President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has asked Governor of South Kalimantan Sahbirin Noor to be prepared for more expansion of Syamsudin Noor International Airport, Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan. For the record, the airport has been expanded eightfold from 9 thousand to 77 thousand square meters, increasing its capacity from 1.3 million to 7 million passengers. “I have […]

Budget shortages should not reduce the quality of the 2020 simultaneous regional election in West Java, Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the House of Representatives Saan Mustofa said. “A high-quality regional election is determined by the integrity and credibility of the organizer,” Saan said on a working visit to West Java’s General Election Commission […]

As part of a series of his working visit to East Kalimantan Province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (18/12) inaugurated the operation of Manggar Final Waste Disposal Area (TPA). According to the President, Manggar TPA is the most advanced final waste disposal area in Indonesia.

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 […]