As part of his working visit in East Kalimantan province on Wednesday (18/12), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo began his agenda by holding a meeting with reporters at Novotel Hotel in Balikpapan, the capital of East Kalimantan province. The President was then scheduled to inaugurate a number of projects in Balikpapan, including Final Waste Disposal Area […]

The Government has reached a decision on several potential candidates for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Supervisory Board but the names are still not confirmed yet, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “We have a judge, a prosecutor, a former KPK commissioner, an economist, an academic, and a criminal expert. We will select five of […]

As part of his initial working visit in East Kalimantan province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (17/12) met with a number of local community leaders to deliver the government’s plan to relocate the capital from crowded, polluted Jakarta to East Kalimantan province. “Allow me to relocate our capital to East Kalimantan province, more specifically […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ensured that the development of the new capital—located either in North Penajam Paser Regency or Kutai Kartanegara Regency—will not harm the environment, but improve it. “Therefore, during the first phase of the development, we will build 100 hectares of nursery where millions of plants and trees are grown,” President Jokowi told […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said that the prospective capital city located in North Penajam Paser and Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, is ideal for smart city, compact city, and green city concepts. “The landscape is very good. An architect or urban planner will be happy with hilly area like this,” President Jokowi told reporters after […]

The most important thing related to lobster larvae export policy that it should boost state revenue and protect lobster fishermen’s livelihood, as well as preserve the environment, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “The policy is expected to increase added values of the country,” President Jokowi told reporters after inaugurating sections two to four of […]

In a bid to accelerate the 35,000 MW program, the Indonesian Government last week inaugurated the commercial operation of Unit 1 of Java 1 Steam-fueled Power Plant (PLTU) . The coal-based PLTU t located in Serang City, Banten provincial capital, is claimed to be the largest power plant in Indonesia with a total capacity of […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (17/12) inaugurated section II, III and IV of Balikpapan-Samarinda toll road from the total of five sections. Meanwhile, construction of section I and V is estimated to finish in April next year at the latest.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (17/12) departed for East Kalimantan province for a working visit. President Jokowi and his entourage left Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base, Jakarta, aboard the Indonesia-1 presidential aircraft at around 07.30 Western Indonesian Time and landed at Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, at 10.45 Western […]

In a bid to smoothen the process of capital relocation, the Government has decided to establish a New National Capital City Development Authority at cabinet-level position. “We will immediately issue the Presidential Regulation (on the authority),” Minister of National Development Planning/Head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Suharso Monoarfa told the reporters after attending […]