President “Joko” Widodo’s success to overcome haze disaster from forest and land fires in Riau Province after making several efforts since 3 years ago is one of the reasons for bestowing the President a traditional honorary title ‘Datuk Sri Setia Amanah Negara’ from the Riau Malay Customary Institution. The President, during the Riau Community Cultural […]

After detecting a potential cyclone which has been developing since 12 December 2018 on the Indian Ocean, Tropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC) Jakarta informed that it has finally become a tropical cyclone on Saturday (15/12) about 1,400 km of Bengkulu, southwest of Sumatra. “The tropical cyclone named ‘Kenanga’ was formed in the TCWC Jakarta’s Area […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Sunday (16/12) at Pinus Kenali Forest Park, Jambi province, handed over 92 Social Forestry Decrees (SK) of 91,997.54 hectares of land to the residents. “The 91,000 more hectares of land are handed over to around 8,100 families, meaning that every family gets approximately 10 hectares,” the President said.

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.