President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called for the increase in the allocation of Village Fund every year. The Village Fund has increased every year since 2015. “It is because based on the Government’s survey, 85 percent of the community is satisfied with the management of the Village Fund and they consider that the fund brings […]

On the second day of his working visits to East Java Province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (4/1) conducted an impromptu visit (blusukan) to Ngemplak Market to inspect the price of staple food. Upon his arrival, President Jokowi and entourage were welcomed enthusiastically by vendors in the market and local residents.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo distributed 2,500 land certificates to residents in Ponorogo Regency during his working visit to East Java Province, Friday (4/1). President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on that occasion, said that in 2017, Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/ Head of National Land Agency (BPN) Sofyan Jalil has completed 5.4 million land certificates, above […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (4/1) visited the construction site of Bendo dam in Ngindeng Village, Ponorogo, East Java province. The construction progress of the dam has reached 77 percent and is expected to be finished by the end of this year.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 17 December 2018 signed a Presidential Decree Number 30 of 2018 on the National Wayang Day on 7 November. The Government said it is necessary to establish the Presidential Decree as wayang continues to grow and develop to become invaluable cultural assets in building Indonesia’s character and identity. In addition, […]

As part of his working visit in East Java province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (3/1) visited the grave of Indonesia’s founding father and first President Soekarno or Bung Karno, in Blitar, 161 kilometers to the south west of provincial capital Surabaya. A number of high-ranking officials accompanied the President during the visit, including […]

Although national domestic economy was under pressure due to trade war and normalization of US monetary policy, Indonesia’s economy in 2018 showed positive achievements, according to Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati. “The national economy in 2018 is expected to grow by around 5.15 percent, higher than in 2017 which grew 5.07 percent,” the Minister […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Thursday (1/3) distributed 2,500 land certificates to residents in Blitar regency and the surrounding areas in East Java province.. According to the President, the issuance of land certificates carried out by Ministry of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/the National Land Agency (BPN) has exceeded the set target.

President Joko “Jokowi” requested the Indonesian people to prevent the spreading of hoaxes and slanders. He made the statement in respond to a hoax that widely spread among public claiming that there were 7 containers from China contained 10 million voted ballots of the 2019 Presidential and Vice President Elections for candidate number 01 (Joko […]

Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo strongly condemned the spreading of false news and hoaxes that could affect public trust in election organizers, the Government, the election participants and other related parties who have been maintaining their professionalism and integrity ahead of the 2019 Simultaneous Elections. One of the recent hoaxes was the findings of […]