The Indonesian Government until the end of 2019 has allocated Rp257 trillion in village fund throughout the country, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “The Government would like to narrow down the gap between villages and cities as well as to decrease poverty rate in the village,” President Jokowi said during the Evaluation of Development […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Saturday inspected the distribution of Smallholder Business Credit (KUR) and ‘Tani Card’, a debit card specifically issued for farmers to purchase subsidized fertilizer, in Leuwigoong Village, Garut Regency, West Java province On that occasion, the President also advised the Government assistance’s recipients to wisely use the KUR funds and not […]

During his working visit in a Garut Regency, West Java, on Friday (18/1), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo visited booths owned by participants of Mekaar program, which stands for Membina Ekonomi Keluarga Sejahtera (Fostering the Economy of the Prosperous Family) from state-owned community development institution PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM), in Cibatu Square, Garut Regency, West […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that reactivated railway routes in West Java Province have beautiful scenery. “Charlie Chaplin visited Garut twice in 1926 on train. The route has breathtaking scenery,” the President told the journalists after handing over 257 land certificates for mosques, musalas, Islamic boarding schools, and educational institutions, at the Cibatu Grand Mosque, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has decided to release an 81-year-old convicted terrorist Abu Bakar Baasyir from Gunung Sindur Prison in Bogor, West Java, despite him having several years left to serve in prison. The decision is informed by the President’s lawyer Yusril Ihza Mahendra when visiting Gunung Sindur Prison on Friday (18/1).

In a bid to disentangle traffic jams which often happened in Garut and Tasikmalaya, West Java Province, towards Cileunyi Toll Road, the Government had decided to construct Cigatas (Cileunyi-Garut-Tasikmalaya) Toll road this year. “This is a gift for the beloved people of Garut and Tasikmalaya,” President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said at the Land Certificate Distribution […]

On the sidelines of his working visit in Garut, West Java province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (18/1) inspected a number of long-abandoned railways and stations in West Java rail line system that will be reactivated. For the record, Cibatu-Garut train line has been deactivated since 1983 and the Government plans to reactivate the […]

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto called on people to support the peaceful 2019 General Election. “Without public support, it is impossible for the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) and the Indonesian National Police (Polri) to maintain security”, Wiranto said during working meeting and signing of the National Counter terrorism Agency (BNPT) […]

After the first round of the 2019 presidential debate held at Bidakara Hotel, Jakarta, on Thursday (17/1) evening, President “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo on Friday (18/1) morning headed to West Java Province for a working visit. Presidential Aircraft Indonesia-1 took off from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base carrying President Jokowi […]

Mosques built on the waqf (religious endowment) land are prone to disputes; therefore, it needs to be certified, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said. He added that the Government distributes certificates for waqf land, mostly for mosques and musallas (praying room), as measures to avoid the land disputes.