As many as 160 thousand hectares of land in West Java province could be used by residents for social forestry programs, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said. “Only 10,100 hectares of land have been distributed to the residents. It’s still a very small number,” the President said during a handover ceremony of Forest Utilization Permit to […]

Prices of staple foods in Indonesia are still stable and in a normal and reasonable position, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “The prices are all the same everywhere. For example, the price for a bunch of water spinach and cassava leaves are Rp2,000, including in Bogor and Banten,” President Jokowi told reporters in the […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo visited Cihaurgeulis traditional market in Bandung, West Java, on Sunday morning starting the second day of his working visit to West Java Province. Just like any of his previous impromptu visits to traditional markets, the President inspected prices of staple food and other commodities.

A total of 165 creative communities across West Java province on Sunday (11/11) made the declaration of Conducive West Java before President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on historical Braga Road in the province’s capital Bandung. In the event attended by a number of religious figures, the group stated that they will continue to keep and maintain […]

Bandung is ready to become Indonesia’s creative hub since it has a strong creative industry, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Bandung has everything, including content creators, and is always open to the global trend,” President Jokowi said during a meeting with Bandung creative industry players in Bandung, West Java, Saturday (10/11).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that Creative Economy Agency (Bekraf) might be upgraded into a ministry if the agency is always consistent with the programs that have been implemented, that will brand Indonesia as a strong creative country with famous designers and products. “Why did we established Bekraf in the first place? One of the […]

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said the meaning of a hero can change from time to time. He explained that the so-called heroes we have known were our founding fathers, people who participated in the war or people who co-founded this country. Now, however, a hero can have a different meaning. “Someone fights for humanity issues, […]

After leading a ceremony in commemoration of National Heroes Day and sowing flowers at the Cikutra Heroes Cemetery, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo sended off the cycling event participants in front of Gedung Sate, Bandung, Saturday (10/11). On this occasion, President Jokowi—who wears Bung Tomo (Indonesian local hero) attire—also took part in the cycling event adopting […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is optimistic that the toll road from Merak, Banten Province, to Surabaya, East Java Province will be connected in mid-December 2018. “Later, if Surabaya-Probolinggo toll road is already connected, we will continue the work to Banyuwangi. God willing, it will be completed at the end of 2019. It means that from […]

During the commemoration of this year’s National Heroes Day, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo wore a khaki costume as worn by an independence era fighter, Bung Tomo, in order to revive the atmosphere of independence struggle in 1945. “Because today is 10 November, the National Heroes Day, I wore this costume to revive the atmosphere of […]