Jokowi welcomes delegates of 43rd Asean Summit
JAKARTA: President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana welcomed the arrival of heads of state and government participating in the 43rd summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Jakarta on Tuesday, reported ANTARA news agency. The couple personally welcomed and greeted the delegates who started arriving at the Plenary Hall of […]
Jokowi on two-day working visit to Malaysia starting today
PUTRAJAYA: Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo will undertake a two-day working visit to Malaysia starting Wednesday, which holds significant importance in the mutual effort to further strengthen the longstanding and close relations between the two countries. During the visit, Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, is scheduled to have a meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri […]
Indonesia court finds president negligent over pollution in landmark case
JAKARTA, Indonesia: In a landmark victory for Indonesian environment campaigners, a court on Thursday ordered President Joko Widodo to clean up Jakarta’s notorious air pollution, ruling that the leader and other top officials had been negligent in protecting citizens. The capital and its surroundings form a megacity of about 30 million people, which routinely ranks […]
Jokowi gets first Covid-19 vaccine jab in Indonesia
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) today became the first to receive Covid-19 vaccine in Indonesia. The “Premier Vaccination” programme which took place at the Presidential Palace in Bogo was broadcast live on the Presidential Secretariat’s YouTube channel in a bid to enhance public confidence in the vaccine. Jokowi received the Sinovac jab at 9.40 […]
Why hard to impose lockdown or movement restrictions in Indonesia
JAKARTA: Indonesia has not enforced a lockdown or the movement control order to stem the spread of Covid-19, because this is not easy to implement in a country with more than 270 million people. Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency head, Doni Monardo, said that if implemented, the government would face various constraints to provide basic […]
Final respects as Jokowi’s mother laid to rest
President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and his family gathered on Thursday to pay their final respects to Jokowi’s late mother, Sujiatmi Notomiharjo, who was laid to rest at Gundu cemetery in Gondangrejo subdistrict, Karanganyar, Central Java, the Jakarta Post reported. The burial took place at 1.18 pm local time, after the president held a funeral prayer […]
President Jokowi’s mother passes away
PRESIDENT Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo’s mother, Sujiatmi Notomiharjo, has passed away in Surakarta, Central Java, The Jakarta Post reported. Deputy Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Minister Budi Arie Setiadi confirmed the news through a text received by The Jakarta Post. “The President’s mother passed away in Surakarta at 4.45 pm [on Wednesday],” Budi said on Wednesday. Presidential spokesman Fadjroel […]
