Food sufficiency cannot be in an instant despite the Government’s infrastructure development programs in the past 4.5 years, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “It takes process to achieve self-sufficiency, food resilience, and food sovereignty,” the President said in his remarks at the opening of the Indonesian Farmers Association’s (HKTI) National Coordination Meeting and Discussion, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and several Cabinet Ministers enjoyed a trial run of Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) from Hotel Indonesia Station to Lebak Bulus Station in Jakarta, Tuesday (19/3). “We are pleased that the MRT is welcomed with enthusiasm, we hope that in the future everyone uses the MRT. This is a new habit […]

Global Credit Rating Agency, Fitch, has affirmed Indonesia’s sovereign credit rating at ‘BBB’ with a Stable Outlook on 14 March 2019. Indonesia received investment grade status (BBB-) from Fitch in 2011 and the status was upgraded to BBB in December 2017. According to the agency, small government debt burden and favorable economic growth are the […]

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 Jakarta’s 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 […]