Rumors, hoaxes, and slanders could divide the nation if they are not responded properly, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “(Hoaxes, rumors and slanders) are dangerous for the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI),” President Jokowi said in his remarks during the Conference of West Java Ulemas and Leaders of Islamic Boarding School […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will provide extra bonus for U-22 National Football Team who have just won the 2019 AFF U-22 Championship after beating Thailand with score 2-1 at the National Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 26 February 2019. Previously on Wednesday (27/2), Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi handed over a […]

Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi on Wednesday (27/2) at Soekarno Hatta International Airport handed over Rp2.1 billion cash bonus to Indonesian U-22 National Team, the Winner of the 2019 AFF U-22 Championship. The Minister symbolically handed over the bonus to the Team’s Captain Bagas Adi Nugroho, who was accompanied by Coach Indra Sjafri, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo reminded the danger and risks of different political references among citizens over the nation’s stability and harmony. “Hoaxes and slanders that widely spread not only in social media but also in public spaces or even door to door have huge potential to divide our unity,” the President said at the 46th […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asked the largest Islamic organization in Indonesia Nahdlatul Ulama to respond to false news, hoax, and slanders circulated prior to Presidential and Legislative Elections to be held next April. “I think NU should respond to these rumors and slanders,” the President said in his remarks during the Ulema National Conference (Konas) […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Wednesday (27/2) expressed his gratitude to Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) – Indonesia’s largest Islamic organization – for the role it has played in maintaining and protecting Indonesia’s sovereignty. “History has proven that Nadhlatul Ulama is always at the vanguard for the nation,” President Jokowi said when opening the National Ulema Council […]

A number of breakthroughs made by the Supreme Court (MA) are keys to the success in improving the negative images about the country’s judicial system President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said. “Many think that justice will not be upheld in court rooms,” President Jokowi said in his remarks at the opening of the Plenary Session […]

The Government has distributed 2.53 million-hectare land concession through social forestry program and will distribute 12.7 million more hectares, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “(The Government has distributed) 56,000 hectares for 1,900 households in 10 Municipalities in South Sumatra, 26,572 hectares for 15,427 households in West Java and 80.9 hectares for 38 members of […]

Ministry of Home Affairs asserted that foreign citizens (WNA) who have permanent residence permits in Indonesia aged 17 years old or older are required to have an Electronic Identity Card (e-KTP). “The provision is regulated in Law Number 24 of 2013 Article 63 on Population Administration,” said the Head of Information Center of Ministry of […]

The Indonesian Government has provided several economic assistance schemes for the people, including the Fostering the Economy of the Prosperous Family (known as Mekaar), the Ultra Micro (UMi) program, the Smallholder Business Credit (KUR) program, and the Micro Waqf Bank, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. For the Mekaar program alone, according to the President, […]