President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has formed a team of seven people to help him arrange the new cabinet which he will directly announce on Wednesday (23/10). “The seven people are Pratikno, Pramono Anung, Retno Marsudi, Moeldoko, Ari Dwipayana, Sukardi Rinakit, and Alex Lay,” Deputy for Protocol, Press, and Media of the Presidential Secretariat Bey Machmudin […]

CEO and Co-founder of ride-hailing firm Gojek Nadiem Makarim has announced that he has been offered a ministerial position following a meeting with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Monday (21/10). He also said he has resigned from his current position at the ride-hailing firm as of today. The resignation came a […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Monday (21/10) afternoon also invited Populi Center researchers Nico Harjanto, former Minister of State Secretary 2014-2019 Pratikno, and former student-activist Fadjroel Rahman to the Presidential Palace, Jakarta. In his meeting with President Jokowi, Fadjroel admitted that he indeed got a direct assignment from the President. However, he declined to comment […]

After presidential and vice presidential inauguration on Sunday (20/10), a member of Agency for the Implementation of State Ideology of Pancasila (BPIP) Steering Committee Mahfud MD was summoned by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Monday (21/10). After meeting with the President, Mahfud did not deny that he will join the Cabinet […]

The presence of South Minahasa Regent Christiany Eugenia Tetty Paruntu on Monday (21/10) at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, has sparked speculation among press regarding the upcoming Cabinet lineup of President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo. Responding to this matter, Deputy of Protocol, Press, and Media of Presidential Secretariat Bey Machmudin clarified that President Jokowi did call several […]

Former Presidential Candidate who is also the Chairperson of Gerindra Party, Prabowo Subianto, along with Deputy Chairman of the Party, Edhy Prabowo, met with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Monday (21/10). After the meeting, Prabowo explained that the President has asked him and Edhy Prabowo to support the upcoming Cabinet. “I […]

Chairman of Golkar Party Airlangga Hartarto on Monday (21/10) was invited by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to the Presidential Palace, Jakarta According to Airlangga, President Jokowi invited him to discuss the country’s economic conditions related to the trade of balance deficit and the development of economic zones.

Minister of the Environment and Forestry of the Working Cabinet, Siti Nurbaya Bakar, has been summoned by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday (22/10). “I think it is an extraordinary honor for me. I believe that the position given to me means trust and responsibility to support (the President),” Siti Nurbaya […]

Former Vice President Jusuf Kalla and New Vice President Ma’ruf Amin on Monday (21/10) held handover ceremony at the Vice Presidential Palace in Jakarta. Kalla stated that the handover ceremony symbolizes the continuity of a government while praising leaders and staff at the Vice President Secretariat for their tremendous assistance.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (Jokowi) welcomed Special Envoys of friendly countries at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Sunday (20/10). The Special Envoys, among others: 1. Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Korea Noh Young-min; 2. Special Envoy of the President of the Philippines Theodoro Locsin Jr; 3. Special Envoy of Japanese Prime Minister […]