Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, I have received report from Commander of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) and the Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff on efforts to search and rescue the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine. On Saturday, 24 April 2021, the Indonesian Navy raised the status of KRI Nanggala-402 from lost contact (submiss) to sinking (subsunk). This […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. We are grateful that finally the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting can be held today. Since I made a phone call to the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam on 23 March 2021, together with the Chair, Indonesia has made the best effort to ensure that the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting can be held. During the […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. We are grateful that finally the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting can be held today. Since I made a phone call to the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam on 23 March 2021, together with the Chair, Indonesia has made the best effort to ensure that the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting can be held. During the […]

Thank you, Your Excellency President Biden for organizing this Summit. The impacts of climate change are very real before us. COVID-19 and the global recession have further complicated these challenges. For that, I would like to address three issues. First, Indonesia is very serious in controlling climate change and inviting the world to take concrete […]

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Yesterday, I have received reports from Minister of Defense, Commander of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI), and from the Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff regarding KRI Nanggala-402 submarine which contact was lost during a naval drill in waters north of the island of Bali on Wednesday, 21 April 2021. To date, […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, This afternoon I joined Minister of Public Works and Public Housing, Head of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BPKM), Governor of Central Java province, Regent of Batang regency, board of directors of the state-owned plantation firm PTPN, and management board of Grand Batang City. This is an industrial area that will […]

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, This morning I am in Wanasari village, Indramayu regency, West Java province to directly inspect the harvest carried out here. First, I noticed that the harvest yield is good. It can reach 7- 8 tons. Second, the grains’ price has also increased up to Rp4.200. This is also good. However, there were […]

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Ladies and Gentlemen, We must state the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic is real and it is not over yet in our country. Therefore, we must remain vigilant. We cannot let our guard down. We cannot underestimate COVID-19. The curve is currently better, declining. We must not let it rise again because […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, May peace be upon us all, Om Swastiastu, Namo Buddhaya, Greetings of virtue. Honorable Ministers of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet, Honorable Chairperson and Central Executive Board of the Indonesian Association of Urban and Regional Planners (IAP), Honorable Board of Trustees, Board of Advisors and Provincial Executive Board, Urban and Regional Planners […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.  Ladies and Gentlemen, Fellow Countrymen, This year’s Ramadan is the second Ramadan amid the COVID-19 pandemic and we still have to keep preventing the spread of COVID-19 disease from spreading any further. Therefore, since earlier the Government has decided to ban Eid homecoming (mudik) this year. This decision is taken over […]