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Annual Speech

Jokowi seeks expediting health sector reforms amid pandemic

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), in his state-of-the-nation address on Friday, called to accelerate fundamental reforms ...

Govt to focus spending on food security, ICT next year: minister

Indonesia’s state budget for next year will focus spending on three prioritized sectors — food security, ...

COVID-19 handling must not spark more problems: Task Force

The coronavirus pandemic, which has been deemed a non-natural disaster, must be dealt with thoroughly to ensure that ...

Bulog readies land for building warehouse in food estate area

State Logistics Agency (Bulog) readied land to build a warehouse in the food estate area under the government’s ...

Indonesia categorized as energy-resilient based on 6.44 index scoring

The National Energy Council (DEN) has classified Indonesia as "resilient" in energy on the basis of the ...

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Government links food security to national defense

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has cautioned that the COVID-19 pandemic is posing a serious threat to food ...

Building food estate critical to national defense: Dahnil

A food estate planned in Central Kalimantan will serve as a center for agricultural and strategic logistical reserves, ...

Streamlining of SOEs aims to boost productivity, competitiveness: Amin

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin attributed the decision to streamline the state-owned enterprises (SOE) to augment their ...

President reviews readiness of MRT station's facilities for new normal

President Joko Widodo examined the readiness of public facilities at the Hotel Indonesia Traffic Circle Mass Rapid ...

Former TNI chief Djoko Santoso passes away

Former chief of the National Defense Forces (TNI) General (ret) Djoko Santoso died at the Gatot Soebroto Army ...

Some top officials inspect emergency hospital for COVID-19 patients

Several top officials inspected on Sunday an emergency hospital at the Kemayoran Athlete Village in Central Jakarta to ...

Deputy defense minister to increase defense digitalization

Deputy Defense Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono will increase defense digitalization amidst the defense management ...

Air Force readies 3 planes to carry Indonesians from Wuhan to Natuna

The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) is preparing three planes to carry Indonesians who have just arrived at Hang Nadim ...

BNPB makes assurance of Indonesians evacuated from Wuhan being healthy

Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Board (BNPB) Doni Monardo made assurance that Indonesians to be evacuated ...

President champions development of self-reliant defense industry

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has advocated the development of a self-reliant defense industry by prioritizing the ...