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Press Statement of President of the Republic of Indonesia on the Release of Humanitarian Assistance for Pakistan Flood Victims, at the Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base, Jakarta, September 26, 2022

Date 26 September 2022

Reporter Regarding the Supreme Court Judge’s case, will there be reforms in the Supreme Court? President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) We should wait until the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) legal process is completed. That was the first. Second, I acknowledge the urge to reform our legal system, and I have directed the […]

Remarks of President of the Republic of Indonesia During 2022 SOEs Startup Day, at ICE BSD City, Tangerang City, Banten Province, September 26, 2022

Date 26 September 2022

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuh, Good morning, Peace and prosperity be upon us. Honorable Minister of SOEs Erick Thohir, Cabinet Secretary, Deputy Minister of SOEs Tiko, Honorable Governor of Banten and Regent of Tangerang, SOE President Directors, CEOs, Startup Co-Founders, Ladies and Gentlemen, Our world today is in a difficult position. All countries are facing difficulties. International […]

Statement of President of the Republic of Indonesia on the Release of Humanitarian Assistance for Pakistan Flood Victims, at the Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base, Jakarta, September 26, 2022

Date 26 September 2022

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. First of all, on behalf of myself and the people of Indonesia, I would like to extend our deepest condolences for the loss of life due to the floods and landslides in Pakistan. Furthermore, the floods and landslides in Pakistan also generated a wide impact on the people of Pakistan, starting […]

Press Conference of the President of the Republic of Indonesia at the Inauguration of Cibitung-Cilincing and Serpong-Balaraja Section 1 Toll Roads at Gabus Toll Gate, Bekasi Regency, West Java Province, September 20, 2022

Date 20 September 2022

Reporter Sir, do you have any comment after inspecting the toll roads? President Joko Widodo What we are aiming for is competitiveness, the competitiveness of the goods from our products. Without good infrastructure, it is impossible to compete with other countries. I think this will greatly affect our competitiveness, because the industrial area and the […]

Remarks of President of the Republic of Indonesia at the Inauguration of Cibitung-Cilincing and Serpong-Balaraja Section 1 Toll Roads at Gabus Toll Gate, Bekasi Regency, West Java Province, September 20, 2022

Date 20 September 2022

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good morning, May peace be upon us all. Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, The Cibitung-Cilincing toll road that we will inaugurate is a part of Jakarta Outer Ring Road 2 (JORR 2). And we hope Jakarta Outer Ring Road 2 will be 100 percent completed at the end of 2023. The 27.2-kilometer-long […]

Press Statement of President of the Republic of Indonesia at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, September 16, 2022

Date 16 September 2022

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Guests. After the Government has decided to reallocate fuel subsidy to provide better targeted subsidy on September 3, 2022, I ordered Minister of Finance, Minister of Social Affairs, Minister of Manpower to immediately disburse fuel cash assistance and wage subsidy. The assistance of fuel cash subsidy has been […]

Joint Press Statement of President of the Republic of Indonesia and Minister of Defense, Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku Province, September 15, 2022

Date 15 September 2022

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) This afternoon, I am in Southwest Maluku regency, which is one of outermost regencies in the eastern part. After learning the location of Southeast Maluku, Southwest Maluku, Aru Islands regency, the cities of Tual and Saumlaki, we notice the importance of state defense and security design at […]

Statement of President of the Republic of Indonesia at the Distribution of Fuel Cash Assistance, Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku Province, September 15, 2022

Date 15 September 2022

We are in Maluku, Southwest Maluku regency, Maluku province. We have started the distribution of fuel cash assistance in this region. Once again, across Indonesia, 40 percent [of the beneficiaries] have received the assistance, while 60 percent [of the beneficiaries] have not received it. We will continue the distribution so that it can be immediately […]

Press Statement of President of the Republic of Indonesia on Social Assistance Distribution at Dobo Post Office, Aru Islands Regency, Maluku Province, September 15, 2022

Date 15 September 2022

Today we once again distributed direct cash assistance for fuel oil (BLT BBM) in Aru [Islands] regency, particularly in Dobo. The distribution was just finished. And I need to state that as of today, the Government has disbursed [BLT BBM] to 8,179,000 [people] in 461 regencies and cities. The number has increased from 431 to […]

Remarks of President of the Republic of Indonesia during Disbursement of Social Assistance at Tual Post Office, and Motorbike Handover for 1503/Tual Military Command, Southeast Maluku Regency, Maluku Province, September 14, 2022

Date 14 September 2022

Today we are in Southeast Maluku regency to distribute fuel cash assistance. We have just distributed it to around 100 people, but there are around 4,000 [beneficiaries]. Throughout Indonesia, as we know, fuel cash subsidy to date has been disbursed to 5,999,567 beneficiaries in 431 regencies and municipalities. It has started. Though it has been […]

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