President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (1/1) conveyed 2020 new year’s greeting to all Indonesians. “As of today (1/1), we have passed the 2019 and welcome 2020. As a big nation, Indonesian must be proud because we have faced many challenges and made numerous achievements,” President Jokowi said in his Facebook page on Wednesday (1/1).
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (31/12) inaugurated Kamijoro Dam located in Kulon Progo regency in Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) Province. “Kamijoro Dam, which is built in Progo River, is vital to support food security as it provides sustainable water supply to support community agricultural activities, provides irrigation for 2,370 hectares of agricultural land, […]
Competition among countries today – in terms of economic competition and human competition – are so tight, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “If both economy and human resources in a country cannot compete on a global scale, the country will be left behind by other countries,” President Jokowi said in his introductory remarks during […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (30/12) in Kendal regency in Central Java province launched the Apik Kaliwungu and Al Fadllu Kendal Micro Waqf Banks. To date, the Government has built 56 micro waqf banks at Islamic boarding schools across the country. “Don’t borrow anymore from loan sharks as we now have micro waqf banks,” […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo praised the Indonesian National Police (Polri) that have arrested the alleged perpetrators of acid attack on Novel Baswedan, an investigator at anti-graft body Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The President invited all parties to pay attention to the development of the case. “This is the beginning of the investigation process. (The Polri) […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (30/12) visited the newly-revamped Johar traditional Market and the Old Town area in Central Java provincial capital of Semarang. The Johar traditional market was razed in a fire in 2015.The Semarang City Government then relocated around 1,500 market vendors to the Semarang Great Mosque area.
Adi Soemarmo International Airport Train (KA BIAS) has started its first limited operation on Sunday (29/12) and will be made free for the next two months. Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi expressed hope that the train will become the main transportation to and from Adi Soemarmo Airport. “This is the first one in Indonesia […]
The Indonesian Government has guaranteed that the B30 program—or the mandatory use of biofuel 30% of biodiesel—will not affect the biodiesel selling price for the public. “The selling price of biodiesel at gas stations will not increase, which is Rp5,150 per liter,” Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif told reporters in Jakarta, Friday […]
In a bid to maintain people’s purchasing power and stability of national economy, the Government has announced it will cancel electricity tariff adjustment for 900 volt-amperes (VA) households. “There will be no electricity price adjustment. We want to maintain economic stability,” Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif said in Jakarta, Friday (27/12).
True friendship has become the spirit of the nation for years through which our ancestors have lived together in peace and harmony side by side regardless of their different religious, racial and ethnic backgrounds, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Those values of brotherhood has bound our nation in the past, at present, and in […]
