ASEAN needs to develop a travel corridor carefully in a measurable way, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “(We can) start with the essential business travel corridor based on strict health protocols,” the President said during the 36th ASEAN Virtual Summit from the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java province, Friday (26/6). In the meantime, speaking […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has underlined the importance of strengthening regional cooperation among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. “Regional cooperation is essential to restore hope amid pessimism towards an effective, efficient, and fair multilateralism,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi quoting President Jokowi’s remarks after attending virtual 36th ASEAN Summit from the […]

Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi stated that the virtual 36th ASEAN Summit adopted two documents on Vision Statement and Human Resources Development. “The first one is the leaders’ visions statement on cohesive and responsive ASEAN, rising above challenges, and sustainable growth. While the second document is the ASEAN Declaration on Human Resource Development for […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo emphasized that it is important for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to strengthen cooperation in order to accelerate ASEAN’s economic recovery. Quoting the President after joining virtual 36th ASEAN Summit from the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, Friday (26/6), Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said that President Jokowi, […]

All the Governors, Regents, and Mayors should refer to scientific data and science-based inputs prior to COVID-19 policy-making, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “We do not make any policies without data analytics and scientific advice from the experts. It will be dangerous. We should ask for inputs from epidemiologists or university experts,” President Jokowi […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (25/6) headed to East Java Province to conduct a series of working visit to Surabaya and Banyuwangi. President Jokowi and his entourage boarded the Indonesia-1 Presidential Aircraft at around 08.15 a.m. Western Indonesian Time and landed at Juanda International Airport, Sidoarjo Regency. Upon arrival, the President is scheduled to […]

Strengthening liquidity facilities at the State-owned Banks Association (Himbara) owns the consequence of having to leverage in the form of credit expansion, especially to drive the real sector, and more specifically the grassroots economy or MSMEs, State-owned bank BRI President Director Sunarso has said to the press at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Wednesday (24/6). For […]

As part of his working visit to East Java province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (25/6) visited So Long Villa and So Long Beach in Banyuwangi Regency to monitor preparations for the preconditions ahead of the new normal. According to the President, Banyuwangi is one of the areas that seriously improves its tourism sector […]

Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir has said that he supports the Government’s decision to place state funds in state-owned banks in order to speed up national economic recovery. It shows the Government’s trust to State-Owned Enterprises that serve as one of drivers of the national economy. “We will continue what we have been doing, […]

Health protocols will be strictly implemented when President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo visit East Java province for a working visit on Thursday (25/6) – the first President’s visit during the new normal. “The Presidential Secretariat will strictly implement health protocols. First, the President’s entourage, including Cabinet Ministers, Presidential Security Forces (Paspampres), and other stakeholders will undergo […]