Journalists How was your inspection today, Sir? We are asking about your inspection today. President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) I saw everything was neat and well managed. When I got into the train, I saw it was also neat, good, and no one was jostling. Everything is good at Pasar Senen Station. […]

Press How was your today’s visit, Pak?   President of the Republic of Indonesia I wanted to make sure that medical devices, provided by the central government through Special Allocation Fund (DAK) or Ministry of Health, be useful and beneficial for public. We can see here the hospital has cath lab, mammography, and CT scan […]

Journalist What you were talking about with the people and the traders here, Sir? President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) The most important thing here in Muaro Bungo Market is renovation, so the traders will sell inside the market. Why they do not want to sell inside? Because, it is dark inside the […]

Yes, the most important thing is that the prices are all good. The main thing is that rice is available here, and I think the price is also reasonable. There’s no problem. SPHP (Stabilization of Food Supply and Prices) commodities, from Bulog, are also available. It means the stocks are all good. I think the […]

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 […]