Directorate General for Hajj and Umrah of Ministry of Religious Affairs has opened up a selection process for Central Hajj Officers. The process is a crucial step that must be taken to achieve a successful hajj management this year, Director General for Hajj and Umrah Nizar Ali said when opening the event at Pondok Gede […]
Diversity in Indonesia should not weaken national solidarity, President Joko Jokowi Widodo has said. The President made the statement during Commemoration of Isra Miraj (the Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad) in Sukoharjo, Central Java, Wednesday (3/4).
Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is committed to strengthening agricultural diplomacy by organizing Regional Conference on Strengthening Southeast Asia’s Food Security, Nutrition, and Farmer’s Welfare through the UN Decade of Family Farming The conference, which is focused on family farming and small-scale agriculture, is supported by Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) […]
Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has instructed state-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) and commuter line operator PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia to establish a task force to anticipate weather-related hazards which often disrupts Greater Jakarta commuter train operation. According to the Minister, the measure needs to be taken in response to extreme […]
A joint action is needed to encourage global inter-religious and inter-civilization dialogs to promote tolerance and peace, Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi has said. The Minister made the statement during the ratification of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution to Fight Terrorism and Acts of Violence Motivated by Hatred against Religion, in New […]
Ministry of Religious Affairs has recorded that 75 percent out of the total of hajj pilgrims candidates has already paid Hajj Pilgrimage Cost (BPIH) for this years hajj season. As of 2 April 2019, 153,333 hajj pilgrim candidates have paid their BPIH, Director for Internal Hajj Services at Ministry of Religious Affairs, Muhajirin Yanis said […]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has checked readiness of a number of Indonesian embassies and consulates abroad ahead of legislative and presidential elections this month. There are 130 Overseas Election Committee (PPLN) located in 96 countries, said Wajid Fauzi, Special Advisor to Foreign Minister on Management during Public Relations Forum in Jakarta, Thursday (4/4).
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (4/3) attended an amicable gathering with Farmers Group (Gapoktan), Indonesian Rice Millers and Entrepreneurs Association (Perpadi) across Central Java and had a dialog with them, at Diponegoro Sragen Sports Hall (GOR), Sragen Regency. On this occasion, one of participants who is a rice mill entrepreneur admitted that though his […]
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo urged Central Java’s Joint Farmers Group (Gapoktan) and Indonesian Rice Millers and Traders Association (Perpadi) to improve agricultural production equipment. According to President Jokowi, the farmers and traders need to modernize agricultural production equipment and to possess packaging machines. Rice drying machine is absolutely necessary since so far farmers are still […]
Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi handed over Decrees of Civil Servant Candidates (CPNS) to 286 high-achieving Indonesian athletes. In his remarks, Imam congratulated the athletes for their new role as civil servants at his Ministry.
