Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good morning, May prosperity be upon us all. Distinguished Minister of Public Works and Public Housing, Minister of State Secretary; Distinguished Governor of Bengkulu along with Mayor and Regent of Bengkulu; Ladies and Gentlemen, My beloved children. Good morning. Alhamdulillah, this morning Bengkulu-Taba Penanjung toll road will start operating to facilitate […]

Press Statement of President of the Republic of Indonesia after the Inauguration of Bengkulu-Taba Penanjung Toll Road, July 20, 2023 So, this is just a start. This is the first toll road built in Bengkulu province. We hope that it will connect to Lubuklinggau city, stretching 95 kilo meters, and this is 16.7 [kilo meters] […]

This is merely sampling. I want to check stunting [rate] in every province as well as in every regency/city. I am glad that Bengkulu province has an excellent [stunting] reduction rate from 22 [percent] to 18 [percent], meaning that [the rate] in the province is below the national average. We hope in 2024, [the stunting […]

This morning, I am here in state vocational high school (SMKN) 2 in Central Bengkulu province to observe teaching and learning practices in TSM [Motorcycle Engineering] and TKR [Light Vehicle Engineering] classes. I noticed that vehicle and workshop equipment used for practices at the classroom are not adequate. However, I have made a promise to […]

Journalists What factors did you consider when choosing Mr. Budi Arie as the Minister of Communications and Informatics, sir? President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) We only have a really short time, less than a year and a half. So I need, first of all, Ministry of Communications and Informatics to prioritize the […]

Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning and welcome to Jakarta, Indonesia, the Headquarter of ASEAN. Last year in the midst of a severe crisis and rivalry, with the support of friendly countries, the G20 under the Indonesian Presidency were able to keep going and even produced things that were beneficial to the world. This year Indonesia […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo): Yes, here I came to Mr. Nyoman Nuarta’s factory to make sure that the construction of the Nusantara Capital (IKN), particularly the Presidential Palace, run on time.  I check here, God willing, everything goes according to the specified time we had targeted. And, yes, I can see […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Today, I come to Si Jalak Harupat stadium in Bandung regency, West Java province to inspect the newly renovated stadium which work was carried out by the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing. I also would like to inspect national team selection process […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) We have completed the construction of the 61-kilometer Cisumdawu Toll Road. This toll road will support the operation of Kertajati Airport. The initial plan was that we complete the construction of the Kertajati airport in line with the Cisumdawu Toll Road, so that it could be immediately […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.  Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good morning, May peace be upon us all. Distinguished ministers, Governor of West Java Province, Regent of Sumedang, and all regents in attendance, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank God, today [the construction of] Cisumdawu toll road (Cileunyi-Sumedang-Dawuan toll road) is finished and it is ready to operate. The toll road connects us […]