The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to improve infrastructure in the Borobudur Temple area. “In the last two years, we have made major improvements in Borobudur Temple and its surrounding area, including by improving roads around the Borobudur. We also renovate the entrance to the temple. This is one of the priority tourist destinations that […]

Increasingly frequent and daunting climate change events such as rising temperature and sea levels, as well as extreme weathers, are unfavorable for Indonesia as an archipelagic and agricultural country, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Frequency, intensity, and duration of geo and hydrometeorology disasters are increasing. Adaptability skill of crops and its productivity have also […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has plauded learning activities at Asrama Perguruan Islam (API) Asri Syubbanul Wathon Islamic Boarding School and for its 100-percent full vaccination rate of the students and the teachers. “I observed the activities at Syubbanul Wathon [Islamic Boarding School] be it the vocational school and junior high school. I also learned that […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, Wednesday (03/30) left for Central Java province for a working visit. The President and his entourage took off from Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten province onboard the Indonesia-1 Presidential Aircraft at around 08.15 Western Indonesian Time. Upon arrival at Yogyakarta International Airport, Kulon […]

In a bid to develop villages, the Government has distributed Rp468 trillion of Village Fund as of 2022. To that end, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered village governments to manage, utilize, and realize the fund optimally to boost economic growth in villages and eventually to boost national economic growth. The President made the statement […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed appreciation for the role of village governments in handling the COVID-19 pandemic so that the current pandemic situation in the country is relatively under control at a low level. He made the statement when opening the National Gathering of the Association of Indonesian Village Governments (APDESI Silatnas) which was held […]

The Government continues to strive for equitable development throughout Indonesia by fostering development in villages, according to Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian. The measure constitutes one of the Nawacita (nine key programs) of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration, namely to build the country from the periphery by strengthening border areas and villages within the […]

Planning, implementation, and regulations are pivotal in developing the new capital city, according to Chairperson of the New Capital City Authority (IKN) Bambang Susantono. Bambang stated that the Government is currently completing a number of regulations to support the development of the new capital city. “We are currently completing four Presidential Regulations drafts and two […]

As of February 2022, the realization of state revenue and grant has reached Rp302.42 trillion or 16.38 percent of the 2022 State Budget target, showing that the performance of state revenue, namely tax, customs, excise, and non-tax state revenue (PNBP), continues to improve. “Compared to last year with the Rp219 trillion realization in February, this […]

Development of a healthy city requires multi-sectoral cooperation, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has said. “The grand vision of developing healthy regencies/cities also requires multi-sectoral support, namely from the business world, academics, non-governmental organizations, and the media, or what is known as pentahelix partnership, including synergies within the regencies/cities as well as those of inter-regencies/cities,” the […]