Namo Buddhaya, Distinguished Ministers of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet, Distinguished Buddhist Monks Bhikkhu and Buddhist Novice Monks Samanera, Distinguished Chairpersons of the Central and Regional Council of Buddhist Communities, Distinguished all Buddhists all over Indonesia, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Government, my family, and on my own behalf, I would like to wish […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good morning, May prosperity be upon us all, Om Swastiastu, Namo Buddhaya, Greetings of Virtue. Distinguished Deputy Chairperson of the Supreme Audit Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK RI) and all personnel of the BPK RI, Distinguished Cabinet Ministers, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Coordinating Minister for […]

Your Excellencies, Since our last meeting six months ago, there has been no sign of the end of COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Tedros as Director General of the WHO (World Health Organization) has reported that in the second year of the pandemic, the impact may be more deadly than that in the first year. The spread […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,   May peace be upon us all, Om Swastiastu, Namo Buddhaya, Greetings of Virtue.   Distinguished Ministers of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet; Distinguished Governor of Bank Indonesia; Distinguished Governors of Special Region of Yogyakarta and Central Java Provinces; Distinguished Mayors of Semarang, Yogyakarta, and Surakarta, as well as Regent of Magelang; […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Ladies and Gentlemen, The challenges in the digital space are getting bigger. Many negative contents continue to emerge, crimes in digital space continue to increase. Hoaxes, online fraud, gambling, child sexual exploitation, cyberbullying, hate speech, up to radicalism must be watched out since they could threaten the nation’s unity and integrity. […]

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good afternoon, May Peace Be Upon Us All. After I have stated some warnings about COVID-19 spread in Riau province this morning, this afternoon I just inspected mass vaccination in Pekanbaru city. As I said before, cities and regencies with high rate of COVID-19 positive case spread have to immediately curb the […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko “Jokowi” Widodo) Good afternoon everyone. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.   Regional Heads of Regencies/Municipalities in Riau Island Province Wa’alaikumsalam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.   President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko “Jokowi” Widodo) Today, mass vaccination has been held in seven regencies and municipalities in Riau Islands Province. I look forward […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, This morning I inspected the progress of the construction of the Trans Sumatra Toll Road, the Pekanbaru – Padang section, and this is the Pekanbaru – Bangkinang fin which later on will be extended to West Sumatera provincial capital of Padang. It has been constructed for about 40 kilometers and we […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good afternoon, May prosperity be upon us all. This afternoon, I am in Riau Islands Province along with Mr. Minister, Commander of the Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI), the Indonesian National Police Chief, Riau Islands Governor, and Mr. Regent. Today, the mass vaccination in Riau Islands is carried out in 67 locations […]

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. This morning, I visited PT Unilever which has started vaccination under Gotong Royong scheme along with 18 other companies. They give free vaccine to all managements, employees, and workers. The vaccination scheme is set up through cooperation between the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) and all companies in Indonesia. It […]