Coordinator of Special Staff to the President Teten Masduki said that President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo is not angry on Bukalapak CEO Achmad Zaky’s controversial tweet. “The President is not angry and accepts his (Zaky) apology,” Teten told reporters after accompanying President Jokowi in a meeting with Zaky at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Saturday (16/2). The […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo meets with CEO of Bukalapak Achmad Zaky at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Saturday (16/2). After the meeting, Zaky said that he apologized to the President for his tweet on Government research fund. He also praised the President who has personally invited him to the palace.

The Government encourages Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to enter online market, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “We want to encourage our MSMEs to enter online marketplace,” the President told the journalists after a meeting with CEO of Bukalapak Achmad Zaky at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Saturday (16/2).

State-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina has lowered the price of avtur (aviation fuel) starting Saturday (16/2) at 00.00 Western Indonesian Time. The high price of avtur has been blamed for the hike price of domestic flights recently.

After distributing waqf (religious endowment) land certificates at Baitul Izzah Mosque, Gading Cempaka, Bengkulu, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inspected a revamping project of Sumber Jaya Fishermen Village, in Kampung Melayu Subdistrict, Bengkulu, on Friday (15/2). The President told reporters that the Government has been working to revamp the village since three years ago. For the […]

As a part of the working visits in Bengkulu, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Friday (15/2) distributed waqf (religious endowment) land certificates to mosque administrators, funeral administrators, Muhammadiyah education facilities administrators, and schools with a total area of 29,672 meter square. The distribution ceremony took place at Baitul Izzah Mosque in Bengkulu City, Bengkulu.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo clarified three defamatory allegations against him after he remained silence for the past four years. “Let me clear the allegations,” the President said in the Opening of the 51st Muhammadiyah’s Tanwir (enlightenment) Meeting, at Balai Raya Semarak, Bengkulu Regional Government’s Building, on Friday (15/2).

The Indonesian Government in the last four and half years has been paying attention to infrastructure development to reduce gap with the neighboring countries, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “We are behind our neighboring countries (in terms of infrastructure development),” the President said in his remarks at the opening of the 51st Tanwir Conference […]

Indonesia ranks number 25 out of 131 countries globally in exploration and production (E&P) which refers to investment attractiveness to oil and gas exploration and production in 2018, according to Petroleum Economics and Policy Solutions’ (PEPS) report. The ranks also put Indonesia in the top list among ASEAN countries.

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi praised a Flag Carrier Garuda Indonesia Group for reducing airplane ticket prices for all routes by 20%. “I appreciate Garuda for lowering its tariff, in line with the agreement of INACA (Indonesia National Air Carriers Association) to provide an affordable (flight) price,” Budi said in Jakarta, Thursday (14/2).