President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo Tuesday (12/14) visited Kertek Market in Wonosobo regency, Central Java province. The downpour that rained down Kertek Market at the time did not prevent the President from greeting the market vendors. On that occasion, the President gave cash assistance to street and warung (small traditional […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Tuesday (12/14) inaugurated four retention basins during his working visit to Central Java province. The four retention basins include Bansari retention basin located in Temanggung regency, Dukun retention basin and Pagergunung retention basin in Magelang regency, and Tlogoguwo retention basin in Purworejo regency. “This morning, I came to Temanggung regency to […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Tuesday (12/14) held a dialogue with shallot farmers in Bansari village, Bansari district, Temanggung regency, Central Java province, after planting shallots with them. On the occasion, the President received complaints from farmers who were reluctant to plant garlic because garlic imports during harvest time making its price drop. In response, the […]

Stunting has become not only Indonesia’s current issue but also the issue of its future given one in three Indonesian children suffers from this syndrome, Indonesian Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has said. “They are our future. How can we achieve the vision of Golden Indonesia in 2045 if the fundamental capital, that is the children […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Tuesday (12/14) inspected a food estate and planted shallots with local farmers at Bansari village in Temanggung regency, Central Java province. On that occasion, President Jokowi said that there are 339 hectares of land to be monitored by Ministry of Agriculture in order to increase the land’s productivity. According to the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Tuesday (12/14), headed to Central Java province for a working visit. The Head of State and his entourage took off from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base at around 07.00 western Indonesian time onboard Indonesia-1 Presidential Aircraft. Shortly upon arrival at Adi Soemarmo Air Force Base in Boyolali regency, President Jokowi and […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Monday (12/13) hosted the US Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken in a bilateral meeting at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta. During the meeting, President Jokowi talked about a number of priority agendas of Indonesia’s G20 Presidency. “The Government hopes that the US can be one of Indonesia’s economic partners. In […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Monday (12/13) received a courtesy call from Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council Nikolay P. Patrushev, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. During the meeting, President Jokowi addressed several priorities during Indonesia’s G20 Presidency. “The President received a courtesy call from Secretary Nikolay Patrushev and reiterated priorities of Indonesia’s Presidency at […]

COVID-19 response in Indonesia has shown a relatively stable trend, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has said. “We can see this from the number of COVID-19 cases, which has been kept at a fairly low level. The number of confirmed cases will maintain its downward trend,” the Coordinating Minister said […]

Indonesia is expected to reach vaccination target set by the WHO before Christmas as approximately 103 million or about 38 percent of the total population of Indonesia had received a complete dose of vaccination at the end of last week, Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said. “The WHO sets a target of 40 […]