On the sidelines of the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday (22/6) President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte agreed to ratify the agreement on the establishment of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in August. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said that the […]

On the sidelines of the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday (22/6), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo met with Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc to encourage the completion of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) boundary negotiations between Indonesia and Viet Nam. According to the President, the issue of EEZ is always discussed s […]

Indonesia has pointed out the importance of a stable security situation for the implementation of voluntary, safe, and dignified repatriation of Rohingya refugees. “If the security situation does not improve, it will be difficult for voluntary, safe and dignified repatriation to be carried out,” said President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo during his meeting with State Counsellor […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha to discuss three main issues, at the Athenee Hotel, Bangkok, Saturday (22/6). Both leaders have agreed to enhance cooperation on trade, investment, and to eliminate trade barriers.

The realization of the State Budget until May 2019 was relatively positive, indicated by an increase in the purchasing managers index (PMI) which is above 50 as well as in state revenue that increased by 6.2 percent or Rp728.5 trillion, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said. “Based on economic activities, several macroeconomic indicators […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (21/6) inspected the construction progress of the third runway at Soekarno Hatta airport in Tangerang, Banten. “To date, the construction progress of third runway at Soekarno Hatta has already reached 86 percent. We hope that it will reach 100 percent by the end of this month and the runaway […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, who is celebrating his 58th birthday today (21/6), received birthday wishes from various layers of society. Though President Jokowi has said that he does not celebrate birthdays, the Head of State on Friday (21/6) got three birthday surprises. First, during his working visit to inspect airport runway, construction workers at Soekarno-Hatta […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed Minister of Education and Culture Muhadjir Effendy to evaluate Regulation of Minister of Education and Culture Number 51 of 2018 on New Student Admission (PPDB) to response to the public’s objection. “I have instructed the Minister to evaluate the regulation because there is a difference between the policy and […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (21/6), made a visit of condolence to the residence of Supreme Court Chief Justice Hatta Ali in Widya Chandra Housing Complex, Jakarta to convey his condolences on the passing of Mohamad Irfan, the son of Hatta Ali. President Jokowi, who was accompanied by Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, arrived […]

Of 435 museums across the country, 100 of them are in poor conditions and have low visitor numbers, Ministry of Education and Culture has announced. “There are around one hundred museums categorized as improper in accommodating historical collections, with some of them were even shut down because they lack operational funds,” said the Ministry’s Director […]