President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Tuesday (09/27) had a dialogue with locals during his working visit in Baubau city, Southeast Sulawesi province. While distributing Wage Subsidy (BSU) at Baubau Post Office, one of participants, Rahmat Irwanto, asked President Jokowi a question on how to use his bachelor diploma as bank collateral to get capital from state-owned […]

Indonesia calls for a new paradigm to address the global challenges. Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno LP Marsudi delivered the statement in her remarks at the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly, New York, the United States of America (09/26). “Indonesia offers you a world based on a new paradigm. A paradigm of win-win not […]

The Government continues to distribute social assistance to the people in order to maintain the people’s purchasing power and also as one of the programs to reallocate oil fuel (BBM) subsidy. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that the distribution of cash direct assistance to reallocate oil fuel (BLT BBM) has reached up to 95.9 percent. […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Tuesday (09/27) expressed appreciation to the Sultanate of Buton for preserving and fostering local wisdom amid modernization and the rush toward foreign culture. “I note that customs, traditions, local wisdom, and etiquette are still preserved and even fostered in the Buton Sultanate in Southeast Sulawesi,” President Jokowi said in his remarks […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Tuesday (09/27) received Buton Sultanate traditional honorary title at Buton Sultanate Palace Fort, Southeast Sulawesi province. Before the ceremony, President Jokowi first listened to an explanation about the traditional honorary title of the Sultanate of Buton which was read by a representative of the Sultanate of Buton La Ode Muhamad Arsal. […]

Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida Monday (09/26) expressed his support for Indonesia’s G20 Presidency and a success of the G20 Summit in Bali in upcoming November this year. The statement was made by the Prime Minister during the courtesy call of Vice President Ma’ruf Amin at the Akasaka palace in Tokyo, Japan. According to […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Tuesday (09/27), is slated to carry out several work agendas in three cities, namely Baubau city, Buton city, and South Buton regency during his working visit in Southeast Sulawesi province. According to Head of the Presidential Secretariat Heru Budi Hartono, the President will visit several markets and post offices, as well […]

The Indonesian Government will provide planes to dispatch humanitarian assistance from all walks of life in the country for victims of floods and landslides in Pakistan. “The Government will facilitate to dispatch [the assistance] with a third plane,” Head of the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) Suharyanto said after the dispatch of humanitarian assistance […]

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin Monday (09/26) paid a courtesy call to Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida, at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo. During the meeting, VP Ma’ruf underscored two important aspects of cooperation between Indonesia and Japan, including in economic sector and human resource capacity. This meeting also served as a follow-up on the visit […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (09/26) headed to Southeast Sulawesi province for a working visit. Using a Boeing 737-400 of the Indonesian Air Force, the President and his entourage took off from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, at around 12.00 Western Indonesia Time. The President and his entourage had a flight for approximately 2 hours […]