In the era of the industrial revolution 4.0. which is currently underway, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo appreciates the real work of the village supervisory non-commissioned personnel (Babinsa) who immediately met the communities and worked on the ground. The President cited an example that the personnnel built bridges and houses in the village, and taught members […]

On his working visit in Riau Province, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo personally distributed land certificates to 12 residents representing 6,000 recipients from Pekanbaru City, Indragiri Hilir, Siak, dan Pelalawan. This event took place at the official residence of Governor of Riau’s yard, Saturday (15/12). President Jokowi went on to say that the distribution of land […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Saturday (15/12) in Pekanbaru, Riau province, received ‘Datuk Seri Setia Amanah Negara’ traditional honorary title from the Riau Malay Traditional Society (LAM). The title means ‘a dignitary leader and a mandate holder who has protected the people’.

Use of village funds must be well-targetted and according to the needs, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Disbursement of village funds has to date reached Rp187 trillion and they must be well-targeted to meet the needs of villages,” the President said in his remarks at the Dissemination of Priority on the Use of 2019 […]

Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono said the restoration of traffic on Padang to Bukittinggi which was cut off due to Batang Kalu Bridge collapsed in 2×11 District, Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra, Monday (10/12) will be carried out in 3 phases. The first phase of the constructions is to construct a temporary […]

The Indonesian Government will immediately start the construction of Banda Aceh-Sigli toll road as part of Trans Sumatra project, a toll road network which connects Aceh to Lampung. “It was unthinkable that we would be able to connect Bakauheni (Lampung) to Aceh,” President Jokowi said during the groundbreaking of the toll road construction in Aceh […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo began his working visit in Aceh by visiting representatives of Acehnese Muslim clerics (Ulemas) at the Ballroom of Hermes Palace Hotel, Banda Aceh, Friday (14/12). “Alhamdulillah, praise be to Allah, I am very happy that this morning I can meet with the distinguished Ulemas,” the President said.

As part of his working visit, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo handed over 320 waqf land certificates to the residents of Aceh after the Friday prayers at the Baiturrahman Mosque, Banda Aceh, Friday (14/12). In his remarks, the President said that land certificate is very important to prevent land dispute. He added that he always received […]

The number of Underdeveloped Villages, Independent Villages, and Developing Villages in 2018 shows various trends, based on Village Potential Statistics (Podes) collected by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) in May 2018. Head of BPS Suhariyanto said that the number of Underdeveloped Villages has reduced from the previous 19,750 villages (26.81 percent of total villages in […]

Increased rainfall in the rainy season may cause hydro meteorological disasters in most parts of Indonesia, according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) in its press release, Thursday (13/12). “There are 72 floods, 74 landslides, and 77 tornadoes occur in several regions last November,” the release states.