Heads of State/Government of ASEAN countries have agreed on the importance of reducing disparities and development gaps in each member country and between ASEAN countries. “This step is important to ensure that no one is left behind,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said, who was accompanied by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his statement […]

The United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres offered his condolences and sympathy to the victims and families of victims of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Palu and Donggala, Central Sulawesi, as well as Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. He also praised the Indonesian Government’s quick response in handling the situation. “The UN Secretary General […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (11/10) received Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at Laguna Resort. The two leaders held a tete a tete followed by the annual meeting between Indonesian delegation and Singaporean delegation. Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said that the annual meeting with Singapore is a routine meeting. “The meeting […]

A 6.3-magnitude quake hit East Java and Bali regions on Thursday (11/10) at 01:57 a.m. Western Indonesian Time. However, the earthquake did not have the potential to cause a tsunami. According to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the earthquake epicenter is located at the coordinate of 7.47 LS and 114.43 BT at a […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo talked about happiness in a business forum organized by Tri Hita Karana, at Sofitel Hotel, Nusa Dua, Bali, Thursday (11/10). The President said in Balinese philosophy, there are 3 (three) meanings of happiness. “There are three happiness or commonly called triple happiness. First, happiness with others; Second, happiness with the nature; […]

Indonesia has succeeded in exceeding the target of 16 winning gold medals at the 2018 Asian Para Games. The Indonesian contingent now has collected 23 gold medals, Indonesia’s highest achievement during its participation in the Asian Para Games so far.

In the midst of global economic uncertainty, economic cooperation has become the focus of our countries, President Jokowi said in a press statement with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long after the Annual Leaders Retreat, at Laguna Resort, Nusa Dua, Bali, Thursday (11/10) The Annual Leaders Retreat agreed the swap and repo cooperation between central […]

Social media contains a lot of information; therefore, the users shall carefully distinguish between substantive content and sensational content, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in his twitter account @jokowi. “We have to be smart to distinguish between substantive content and sensational content, right and wrong, real and fake, truth and hatred, voice and noise,” […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asked officials from Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education as well as State Universities to respond to the fact that only 3 universities in Indonesia listed in the world top 500 universities. “You are more familiar with the real problems , either management process or other issues,” said President Jokowi […]

After focusing on infrastructure development over the last three years, in 2019 the Government will focus on human resources development. The State Budget will also prioritize this field. Regarding this issue, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo explained that the Government will establish a National Research Agency whose role will dominate (around 70%-80%) the universities.