Om swastiastu, Honorable holy priests, local priests, especially priests of Besakih Great Temple, Honorable Ministers of Indonesia Onward Cabinet, Honorable Governor and spouse, Vice Governor, Speaker of Regional House of Representatives, and Regents and Vice Regents throughout Bali, as well as members of the Bali Regional Leadership Communication Forum, Honorable Chairperson of the Indonesian Hindu […]

Bismillahirahmanirahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good morning, May peace be upon us, Ladies and Gentlemen, All regencies, such as Kebumen regency and Ngawi Regency, have started this year’s harvest season. Therefore, this morning I ordered Head of Bulog (State Logistics Agency) to absorb as much grain as possible from farmers at the GKP (harvested dry unhusked […]

Bismillahirahmanirahim. Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good morning, May peace be upon us all.   Distinguished Ministers, Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN), Minister of Environment and Forestry, Cabinet Secretary, Vice Minister of ATR/BPN; Distinguished Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo, Regent of Blora, Regent of Grobogan, Regent of Bojonegoro, Regent […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) After [the harvest] in Kebumen yesterday, we are now attending the harvest in Ngawi regency, East Java province. I have seen the differences in terms of productivity per hectare. Here, the productivity level has reached 10.5 tons per hectare, some have reached 8 tons per hectare. Yesterday, […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) It is crucial to solve issues in Blora regency one by one, particularly relating to land dispute. That is really important. If we live in a disputed land, it makes us inconvenience. So, the issues have been solved by Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/the National […]

Journalists Sir, [your opinion] regarding the visit to this Mendenrejo Market, Sir? Presiden Republik Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Alright, this Mendenrejo Market in Kradenan district, Blora regency, is located in a remote area so we need to also check the prices. Earlier, I checked, the prices are good, even the  price of shallots is only Rp30,000, […]

This afternoon, I visited Surakarta Tax Office to inspect the process of reporting annual tax return (SPT). I was amazed that people would stand in line to file their annual tax return. They could’ve filled it through e-filling online app from home but they wanted to ensure they have filed the right form. They would […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) We are having harvest season in many provinces. I have talked to farmers, they told me that the price of harvested dry unhusked rice fell to Rp4,200. This is too low. The Government is currently calculating [the price] and the National Food Agency will soon unveil the […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good afternoon, May prosperity be upon us all. Ladies and Gentlemen, Today we will inaugurate a shrimp cultivation pond in Kebumen regency. In this area-based shrimp pond, there are approximately 60 hectares completed which will produce shrimp. We hope that one hectare will produce more than 40 tons. This shrimp cultivation […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Yes, this is C-130J-30 Super Hercules, which we just received this morning These are state-of-the art airplanes. I was told they can carry 98 fully-equipped paratroopers or 128 troops or equal to 19.9 tons. It means they are good for military and non-military operations, for example when […]