President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo conveyed a number of views during the opening session of the 78th Commission Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Monday (05/23), virtually from the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. First, President Jokowi noted that the handling of the pandemic must continue and the vaccination […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received honorable visit of Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selakovic and limited delegation at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Monday (05/23). Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi in her statement after the meeting said that Indonesia is one of important partners for Serbia, therefore the cooperations between both countries should […]

Indonesian contingent succeeded to secure the third place at the 2021 SEA Games in Vietnam with a total of 242 medals, comprising 69 gold, 92 silver, and 81 bronze medals. The first place was still won by the host with a total of 439 medals, consisting of 206 gold, 123 silver, and 111 bronze medals, […]

Cabinet Secretariat through its Center for Government Translators and Interpreters Development (Pusbinter) is currently drafting Grand Design on the Development of Functional Official of Translators/Interpreters (PFPs). Deputy Cabinet Secretary Fadlansyah Lubis Saturday (05/21) said that the drafting of the grand design aims to boost a qualified standard and professionality of PFPs that also go hand […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Saturday (21/05) reiterated that all countries at the moment is faced with the possibility of a spike in in staple food and energy prices. “This will not be easy,” President Jokowi said in his remarks at the Opening of the 2022 Projo V National Working Meeting in Magelang regency, Central Java […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Iriana Jokowi, Saturday (05/21), inspected the price of cooking oil in Muntilan Market, Magelang regency, Central Java province. The President asked about the price of cooking oil to the sellers. ”Rp14,500 for one liter and Rp15,000 for one kilo,” a seller said. At the market, the President and […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had a meeting with the Papuan People’s Assembly (MRP) and the West Papuan People’s Assembly at the Bogor Presidential Palace, Friday (05/20). Regent of Jayapura Mathius Awoitauw who represented the group said that his party appreciated the meeting with President Jokowi to discuss the issue of the new autonomous regions (DOB) […]

As a part of an effort to conduct rehabilitation and reconstruction after the earthquake followed by tsunami and soil liquefaction that happened in a number of areas in Central Sulawesi in 2018, until today the Government through Ministry of Public Works and Housing (PUPR) has completed 3,463 permanent houses or 45 percent of 7,682 permanent […]

The Budget Committee of the House of Representatives (DPR) has approved the proposal of Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati to adjust subsidy and compensation for energy sector. The proposal was made to respond to the increase in commodity prices as the Government remains consistent to maintain economic recovery and protect people’s purchasing power by […]

The Government has announced that it will lift cooking oil export ban starting on upcoming Monday (05/23). The decision was made by the Government considering the current supply and price of cooking oil as well as the workers and farmers in the palm oil industry. The statement was made by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at […]