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Introductory Remarks of President Joko Widodo at the Limited Cabinet Meeting on the Preparation of Eid al-Fitr 1439/2018, 5 April 2018, at the Presidential Office, Jakarta

Date 5 April 2018

Unofficial English Translation  Bismillahirahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, In order to prepare for the upcoming Ramadhan month and Eid al-Fitr 1439 (Islamic calendar), although we do this routinely, I demand once again that the implementation should be more improving year after year. Thus, we need to do this afternoon’s meeting.

Introductory Remarks of President Joko Widodo at the Limited Meeting on Stunting Reduction, 5 April 2018, at the Presidential Office, Jakarta

Date 5 April 2018

Unofficial English Translation  Bismillahirahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, In today’s limited meeting, we will discuss stunting reduction. Why we should discuss stunting? It is because I frequently stressed that after the important stage of infrastructure development acceleration is completed, we will enter the next one, namely investment in quality improvement of Indonesian human resources.

Introductory Remarks of the President of the Republic of Indonesia at a Limited Meeting on the Follow-Up of Endowment Fund for Education Program at the Bogor Presidential Office, West Java on Wednesday, 27 December 2017

Date 27 Desember 2017

Unofficial English Translation  Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, On this afternoon’s meeting, we will discuss the follow-up of endowment fund for education program. First of all, I want to stress that investment in human resource is very important to prepare Indonesia to become a competitive and developed country.

Introductory Remarks of President Joko Widodo in Plenary Cabinet Session on the 2018 Government Work Plan and the Preparation of Simultaneous Regional Elections in 171 Regions, on 6 December 2017, in Garuda Room, Bogor Presidential Palace

Date 6 Desember 2017

Unofficial English Translation  Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good afternoon, may prosperity be upon us all. There are two main issues that we will discuss in this plenary cabinet session. The first one is the 2018 Government Work Plan and the second one is the preparation of simultaneous regional elections in 171 regions.

Introductory Remarks of President of the Republic of Indonesia at the Limited Meeting on Evaluation of the Implementation of Rice Assistance and Cashless Food Vouchers at Bogor Presidential Palace, Bogor, 5 December 2017

Date 5 Desember 2017

Unofficial English Translation Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wwabarakatuh. Ladies and Gentlemen, Rice assistance program covers more than 15 million beneficiaries. If one beneficiary represents four people, it means this program covers 60 million people. The budget is also big, Rp 21 trillion.

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