President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has instructed state-owned agriculture firm PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) to pay more attention to the welfare of its employees. The instruction was conveyed by President Jokowi when welcoming the representatives of the Trade Union of the PTPN (FSPBUN) led by its chief Tuhu Bangun, at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (21/2).

President Jokowi accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo on Thursday (21/2) departed to Singapore to visit former Indonesian First Lady Ani Yudhoyono. Ani Yudhoyono is currently under an intensive medical treatment in the city state.

The Government, through Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing, is completing redevelopment projects of fishermen villages in Bengkulu and ten other areas in Indonesia. “Five of the projects are located at Kampung Beting in Pontianak, Kemuning River Area in Banjarbaru, Untia Fishermen Village in Makassar, Dufa-Dufa Region in Ternate, and Hamadi Fishermen Village in […]

The Government has proposed fare for Jakarta MRT phase I, which will be inaugurated by President Joko Widodo next month, from Rp8,500-Rp10,000, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has said. However, Budi explained that the Jakarta Provincial Government is the authorized party who can determine the fare. “It depends on their calculation; how much they […]

The negotiation leading to 51 percent of Freeport’s shares taken over by the Indonesian Government began since he directly led the negotiation with Freeport-McMoran CEO, according to Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan has said. “Negotiations before I took office as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources were not used as a […]

The Indonesian Government in the last four years has built 191,000-kilometer village roads financed by Village Fund, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Indonesia has 74,900 villages. It means that the Government has built 600-meter road per village,” President Jokowi said in his remarks during the National Coordination Meeting for Village Administration at Ecovention Ocean […]

The Indonesian Government is set to set up 3,000 new job training centers (BLK) next year, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Next year, we will set up 3,000 new job training centers and we will continue to create more in the future,” the President said during the signing ceremony of Cooperation Agreement for Job […]

In a bid to boost people-centered economy, Ministry of Trade executes the People’s Market (Pasar Rakyat) revitalization program, which is one of the three mandates from President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to the Ministry. Director General for Domestic Trade of the Ministry of Trade, Tjahya Widayanti, asserted that up to 2018, the Government has revitalized 4,211 […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi” Widodo has instructed newly-appointed Governor of Riau Syamsuar and Deputy Governor Edy Nasution to prevent wildfire in the region. “President Jokowi said that we should prevent wildfire, which will give negative impact for many people,” Syamsuar told the journalists after his inauguration at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (20/2).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (20/2) at the State Palace, Jakarta inaugurated Syamsuar and Edy Nasution as Governor and Deputy Governor of Riau Province for the 2019-2024 period. The pair won the 2018 simultaneous regional election with 799,289 votes or 38.20 percent, defeating the other three pairs.