In light of controling the State Budget , Minister of Finance as the State Treasurer has decided to postpone most of the budget distribution for Regional Transfer which is projected as underpayment budget and allocate and distribute it on the next budget’s year in accordance with the State Budget capability. The postponement in distribution of […]

In the last day of his working visit to North Sumatera, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo (Jokowi) on Monday (22/8) visited a location in Parulohan Village, in Humbang Hasundutan Regency that will be designated as a new tourist destination near Lake Toba. Speaking to reporters during the visit, President Jokowi said that his visit was meant […]

Enggano Island will host the 2020 Sail Enggano. Therefore, the regional government has done some preparation, including by allocating the budget. The statement was made by Bengkulu Governor Ridwan Mukti in an inspection to Enggano Airport, Banjarsari Village, Enggano Subdistrict, North Bengkulu Regency, after leading the ceremony of the 71st Anniversary of the Proclamation of […]

  The series of carnival and feast titled Wonderful Lake Toba Independence Carnival (KKPDT) that took place for two days, 20-21 August, held in Balige, Toba Samosir, North Sumatera, ended on Sunday (21/8) afternoon. The first day of the carnival was enlivened by a Floating Stage that presented a number of arts performance, for example […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that the Government will take three measures to develop Lake Toba. Those three measures areprovision of ferries especially on Saturdays and Sundays, revamping of existing ports, and provision of clean water and electricity.

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that after the country focuses on the maritime fulcrum vision for the last two years and the implementation has started, it is the time to pay more attention to the acceleration. Considering two-thirds of  Indonesia’s total territory consists of waters, the President said that Indonesia must be able to make […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo paid a working visit to Nias Regency, North Sumatra, on Friday (19/8) to directly see potentials in this area to be developed. President Jokowi called on the regional government to be focused on the development of the potential tourist destinations, the President said […]

The commemoration of the 71st Independence Day Anniversary of Indonesia in outermost small islands took place in Enggano Island, North Bengkulu Regency, Bengkulu Province, on Wednesday (17/8) morning. There was something unique about this event. It was started by planting Cemara Pantai tree and enlivened by Enggano Arts Festival.

Indonesia’s top badminton mixed double pair Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir on Sunday (18/8) at Rioncentro clinched an Olympic gold medal on Sundayafter comfortably defeating Malaysia’s Goh Liu Ying and Chan Peng Soon 21-14, 21-12 in a thrilling final match lasted for 45 minutes. This is the first gold medal of the 2016 Olympics for Indonesia and […]

Today is the 71st Anniversary of the Proclamation of Independence of the Republic of Indonesia which is  celebrated by Indonesian people across the country, including by the people in the Presidential Palace complex. Every year, the Presidential Palace conducts a ceremony to celebrate the day. This year’s celebration is different from those of  last years […]