President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said he is ready for a reconciliation meeting with Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno. “Yes, (the meeting) can be held anywhere, even while riding horses, in Yogyakarta, or while riding the MRT (Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit),” the President told reporters after visiting Sukawati Market and […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (14/6) distributed 3,000 land certificates to the residents in Taman Bali Village, Bangli Subdistrict, Bangli Regency, Bali. In his remarks, the President stated that all parcels of land across the country will have been certified by 2025 and Bali will be the first province where all landowners will hold […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (14/6) announced that Sukawati Market, the most distinguished and long-standing art market in Bali, is currently being revamped and a tender will be opened this month so that the revamp can be completed immediately. The President made the statement visiting Sukawati Traditional Market and Sukawati Temporary Art Market, in […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on the public to respect legal process in Constitutional Court regarding the result of the 2019 Presidential Election. “We must respect the legal process,” President Jokowi told the reporters after inspecting Sukawati Market and Temporary Location of Sukawati Art Market in Sukawati District, Gianyar Regency, Bali, Friday (14/6).

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto stated that security apparatus, both the Indonesian National Police (Polri) and the Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI) would continue to maintain the security during the trials on simultaneous election disputes at the Constitutional Court. “The security apparatus is always vigilant in maintaining security and (prepared in […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana, on Thursday (13/6) headed for Bali Province to conduct a series of working visits. President Jokowi and his entourage left for Bali on the Presidential Aircraft Indonesia-1 from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta. They arrived at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport […]

Employment and taxation were two issues highlighted during a meeting between President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the Indonesian Employers Association (APINDO) and the Indonesian Shopping Tenants Association (HIPPINDO). Regarding employment, Chairman of the APINDO Haryadi B. Sukamdani said that in the last 10 years, capital-intensive industry has more popular than labor industry, while in fact, […]

As many as 270 regions will hold simultaneous regional elections next year, Ministry of Home Affairs has announced. “The simultaneous elections will be held in 9 provinces, 224 regencies, and 37 cities. Initially, there are 269 regions, but Makassar mayoral election will be re-run, so the elections will be held in 270 regions,” said Head […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo have appealed to the Association of Indonesian Shopping Centers Tenants (Hippindo) and the Indonesian Employer Association (Apindo) to give concrete inputs that can be implemented immediately to bring huge impacts for the national economy. “Please seize this opportunity (to give concrete inputs to the government) to create remarkable breakthroughs which will […]

Cabinet formation is the President’s Prerogative and there is no specific cabinet slot for certain political parties, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “You may ask (the leaders of) political parties. We never talk about cabinet ministers,” the President said during a special interview with state news agency Antara at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday […]