President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo gave three instructions to the newly-inaugurated Deputy Minister of Public Works and Public Housing John Wempi Witepo. “First, to monitor the implementation of infrastructure projects of the President Jokowi’s First Term Administration which have not completed yet, and also projects of the this term. The President asked me to improve the […]

After his inauguration as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs at the State Palace, Jakarta (25/10), Mahendra Siregar talked about his duties. “Based on the President’s directives, tasks of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs are, among others, coordinating all aspects of economic diplomacy starting from coordination during negotiation, promotion, as well as coordination among ministries on […]

Several days following the inauguration, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Vice President KH. Ma’ruf Amin said they had been busy forming a Cabinet, including to appoint Ministers and Deputy Ministers. “There were 300 names of ministerial candidates proposed, but there are only 34 ministerial posts,” President Jokowi said in his introductory remarks at the Opening […]

A number of candidates for deputy ministers of the Indonesian Onward Cabinet on Friday (25/10) met with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta. They are Mahendra Siregar as Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Sakti Wahyu Trenggono as Deputy Defense Minister, Zainut Tauhid as Deputy Religious Affairs Minister, and Suahasil Nazara as Deputy Finance […]

Indonesia has been officially chosen by the International Football Association Federation (FIFA) to host the U-20 Soccer World Cup in 2021. “Good news today from the FIFA Council Meeting in Shanghai: Indonesia was chosen to host the U20 World Cup football championship in 2021,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo wrote on his Twitter account @jokowi, Thursday […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has appointed and inaugurated new Cabinet Ministers at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (23/10). After the inauguration, the President explained to the press the reasons behind his Cabinet picks.

Newly appointed Deputy Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, Deputy Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, and Deputy Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (BPN) shared some insights after the meeting with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Friday (25/10). Budi Gunadi Sadikin (former president director of state-owned […]

Ahead of the announcement of new Deputy Ministers in the Cabinet lineup, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo invited several figures to the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Friday (25/10). Among them are young politician from the Golkar Party Jerry Sambuaga, former Jayawijaya Regent in Papua Wemi Wetipo, Deputy of Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Peat Restoration Agency Aloe […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied by Vice President KH. Ma’ruf Amin, on Friday (25/10) at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, introduced the names of 12 new deputy ministers of the Indonesian Onward Cabinet. “They will provide supports to the duties of the Ministers. In my opinion, their profile is very good in order to strengthen the […]

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Wishnutama Kusbandio on Thursday (24/10) announced that he will focus on the development of five super-priority tourist destinations. He also said that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has set a target that the development of basic tourism  infrastructure can be completed by 2020. The five super-priority tourist destinations are Lake […]