The Indonesian Government through Indonesian Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) officially launched the 2018 Santri (Islamic students) Scholarship Program by Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin and Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani at the auditorium of Ministry of Religious Affairs, Jakarta, Monday (12/11). This program, which is a collaboration of four ministries, namely Ministry […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said he admires former Chairman of Islamic Organization Muhammadiyah Buya Syafii Maarif,who remains tireless even though he is already 83 years old. “Buya Syafifi Maarif continues to visit and encourage me. His spirit is still burning like the spirit of the millennials,” said President Jokowi when meeting participants of the 2018 […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed his deepest gratitude after receiving an honorary title “Pinisepuh” from Paguyuban Pasundan in Bandung, West Java, Sunday (11/11). “It is a great honor for me. The (West Java) Governor said that I have been to Bandung more than 30 times,” the President said, adding that he has traveled more than […]

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, […]