President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo thanked the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI), Indonesian National Police (Polri), and National Intelligence Agency (BIN) for working hard in maintaining stability and security, particularly before the presidential and vice presidential inauguration ceremony for the 2019-2024 term. “Alhamdulillah, praise be to Allah, the inauguration proceeded smoothly and peacefully in solemn atmosphere,” […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said that the new Cabinet line-up for the 2019-2024 period has been completed. He added that he will announce the cabinet members on Monday (21/10) before the Vice President K.H. Ma’ruf Amin depart for Japan to attend the enthronement ceremony of the Emperor of Japan, Naruhito. “Tomorrow morning I will […]

Indonesia has enormous potentials to escape middle income trap, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. Today, he added, Indonesia is at the peak of a demographic dividend where the share of the productive-age population is larger than that of non-productive one.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Sunday (20/10) at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, received honorary visits from several world leaders ahead of his inauguration as President of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2019-2024 term. World leaders received by the President were among others Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison, Prime […]

Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Ma’ruf Amin were officially inaugurated as President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia for 2019-2024 period after the pair took an oath of office in Jakarta, Sunday (20/10). The ceremony, which is led by Speaker of the MPR Bambang Soesatyo, proceeded in a simple and solemn manner. The procession […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo, received courtesy calls from other leaders including Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Hassanal Bolkiah, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Monday (20/10). On that occasion, President Jokowi and the First Lady welcomed Singaporean […]

In a bid to strengthen the capital structure and increase the business capacity of state medical company PT Bio Farma, the Government has decided to increase equity participation in the Company. Based on these considerations, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 15 October 2019 had signed Government Regulation (PP) Number 76 of 2019 on Additional State […]

Indonesia has won a seat in the United Nation Human Right Council for the 2020-2022 period. The country garnered 174 votes of the 193 member countries in the 74th the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States of America, Thursday (17/10).

Ahead of the end of his first term as President of the Republic of Indonesia, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo unveiled the success of infrastructure development in the past five years carried out by his administration. “Infrastructure development in the past five years includes development of roads, highways, bridges, ports, dams, airports, and cross-border posts (PLBNs),” […]