Excellencies, The impacts of climate change are right before us, particularly for archipelagic countries such as Indonesia. Cyclical changes in the climate require farmers and fishers to adjust in facing the uncertainties. Rising sea levels require coastal and small island populations to persevere. Increasing frequency of natural disasters, including floods and droughts, require people to […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Distinguished Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia; Distinguished Heads of State Institutions, Cabinet Ministers, Governor of Bank Indonesia, Chairperson (of Board of Commissioners) of the Financial Services Authority, Distinguished Governors, Distinguished Chairperson of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), Distinguished Chairperson of the Indonesian Waqf Board, community leaders […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good morning, Peace and prosperity be upon us, Shalom, Om Swastiastu, Namo Buddhaya, Greetings of Virtue.   Honorable Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Head of Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Ministers, and Vice Ministers; Honorable CEO of Kompas Gramedia, Mr. Lilik Oetama; Honorable CEOs from various industries, both the Kompas100 members and […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. First of all, I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation, the highest appreciation to the joint SAR Team consisting of Ministry of Transportation, the Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI), the Indonesian National Police (Polri) and the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) as well […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. This afternoon, I visited West Sulawesi, especially in Mamuju Regency. I saw firsthand, on the ground, collapsed government buildings and houses. Following an earthquake that occurred five days ago, I came to ensure that evacuation process, fulfillment of assistance to the communities, logistics for refugees and refugee tents are well managed. […]

Today, I inspected ten regencies and municipalities hit by floods in South Kalimantan Province. This is a major flooding that for more than five decades has never happened in the province. Barito River that normally can accommodate 230 million cubic meters of water cannot hold 2.1 billion cubic meters of water brought by heavy rainfall […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good morning, Peace and prosperity be upon us, Om Swastiastu, Namo Buddhaya, Greetings of Virtue.   Honorable Coordinating Ministers, Ministers of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet; Honorable Head of Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) and members of the Board; Honorable Governors, Regents, Mayors, Heads of BKPM Offices, as well as Heads of Investment […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good evening, Peace and prosperity be upon us, Om Swastiastu, Namo Buddhaya, Greetings of virtue.   Distinguished Heads of State Institutions in attendance; Speaker of the Regional Representative Council (DPD), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (MA), Chief of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK); […]

I had a phone call with Governor of South Kalimantan province to find out about update on floods that hit the province. I also have ordered Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), Commander of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI), and Chief of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) to send aids immediately, particularly […]

Journalist: What is your response to the earthquake that hit South Sulawesi, Sir. President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo): This morning, I have received a report from Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) concerning a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that hit West Sulawesi Province, on Friday midnight at 01:28 Western Indonesian Time. I […]