Residents and tourists are prohibited from carrying out activities within 5 kilometers radius from Mount Anak Krakatau peak amid increased volcanic activity, Head of Information and Public Relations Center of the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a statement on Thursday (12/27). “For this reason, the Volcanology and Geological Disaster […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono, Minister of Health Nila Moeloek, and Minister of Research, Technology, and Higher Education M. Nasir, received University of Indonesia (UI) Rector Muhammad Anis and his officials, at the Merdeka Palace, Thursday (27/12). In that meeting, […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Thursday (27/12) at the central courtyard of Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, appointed Budi Waseso as Chairman of the National Council of Indonesian Scout Movement (Pramuka) for the service period of 2018-2023. On that occasion, the President also appointed members of Pramuka’s National Council committee.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (26/12) visited the construction site of Ciawi Dam in Bogor Regency, West Java Province and ensured that land acquisition issue would be immediately resolved. The construction of Ciawi Dam – which is located approximately 4.5 kilometers from Sukamahi Dam – is targeted to be completed in 2019.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday (26/12) inspected the construction of Sukamahi Dam in Cisukabirus River Source, Ciawi Sub-District, Bogor Regency, West Java. “This (Dam is built) as an effort to prevent floods in Jakarta,” the President said.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has set target for his Government to certify all parcels of land in West Java by 2024. In addition, he also instructed them to issue 9 million land certificates for the people around the country by 2019.

Ministry of Communications and Informatics has unblocked access to popular micro-blogging site Tumblr as of Monday (24/12) after the company sent an official statement regarding its commitment to clean up the platform from pornographic content. “Ministry of Communication and Informatics through Directorate General of Informatics Applications has checked on the Tumbler app and found that […]

The National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) stated that as of Tuesday (25/12) at 1:00 p.m. Western Indonesian Time, death toll from the tsunami in Sunda Strait has reached 429. “It is possible that the death toll will increase,” Head of Information Data Center and Public Relations of the BNPB Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said during […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that the tsunami hit the Sunda Strait several days ago had unusual pattern so that the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) could not provide tsunami warning to the people. The President also said that a tsunami warning is usually generated from a quick analysis of the quake occurred before […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo applauded the evacuation process and emergency response that have been carried out by the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI), the Indonesian National Police (Polri), and the local government after the Sunda Strait tsunami. “I see that the TNI and the Polri, supported by local government, have quickly conducted evacuation process. I […]