The Government has announced it will disburse a total of Rp1.9 trillion in grants for residents whose houses were devastated by the tsunami and liquefaction that hit several areas in eastern Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi in September last year. The grants will be distributed through four local governments in the province. The four local […]

Head of the Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo encourages all Moluccans to help ease the suffering of people affected by earthquake that hit Maluku last month. “Let us join hands to help our brothers and sisters who live in Maluku,” Doni told reporters after an internal meeting at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (8/10) held a bilateral meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Delegation Room at the Istana, Singapore. During the meeting, President Jokowi and his Singaporean counterpart witnessed the signing of the following two MOUs, namely on Electronic Data Exchange to Facilitate and Secure Trade signed by […]

The Indonesian National Culture Week (PKN) is a manifestation of Law Number 5 of 2017 on the Advancement of Culture, Minister of Education and Culture Muhadjir Effendy has said. “The PKN is expected to promote mutual understanding, respect, and honor among the children of the nation,” Muhadjir said in his press release on Tuesday (8/10).

The construction of permanent shelters (Huntap) for Palu quake victims relocation is running smoothly, Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said. The Vice President requested that the construction of Huntap should be completed immediately, including the construction of dozens of buildings that has entered the final stage.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) to immediately renovate damaged government offices and public facilities caused by riot that erupted in the city of Wamena in the Indonesian eastern province of Papua. For this reason, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono ensured that the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (8/10) will depart for Singapore to meet with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore for leaders’ retreat, the fourth between them, Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said. “Insha Allah, God willing, tomorrow, the President will pay a visit to Singapore and this is a visit in […]

All delegations and staffs, including President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Prime Minister of Netherlands Mark Rutte themselves, were seen wearing Indonesian batik during a bilateral meeting between the two leaders at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, Monday (7/10). Arriving around 10:55 a.m., the Dutch PM, who was wearing a brown batik top, was greeted […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo hopes for the Netherlands’s support against the European Union’s policy on palm oil. “I also appreciate an agreement between Indonesia and the Netherlands on capacity building for palm farmers to enhance the quality of palm oil which was signed on 26 September in New York, the United States,” President Jokowi said […]

The Government seeks to increase container loading and unloading services (throughput) in the Tanjung Priok Port Area to 8 million TEUs this year, after reaching 7.5 million TEUs in 2018. “Hopefully next year it will increase from 7.5 million to 8 million and will continue to increase. Of course we must reduce costs,” Minister of […]