Thank you, Prime Minister Kishida. Excellencies, Infrastructure development such as seaports, airports, toll roads, and power plants includes in Indonesia’s top agenda to advance the nation and realize equality, as well as to boost national competitiveness. Infrastructure development used to be centralized in Java island, one of around 17,000 islands in Indonesia. Consequently, 56 percent […]

Reporter G7 agenda, Pak? President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Today, the First lady and I with a limited delegate will head to Hiroshima, Japan, following the invitation extended by President of the G7 Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida. The G7 meeting is set to discuss a number of issues, including climate […]

[The curriculum] at vocational school should include 60%-70% practice so that on-the-job training placement is vital. I noticed that the seedlings for palm tree here are already of good quality, but [the place] should facilitate [students] to know how to plant, farm well. Thus, we will help improve the facilities including livestock farming practice facilities […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) At the moment, we are in North Sumatra province, North Labuhanbatu regency. The total length of national road in North Sumatra province is 2,600 (kilometers), but more than 260 (kilometers) are damaged. The second [issue], provincial roads. There are 3,005 kilometers of provincial roads of which 340 […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) I made an impromptu visit to state vocational high school (SMKN) 4 in Jambi this morning. It is an excellent vocational high school where students can learn about pastry, makeup, fashion, and screen printing. The school also boasts excellent facilities to support learning activities. I ordered a […]

Reporter You look so happy tonight, Sir, eating durian so late at night. What happened, Sir? President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) I’m so happy, so happy, because Indonesia defeated Thailand 5-2. It is exactly as I mentioned earlier yesterday, that the mentality of a winner, of a champion, can be clearly seen […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Yes, in Jambi province, there are nine regencies and two cities. If we look at the data, there are approximately 10,000 km of regency roads, with around 4,600 km in poor condition, which is almost half of the regency and city roads that are damaged. Furthermore, there […]

After Eid, I want to make sure that the prices are good and in fact, [the prices] for some [commodities] have decreased, only [the price] of eggs has increased slightly. It is important as inflation affects people’s purchasing power, so it must be closely monitored, must be constantly monitored. I have ordered the governor and […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) The mangrove planting is carried out simultaneously throughout the country and today is the peak of the event. As you may be aware, Indonesia is home to the largest mangrove forest in the world—3.3 million hectares. It is the largest in the world. We have to take […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Good morning, May prosperity be upon us all, Om swastiastu, Namo buddhaya, Greetings of virtue. Distinguished Ministers, Commander of the Indonesian National Defense Forces, Chief of the Indonesian National Police, Distinguished Head of Statistics Indonesia (BPS) along with all Heads of Provincial BPS in attendance, as well as the census officers […]