President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that the benefits of the Village Funds program carried out by the Government since 2015 could not be enjoyed immediately. President Jokowi conveyed that during the dissemination of the 2019 Prioritization on Village Funds Utilization at Watesjaya Village, Cigombong District, Bogor Regency, West Java Province, Sunday (2/12).

The Indonesian Government continues to improve the welfare of the people, especially the underprivileged families. One of them is through Fostering Economy for Prosperous Families (known as Mekaar) program, a financing and business development program conducted by a state-owned financing company Permodalan Madani Nasional (PMN).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Sunday (2/12) rode his bike to Bantarjati Subdistrict, Bogor, as part of his working visit to West Java Province. In Bantarjati, the President visited houses to inspect the implementation of the program “BUMN untuk negeri (State-Owned Enterprises for the nation): Free Electricity Installation for low income households”. Under the program, […]

At the peak of the 2018 National Teachers’ Day celebration and the 73rd Anniversary of the Indonesian Teachers Union (PGRI), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that in order to overcome teacher shortages in various regions, the Government will gradually recruit teachers to improve the quality of national education. Therefore, this year’s civil servant candidates (CPNS) […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo attended the peak of the 2018 National Teachers’ Day celebration and the 73rd Anniversary of the Indonesian Teachers Union (PGRI) at the Pakansari Stadium, Bogor Regency, West Java, Saturday (1/12). “I am proud to stand here respecting a very noble profession, educators of the nation’s children. I am proud to be […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Saturday (1/12) handed over as many as 3,000 land certificates for thousands of residents of four sub-districts in Bogor Regency. Those four sub-districts are Cigudeg Subdistrict with 750 parcels of land, Jasinga Sub-District with 375 parcels of land, Ciseeng Sub-District with 1,500 parcels of land and Gunung Sindur Sub-District with […]

In a bid to boost direct investment to pioneer industry so it will stimulate economic growth, and to synergize it with regulations on Ease of Doing Business, the Government deems it necessary to stipulate Finance Ministerial Regulation (PMK) on Facility to Reduce Corporate Income Tax. In that consideration, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati on […]

Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono asserted that as a country located in the Pacific ring of fire, Indonesia is like a ‘supermall of disasters’. Considering the disasters have caused huge casualties and economic losses, the Government of Indonesia not only focuses to learn about the causes of disasters but also needs […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (30/11) had a meeting with one of the community leaders, who is also a constitutional law expert, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, at the Bogor Palace, West Java. President Jokowi said he had known Yusril when he was serving as Mayor of Solo City and since then their relationship remains well.