airport in Bengkulu city at approximately 15.15 Western Indonesian time, President Jokowi […]
The Indonesian Government has renewed its commitment to accelerating the elimination of tuberculosis (TB) in the country. According to Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin, the Government will take several measures, including TB detection, treatment, and vaccination. “Indonesia is currently listed as the world’s second-largest TB-burdened country with an estimated 969 thousand TB-infected people, while […]
The Government is committed to follow up legal action against Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School by focusing on three issues, namely reports on religious blasphemy, money laundering allegation, and education. Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud M. D. made the statement in his press statement at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta, […]
The Government will continue to strengthen measures to anticipate impacts of El Nino have been predicted to peak in August – September. Head of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati, Tuesday (07/18), said that a limited meeting led by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and attended by a number of ministers discussed measures […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo chaired a meeting on credit restructuration for micro, small, medium enterprises (MSMEs), at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Monday (07/17). Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated that the meeting discussed a plan of exempting MSMEs having non-performing loan from paying credits to banks. “We have discussed credit restructuration of […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered newly inaugurated Minister of Communications and Informatics Budi Arie Setiadi to prioritize the completion of base transceiver station (BTS) construction projects currently undertaken by the Ministry. “I hope that firstly, the completion of BTS should be prioritized by Ministry of Communications and Informatics. We respect the legal process, but […]
