Following a flash flood in Jayapura regency and landslide in Sentani regency in Papua province Saturday (16/3), a total of 1,613 joint team personnel from 23 agencies and institutions have been deployed to handle the disaster-hit areas. The number of victims also continues to rise given the vast area affected by the disasters.
The integration of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) transportation management cannot be delayed any longer due to enormous losses, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Based on the study of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), there is a loss of Rp 65 trillion due to traffic congestion in Jabodetabek annually. The Vice […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo has encouraged Indonesian farmers to plant commodities with high values such as coffee and spices other than rice and corn. I have specifically ordered Minister of Agriculture to support planting of spices, President Jokowi said at the opening of the Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI) Coordination and Discussion Meeting at the State […]
The Indonesian Government will transfer the Indonesian Formed Police Unit task force Garuda Bhayangkara Contingent for the UN peacekeeping operations from South Sudan to Central Africa. The move is in response to the need for personnel deployment on peacekeeping missions carried out by the UN Security Council.
The Interreligious Forum for Harmony (FKUB) is ready to support a safe, peaceful, and harmonious election, according to its chairman Ida Pangelingsir Agung Putra Sukahet. “We may have different choices or join different political parties, but we are always united in the spirit of brotherhood and the spirit of love as the fellow countrymen from […]
Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has confirmed that Jakartas Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) which is set to start commercial operations on 1 April 2019 will provide women-only passenger cars during peak hours. There will be women-only passenger cars designated only for women and children in the third and fourth sequence of train cars to […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo on Monday (18/3) welcomed leaders of the Forum Betawi Rempug (FBR), a Jakarta-based ethnic-cultural mass organization, at Bogor Palace, West Java. After the meeting, Chairman of the FBR Lutfi Hakim told the press that they came to the meeting as representative of the Betawi community to express their gratitude to President […]
Following the revitalization and the development of Sambas seaport in Sibolga, North Sumatra province, the Government will build a special terminal and storage facilities for crude palm oil (CPO) exports at the seaport. Were going to build a new terminal and storage facilities at the seaport so we can directly export CPO, President Joko “Jokowi” […]
As part of his working visit in North Sumatra province, President Joko Jokowi Widodo Sunday (17/3) paid a one-day working visit to the city Sibolga for the inauguration of the citys Sambas Port. Sibolga is a city and a port located in the natural harbor of Sibolga Bay on the west coast of the province. It is located […]
President Joko Jokowi Widodo has sent his deepest condolences to the victims of flash floods that hit Sentani, eastern Papua Province on Saturday (16/3). My deepest condolences to the victims and families affected by the disaster, President Jokowi said after attending the Traffic Safety Declaration and Dissemination at the Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) in […]
