President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (01/05) visited the area of a subsidiary of state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan in Dumai, Riau. “We must make the best use of technology, and we must use digitization to monitor [the production]. I have seen that the movement of each heavy equipment and the […]

During his working visit in Riau province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Thursday (01/05) visited Bunda Sri Mersing traditional market in the port town of Dumai. Arriving at 14.00 Western Indonesian Time, President Jokowi greeted the residents and handed over social assistance to the market traders and the street vendors. One of the market traders receiving […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Thursday (01/05) underscored the importance of Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM) in every province throughout Indonesia in order to prevent the spread of diseases caused by poor quality drinking water. The President went on to say that by building the SPAM, water quality for the people can be improved. “I noticed […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Thursday (01/05) inaugurated Durolis SPAM (drinking water supply system) in Tanah Putih Tanjung Melawan district, Rokan Hilir regency, Riau. The system will provide drinking water supply to 32,000 households in Durolis, an abbreviation for Dumai, Rokan Hilir, and Bengkalis.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Thursday (01/05) stated that infrastructure development in the country must pay attention to sustainability of the environment and wildlife. “I continue to remind the importance of paying attention to the environment, as we are building Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road, there are six tunnels for elephant crossing,” President Jokowi said after inspecting the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Thursday (01/05) began the second day of his working visit to Riau province. During the visit, the President is set to inaugurate Durolis SPAM, a drinking water supply system that serves Dumai city, Rokan Hilir regency, and Bengkalis regency. The President is also scheduled to inspect Bunda Sri Mersing traditional market […]

During his working visit in Riau province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Wednesday (01/04) took time to greet residents of Pekanbaru city at Living World Mall located on Soekarno-Hatta street, Pekanbaru city. Arriving at 08.15 p.m. Western Indonesian Time, the President and his entourage walked into the mall to greet mall visitors on the ground floor […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inspected services of Social Security Agency for Health (BPJS Kesehatan) provided by Arifin Achmad General Hospital, in Pekanbaru city, on Wednesday (01/04). President Jokowi said that the inspection was to ensure that the services of Social Security Agency for Health in the hospital run well. “I have checked from registration process […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Friday (1/4) inspected Pasar Bawah traditional market in Pekanbaru city, Riau province. Arriving at around 12.00 western Indonesia time, the President greeted the traders and the public at the market. He also distributed social assistance to the beneficiaries. In his press statement after the inauguration of the Pekanbaru-Bangkinang Toll Road, the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (01/04) inaugurated Pekanbaru-Bangkinang toll road section, part of Pekanbaru-Padang toll road, at the Bangkinang toll Gate, Kampar Regency, Riau. The President expressed his optimism that the infrastructure will improve the competitiveness of Riau products. “We hope that the toll road will speed up the people mobility, goods and services […]