President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Thursday (07/20) inspected stunting reduction efforts and several healthcare facilities in Kepahiang General Regional Hospital in Kepahiang regency, Bengkulu province. “I came to Kepahiang General Regional Hospital to firstly ensure that stunting is also being handled at this hospital,” he said in his press statement following the inspection. President Jokowi expressed […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has confirmed that the Central Government is currently rehabilitating damaged roads in a number of provinces. “The process has been started in all provinces. I have inspected the process in Lampung, Jambi, North Sumatra, and other provinces,” he said after inaugurating Bengkulu-Taba Penanjung toll road, Bengkulu province, Thursday (07/20).
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 […]
