President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Saturday (29/12) began a working visit in North Sumatra Province. The President and his entourage departed from the Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base Jakarta by the Indonesian-1 Presidential Aircraft at 09.50 Western Indonesian Time. The President arrived at the Kualanamu International Airport, Deli Serdang Regency at 11.50 Western Indonesian Time, […]

As part of his working visit to North Sumatra, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Saturday (29/12) visited Sheikh Haji Hasyim Al-Syarwani Tuan Guru Babussalam in Langkat. The President said that the visit is a reciprocal visit after Syekh Hasyim visited the President in Solo.

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi on Saturday (29/12) visited a rest area located at the 207-kilometer point of Palimanan – Kanci Toll Road in Cirebon City to inspect the readiness of the facility in welcoming the growing number of travelers during year-end holiday. For the record, there are 61 rest areas spread along the […]

The volcanic ash of the mountain moved east-northeast, while the weather was reported to be cloudy-rainy with the dominant wind direction to the east-northeast. At 14.18 Western Indonesian Time, the weather was clear and the plume of the eruption did not continue. The eruption was categorized as a Surtseyan eruption as the magma coming out […]

In a bid to prevent bus accidents, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi on Thursday (27/12) in Balekambang Tourism Park, Tawangmangu in Central Java province conducted a ramp check on tourism buses to ensure all aspects of safety drive. At least three tourism buses were checked on that occasion, namely Multi-Mulia Bus with the Jakarta-Tawangmangu […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Friday (28/12) at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), Jakarta, officially closed the stock trading transaction in 2018. The Indonesian Composite Index (IHSG) was closed at 6,194 and in the green zone, meeting the target that been set before.

Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Social Affairs have agreed cooperate to improve competence and readiness of people with disabilities to work in industries. The commitment of the two ministries was materialized in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Training, Certification and Job Placement for Persons with Disabilities by Minister of Industry […]

Six day after the Sunda Strait tsunami hit the western coast of Banten province and the southern part of Lampung province, all telecommunications networks have 100 been percent recovered. All cellular telecommunication services can also be used normally by residents in affected areas.

Government’s emergency response team and state-owned electricity company PLN have restored electricity service and electricity infrastructure in areas ravaged by the Sunda strait tsunami. “Five days after the tsunami hit Banten and Lampung regions, we received a report that technical restoration of electricity infrastructure in the affected areas has reached 100%,” Head of Bureau of […]

Much of Indonesia is covered up with lower air temperature due to low air pressure centers around the Philippines and the South China Sea, according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG)’s Deputy for Meteorology Mulyono Prabowo in a press release on Thursday (27/12). “Meanwhile, the dominance of low air pressure around Australia is […]