President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 17 December 2018 signed a Presidential Decree Number 30 of 2018 on the National Wayang Day on 7 November. The Government said it is necessary to establish the Presidential Decree as wayang continues to grow and develop to become invaluable cultural assets in building Indonesia’s character and identity. In addition, […]

As part of his working visit in East Java province, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (3/1) visited the grave of Indonesia’s founding father and first President Soekarno or Bung Karno, in Blitar, 161 kilometers to the south west of provincial capital Surabaya. A number of high-ranking officials accompanied the President during the visit, including […]

Although national domestic economy was under pressure due to trade war and normalization of US monetary policy, Indonesia’s economy in 2018 showed positive achievements, according to Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati. “The national economy in 2018 is expected to grow by around 5.15 percent, higher than in 2017 which grew 5.07 percent,” the Minister […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Thursday (1/3) distributed 2,500 land certificates to residents in Blitar regency and the surrounding areas in East Java province.. According to the President, the issuance of land certificates carried out by Ministry of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/the National Land Agency (BPN) has exceeded the set target.

President Joko “Jokowi” requested the Indonesian people to prevent the spreading of hoaxes and slanders. He made the statement in respond to a hoax that widely spread among public claiming that there were 7 containers from China contained 10 million voted ballots of the 2019 Presidential and Vice President Elections for candidate number 01 (Joko […]

Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo strongly condemned the spreading of false news and hoaxes that could affect public trust in election organizers, the Government, the election participants and other related parties who have been maintaining their professionalism and integrity ahead of the 2019 Simultaneous Elections. One of the recent hoaxes was the findings of […]

The General Election Commission (KPU) affirmed that a report on 7 containers transported from China, each loading 10 million casted ballots for the presidential candidate pair number 01 Jokowi-Ma’ruf which reported were found by personnel of the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) Marine Corps is a hoax. “The KPU confirmed that it is hoax. There are […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (3/1) headed to East Java to pay a working visit. On the same day, the President inspected Lodoyo irrigation rehabilitation project and Kali Bogel flood control project in Blitar, East Java, before handed over land certificates to Blitar residents at the Pendopo of the office of Blitar Regent.

Residents in Sebesi Island affected by the Sunda Strait tsunami have asked to be resettled to higher grounds, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said. “I talked with residents in Sebesi Island. They said they want to be relocated to higher ground as they are afraid to live near the shoreline,” the President told reporters after meeting […]

The Indonesian Government is about to launch disaster education program for students and community members in order to increase public awareness on disaster mitigation. “Disaster education will start in January at schools and at communities,” President Jokowi said on Wednesday (2/1) during inspecting a tsunami-hit Way Muli Village, Rajabasa District, South Lampung.