Your Excellency President Wickremesinghe,It is good to see you again and thank you for your presence at this 10th World Water Forum. I also appreciate Sri Lanka’s support toward the ministerial declaration which will be adopted at this forum. Before I continue, I invite Your Excellency to deliver your opening remarks.  

Your Excellencies, state leaders, international organization leaders, President of the World Water Council, Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, and distinguished delegates, Water plays a central role in human life. The World Bank estimated that water shortages may slow down economic growth by 6 percent until 2050. Water scarcity can also trigger wars and […]

Your Excellencies, heads of state, heads of international organizations, President of the World Water Council, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia, distinguished guests and invited guests, Welcome to Bali. It is an honor for Indonesia to be trusted to host the 10th World Water Forum to strengthen joint commitment and […]

Your Excellencies, Good evening and welcome to Bali, Indonesia. Thank you for participating at the 10th World Water Forum. And I hope the spirit of togetherness this evening can lead us to great collaboration to ensure access for clean water and sanitation for everyone. Please enjoy your dinner and the performance from Indonesia. Thank you.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo): Yes, the prices I’m seeing are significant, particularly for rice. I was surprised that local rice was sold for Rp11,000 for medium and Rp13,000 for premium. These prices are pretty reasonable. Reporter: Could you please share an update on the stock? President of the Republic of Indonesia […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Yes, I have inspected hospitals several times, especially regional hospitals, and this morning I am inspecting the regional hospital in Konawe regency. I see the rooms here are nice, the garden landscape is also nice, sunlight can also enter the rooms which is also nice. And what […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Good morning, May peace be upon us all. Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, My beloved children, We are now in Ameroro Dam. Why is the Dam constructed? We are aware of water crisis in a number of countries; people struggle to find water. In the future, water will become more crucial for […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Well, most importantly, I have visited Kambara market, in West Muna regency. I wanted to check the price of basic commodities, especially rice. I am happy that medium rice’s price was at Rp12,600, while premium rice’s price was slightly above Rp13,000, I think it is good. Then, […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia I have recognized that, almost in all regions, stroke and heart disease are predominant. It will be a problem if the patients are not well treated because the location of regencies or cities are far from provincial hospitals. Therefore, now the Ministry of Health provides more medical devices such […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Well, first, we will focus on the market. So, we checked the prices, mainly of chilies, rice, garlic, shallots. Their prices have dropped. First of all, shallots are at Rp45,000. How much was the garlic, sir? Rp38,000 to Rp40,000. Also for rice, many sold the locally grown […]