Government translators and interpreters (known as Pejabat Fungsional Penerjemah/ Translator Functional Officials) play a strategic role in supporting government programs, Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Cabinet Work Support Yuli Harsono said during a seminar on Translator Functional Officials in Jakarta, Monday (26/11). Yuli said that the Government currently has 172 government translators and interpreters in 55 […]

The Indonesian Government has taken various steps to boost the price of palm oil and rubber which significantly drops and in the last four years, the Government has been sending teams to the European Union and several countries to solve the matter, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “This is actually a matter of business; […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono to buy rubber from the people’s plantation as the price of the rubber drops significantly in global market. “I have instructed Minister of Public Works and Public Housing to start buying rubber from cooperatives or farmers from the beginning of […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi to immediately set Radin Inten II Airport in Bandar Lampung, Lampung, as an international airport. This was enunciated by the President after reviewing the existing facilities at Radin Inten II Airport on Saturday morning (24/11). “Both the terminals and the runway are very […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo on Sunday (11/25) received Komering traditional honorary titles from the Komering Supreme Council, at Griya Agung, Palembang, South Sumatra province. President Jokowi was given the title of Rajo Balak Mangkunagara, which means a Great King who holds the highest authority of the Republic of […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo wishes Happy Teacher’s Day to all teachers from Sabang to Merauke and from Miangas to Rote Island. “Teachers are the source of inspiration who give us knowledge, guide us and our children so we are able to boost human resource quality,” President Jokowi told the reporters during his working visit in […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo stated that conflict in our daily interactions usually starts from small things, such as differences in political choices, either in regional or presidential elections. “People forget that elections occur once in every five years,” the President said while giving a speech at the awarding ceremony of customary title of Komering, at […]

The Government has disbursed village funds throughout the country amounting to Rp20.7 trillion in 2015, Rp47 trillion in 2016, Rp60 trillion in 2017, and Rp60 trillion in 2018. “Next year, the Government has allocated village funds amounting to Rp73 trillion and it has been approved by the House of Representatives (DPR-RI). It means that to […]

The main problem in agriculture sector is lack of water supply that happens in various regions, including Lampung Province, Nusa Tenggara Province and some others, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said at the Lampung Farmers Meeting in Pringsewu, Lampung Province, Saturday (24/11). According to the President, Indonesia is a tropical country with abundant water resources but […]

The village fund program has significantly contributed to village development in Indonesia, providing at least 123,000 kilometers of roads in rural areas and 11,500 integrated health service (posyandu), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said during the Workshop on Village Fund Management in Semarang, Thursday (22/11). “Village Fund has been allocated for 18,000 Early Child Education Center […]