President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo): Yes, I see that RSUD Tebo and RSUD Sultan Thaha have good layouts and are clean. Why are we here? Because we want to deliver, firstly, a CT scan, mammography [device], cath lab this year. Therefore, preparations here must be made, as these are large equipment that […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) This aid is in accordance with the request from the government of Egypt and the government of Sudan. Why Egypt? Because currently there are so many refugees in Egypt who need large amounts of aid. Reporter So it’s for the Palestinian refugees, Sir? President of the Republic […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) I see that prices here are good and stable. Shallot is sold at Rp35,000 [per kilogram], garlic at Rp40,000 [per kilogram], the prices are the same as in other provinces. The only commodity I haven’t seen here is rice. I have looked for it, but it isn’t […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Distinguished Ministers; Honorable Speaker of Commission VIII of the House of Representatives, Commander of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI), Chief of the Indonesian National Police, Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB); Excellencies, the Ambassador of Egypt and the Ambassador of Sudan; Ladies and Gentlemen. The Indonesian Government remains […]

Good afternoon, Namo Buddhaya. Honorable Bhikkhu Sangha (monks of the Buddhist monastic order), Distinguished Ministers, Commander of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI), Chief of the Indonesian National Police, and Acting Governor of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Distinguished Chairperson of the Indonesian Buddhist Students Association (Hikmahbudhi) Adinda Wiryawan and all members of the […]

Journalist You said that the Government probably would have 61% shares of Freeport and you also had a meeting with Freeport CEO. What was the discussion about?   President Joko Widodo The negotiations are still ongoing and we have also prepared the regulation. However, I am certain that we will get 61% shares. Journalist How […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo): Yes, I want to see the large harvest in Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi, and the results I see are good, around 6 to 6.2 tons per hectare, which is good. However, the Minister of Agriculture is pushing for faster replanting. So, after harvesting, the land will be […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good Afternoon, May prosperity be upon us all. Ladies and gentlemen, We must put our best foot forward to achieve food security and food sovereignty. We have revamped irrigation infrastructure, including dams and irrigation networks across the country, to ensure the availability of water for rice fields and for farmers to […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim Assalamu’alaikum warahmatulllahi wabarakaatuh. Good morning, May peace be upon us all. Distinguished Ministers of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet; Distinguished Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB); Acting Governor of Central Sulawesi and all ranks of Central Sulawesi Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimda), Acting Regent of Donggala, religious and community leaders; Ladies and Gentlemen. […]

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good afternoon, Peace be upon us all. Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, We know Mutiara Sis Al-Jufri Airport suffered severe damage from an earthquake in Palu several years ago. The runway and terminal were damaged. So, we rehabilitated and reconstructed it and three other airports in Central and North Sulawesi. We felt that […]