During his working visit to South Kalimantan province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo underscored the importance of education on waste management for the people. “So, people can reduce and manage waste. They can also reuse, reduce, and recycle. We must learn how to process and introduce household waste,” President Jokowi stated at the inauguration of Banjar […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo underlined the importance of a nation’s solidity and unity in the life of its nation and state. “Strengthening ukhuwah (brotherhood), be it ukhuwah islamiyah (Islamic brotherhood), ukhuwah wathaniyah (national brotherhood), and ukhuwah basariah (relationship between Muslims and other nations), is crucial for us in building unity in a big country like […]

The Government will use Village Funds to finance the implementation of One Map Policy program. One map policy, particularly village maps plays important role in resolving overlapping land claims. Thus, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo instructed Ministry of Finance to allocate budget, taken from  the Village Funds, to finance this program.

The Indonesian Government since 2016 has taken measures to accelerate the implementation of the One Map Policy that aims to synchronize, integrate, and compile different geospatial information on every island, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “I have received reports that the One Map Policy acceleration team has succeeded in compiling 84 thematic maps from […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo highlighted the importance of immediate action on any hotspot and the significance of coordination meeting during the National Coordination Meeting on Forest and Land Fires. “This is our routine from year to year. Every time we enter the dry season we always gather here, President Jokowi stated at the meeting at […]

In a bid to tackle forest and land fires occurring in the country, the Government will continue to implement law enforcement, including administrative, civil or criminal law. “Many of the perpetrators of forest and land burning have felt the impact of this law enforcement in the past years. I hope the punishments can give them […]

There are two major aspects in capital relocation and its development plans, namely institutional affairs and financing, General Secretary of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Himawan Hariyoga has said. During a public relations coordination meeting adopting the theme “Progress of Policy on Capital Relocation” on Thursday (6/2) in Jakarta, Himawan explained that the public […]

In a bid to support the Government’s focus on human capital development, Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing last year rehabilitated educational infrastructure at state schools, madrasah (Islamic religious schools), and universities, as well as sports infrastructure & facilities. In details, the Ministry announced it has 1,679 schools, including 179 Islamic religious schools (madrasah) […]

Products developed by research agencies and universities should be integrated with industries so that those products can be mass-produced and bring direct impacts for the society, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. According to the President, national industries are nowadays able to produce high-technology products, one of which is Elang Hitam (Black Eagle) Drone, a […]

In the wake of the spread of coronavirus in several countries that have led to the decline of foreign tourists, the Indonesian Government gears up to boost domestic tourists to travel to popular destinations across the country, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Wishnutama Kusubandio has announced. “In the wake of the spread of novel […]