The Government regretted the protests that broke out on Monday morning in the Papuan town of Jayapura and the West Papuan cities of Manokwari and Sorong on Monday (19/8). The protests were sparked by the incident of racial abuse of Papuan students in Surabaya who were accused to have discarded the Indonesian flag near their dorms.

In the wake of protests that broke out in Papua over racism abuse, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on the public to remain calm and to forgive each other. “My fellow citizens, pace (brothers) and mace (sisters), and mama-mama (mothers) in Papua and West Papua, I know there are some grievances. However, as fellow […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that Indonesia should be grateful that amidst global economic turmoil, its economic development during the past five years has recorded tremendous achievements. Nevertheless, he added, Indonesia should be ready to face the upcoming economic challenges which would be more complicated. “Indonesian economic growth had a tendency to increase from 4.88 […]

Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education Mohamad Nasir has given his response regarding the demonstration and riot happened in Manokwari, Papua, last Sunday (19/8). “We must safeguard the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI),” the Minister told the reporters in Jakarta.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has given his approval on the plan to hire foreign rectors for state universities in Indonesia, according to Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education Mohamad Nasir. “The President has agreed on the plan but he asked for revisions on the regulations so that the Government will not violate the prevailing […]

The Government has drawn up the State Expenditure to reach the amount of Rp2,528.8 trillion in the 2020 Bill on the State Budget, or about 14.5 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The State Expenditure will be utilized for improving human resource quality and continuing social protection programs to meet demographic challenges, according to […]

National development that is in line with Pancasila, in the future, does not only belong to the old generation but also the youth, the Acting Head of the Agency for the Implementation of State Ideology of Pancasila (BPIP) Haryono has said. “We have a program called “Mutiara Pancasila”. One example of (the program) is inspections […]

In observance of the 74th anniversary of the proclamation of Indonesian independence, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on early Saturday (17/8) morning presided over a ceremony to pay tribute to independence heroes at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery in South Jakarta. President Jokowi as the inspector of the ceremony expressed his highest respect and appreciation for 10,026 […]

After leading a flag lowering ceremony at the Merdeka Palace Complex, Jakarta, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied by Minister of State Secretary Pramono Anung held an amicable gathering with members of a national flag-hoisting team (Paskibraka) and Gita Bahana Nusantara Orchestra, at the State Palace, Jakarta, Saturday (17/8). The President told members of Paskibraka and […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has said that he has been commemorating the independence day of the Republic of Indonesia since his childhood. “Every moment of independence commemoration is very meaningful for me, because that (the independence commemoration) has shaped my character,” the Cabinet Secretary said in his office, Jakarta.