From 2015 to August 2018, the Government has distributed a total budget of Rp 35.7 trillion for the Indonesia Smart Card (KIP) to 27.9 million students across Indonesia. “This is one of the flagship programs of the Working Cabinet launched by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to expand students’ access to good education, both through formal […]

Pesident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received a courtesy call from Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir at the Bogor Palace, West Java, Monday (22/10). In addition to expressing concern over the case of senior Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, during the meeting President Jokowi also delivered three messages to Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, according […]

The 2018 Our Ocean Conference (OOC), set to be held on 29-30 October in Bali, reflects the trust from international community for Indonesia in organizing world-class events. “We want to build and maintain trust from international community to prove that Indonesia is a great country,” President Jokowi said when delivering his remarks in Limited Cabinet […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is slated to open the 2018 Our Ocean Conference (OOC) to be held in Bali on 29-30 October 2018. Of the 1,900 delegates planned to attend, there are six presidents and one vice president as well as 36 ministers from friendly countries attending the conference.

Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung reiterated that the Village Fund, which is expected to be disbursed next year, is at the request of mayors when meeting with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Once there is Village Fund, there is an issue because a village is now able to receive almost Rp1 billion, so we have to be […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed concern over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on 2 October 2018. President Jokowi made the statement when received Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir in a  courtesy call, at Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, Monday (20/10).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that our history has acknowledged the great role of the Ulemas (Islamic Scholars), Kiais (Islamic teachers) and Santris (Islamic boarding school students) during the independence struggle until today in maintaining the Unitary State of the the Republic of Indonesia and the State Motto “Unity in Diversity” (Bhinneka Tunggal Ika) as […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has expressed his desire to build approximately 1,000 Vocational Training Centers (BLK) in Islamic boarding schools across the country next year, from the current number of 50 BLK . The President made the statement in his speech before 48,000 Islamic boarding school students and ulemas at the Nusantara Islamic Boarding School […]

Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo explained that the planned budget allocation for urban village fund would be different from that of the village, considering the coverage of urban village area is smaller than village. “The amount of the budget allocation is certainly different from that of the village. The area of urban village is […]