Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Ladies and Gentlemen, For a long time, our air space over the islands of Riau and Natuna has been managed by Singapore. Thanks to the hard work of all parties, we have succeeded in taking over the management of air space over the Riau and Natuna Islands to the Republic of Indonesia […]

Journalist What is your reason in appointing Mr. Azwar Anas [as Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform]? President of Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) We all know that Mr. Azwar Anas has excellent track records.  I noticed all he had done when he was the regent of Banyuwangi. At that time, I noticed […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good morning, May peace be upon us all. Om Swastiastu, Namo Buddhaya, Greeting of virtue. Distinguished Ministers of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet; Distinguished Executive Director of INDEF Bapak Tauhid Ahmad; Distinguished CEO of CT Corp Bapak Chairul Tanjung, Distinguished Senior Economist of INDEF Bapak Didik J. Rachbini; Distinguished Economists and guests. […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Your Excellency President Marcos and the First Lady, It is an honor for Indonesia to receive the first state visit from President Marcos and the delegates. We have just discussed about the strengthening of bilateral cooperation on various sectors, regional cooperation in the context of ASEAN. On […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) His Excellency President Marcos and the Philippines delegates, It is an honor for me to receive His Excellency’s first overseas visit. The visit confirms bilateral relations between the two countries under your presidency. I believe the relations between Indonesia and the Philippines are getting closer. I would […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Yesterday, we distributed Fuel Cash Assistance in Sentani district, Jayapura city, then in Saumlaki city, Tanimbar Islands in Maluku province, this morning, we are distributing Fuel Cash Assistance in Lampung province. It means, the Cash Assistance Program has started, and I can see that it has been […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good afternoon, May peace be upon us all, Om Swastiastu, Namo Buddhaya, Greetings of Virtue. Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, The Government has made every effort to protect the people from fluctuations in global fuel prices. I actually want the prices of domestic fuel to remain affordable by providing state budget subsidies. […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Mapping of the areas has been done and calculated by Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, which is considering the groups, the ports, and all. So, if the potentials remain inadequate, it cannot be designated as a fisheries management area. However, we can see that the potentials […]

Journalist Today we had a distribution ceremony of fuel cash assistance. Does it mean that [the Government] will increase the fuel price, Sir? President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) We handed over fuel cash assistance of Rp600.000 for four months and we disbursed it two months in advance. The assistance has been distributed […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) This is indeed a large mine site. The copper mine is one of the biggest sites in the world. I am pleased we are using the 5G underground mining technology now. We hope this will make everything more efficient and productive. This is the first 5G underground […]