The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has reported that Indonesia’s level of open unemployment over the past four years continues to decline. The unemployment rate in 2018 is the lowest figure during President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla administration, Minister of Manpower Hanif Dhakiri said. In a press release on Monday (3/11), the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Russia meeting in Singapore on November 13-15, which is part of the 33rd ASEAN Summit. “For the first time, President Putin will attend the ASEAN +1 meeting and has asked to meet with President […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is slated to attend the ASEAN Summit in Singapore on 13-15 November and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Papua New Guinea on 17-18 November. Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said that during the working visit to Singapore, the President is also scheduled to attend other summits, including ASEAN […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by Vice President Jusuf Kalla, awarded the title of National Hero to 6 national figures at the 2018 National Hero Award Conferment Ceremony at the State Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (8/11).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received Letters of Credence from thirteen ambassadors of friendly countries to Indonesia, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (8/11). The Ambassadors took turns presenting their Credentials to President Jokowi and shaking his hand.

Eko Yuli Irawan, gold-winner and world champion weightlifting athlete in the 61 kg category championship in Turkmenistan, early November, expressed hope that he can win gold medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. “I set target to win gold at the 2020 Olympics. Hopefully I can have great support and gain maximum result,” said […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied by Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi and General Chairman of the Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Association (PABBSI) Rosan P. Roeslani received the 61 kg weightlifting world champion, Eko Yuli Irawan, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (8/11) . President Jokowi emphasized that the people and the Government […]

The Indonesian Government will provide housing for 945,000 State Civil Apparatus, 275,000 personnel of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) and 360,000 personnel of the Indonesian National Police (Polri), according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “The goal is clear: to make State Civil Apparatus and personnel of the TNI and the Polri more productive at […]

Head of the National Search and Rescue Agency (BNPP) M. Syaugi has decided to extend the search and rescue operation for crashed Lion Air flight number JT-610 with registration number PK-LQP for further 3 days after obtaining evaluation and input on the ground. The move was done as the operation entered Day-10, on Wednesday (7/11), […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said that the national electric motorcycle namely Garansindo Electric Scooter ITS (Gesits) has been undergoing trials for quite some time. In speed test, for example, it has been tested from Jakarta to Bali and showed no problems, the President added. “I tried it myself and there is no exhaust sound. […]