President Jokowi: No Mercy for Bureaucrats Working Without Purpose
President Joko Widodo delivered a speech after being sworn in at DPR/MPR RI building on Sunday 20th October 2019. In...
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Jokowi’ Inauguration: From Closing Roads to Free Food
The inauguration of Joko Widodo and KH Ma’ruf Amin as the elected President and Vice President for 2019-24 will be...
Analyst: Jokowi Can Stop Demonstrations about KPK
A political analyst from University of Diponegoro, Teguh Yuwono, claims that President Jokowi should eventually be able to stop the...
Komnas HAM: Jokowi Must Replace Wiranto as Menkopolhukam
Choirul Anam, Commissioner of the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM), has requested President Joko Widodo find a new...
Jokowi Led State Funeral of Habibie, 3-Day Mourning Declared
President Joko Widodo led the state funeral in honour of the late Bacharuddin Jusuf (B.J.) Habibie at the National Heroes...
Jokowi: Papua to have Presidential Palace and 4G
President Joko Widodo has said that he will begin constructing a presidential palace in Papua. “Next year we will start...
Jokowi: New Capital’ Land to be Sold to Public
President Joko Widodo announced on Tuesday 3rd September, that the government plans to sell the land of the future capital...
Jokowi Makes fun of DPR Members for Frequent Visits Abroad
In his state speech earlier today, President Joko Widodo teased members of the House of Representatives about their overseas trips....
Man Walks 470km from to Meet President Jokowi on Independence Day
A 52-year-old-man has decided to embark on a 470km journey by walking from his hometown in Wonosobo, Central Java, to...
President Jokowi Threatens to Sack Military Officers Failing to Handle Fires
President Joko Widodo has threatened to sack military officers fighting forest fires if they fail to extinguish the flames. Jokowi...
President Jokowi Criticises PLN’s Response to Mass Blackout
President Joko Widodo has criticised the state-owned utility company Perusahaan Listrik Negara, or PLN, for its tardiness in solving greater...
Reading Indonesian Politics
To Western observers raised in societies which thrive on oppositional politics it all seemed too weird. Joko Widodo, the just...
President Jokowi Grants Amnesty for Baiq Nuril
“I have signed the Keppres for Ibu Nuril this morning. So, Ibu Nuril is allowed to take the decree at the Palace whenever needed,”...
Jokowi Orders Police to Solve Novel Baswedan Case in Three Months
President Joko Widodo has ordered the national police to solve the Novel Baswedan acid attack case within three months. “The...
Rupiah Improves 0.4% Friday’s Close: Jokowi to Lower Corporate Taxes
President Joko Widodo has vowed to undertake several reforms to attract foreign investment. As he starts to serve his second...
Jokowi and Prabowo Met on MRT, Took Lunch Trip to Senayan
President Joko Widodo and his rival in the 2019 presidential elections, Prabowo Subianto, finally met on Saturday 13th July at...
Baiq Nuril’s Appeal Rejected by MA, Jokowi to Take Action in Case of Amnesty
An Indonesian woman who exposed her cheating boss via social media, Baiq Nuril Maknun, has been handed a prison sentence...
Luhut Defends Jokowi’s English, Says President has Strong Javanese Accent
Maritime Affairs Coordinating Minister, Luhut Pandjaitan, has defended Joko Widodo’s ability to speak English, especially when recalling the events of...
Constitutional Court Declares Jokowi Winner, Prabowo’s Allegations Baseless
On Thursday 27th June, the Indonesian Constitutional Court confirmed victory for the incumbent Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his running mate,...
Jokowi Hopes US-China will Resolve Trade War Issues at G20 Summit
President Joko Widodo has expressed hopes that the meeting between US President Donald Trump and General Secretary of the Communist...
Man Spreading Hoax News about Jokowi and KPU Arrested
Wahyu Nugroho, the man who allegedly spread rumours and hoaxes about the KPU’s server being rigged to favour the incumbent...