Jokowi Admits “Worst Economic Crisis in History”

... tone as he delivered the State of the Nation address at the largely-empty parliament hall ... big leap by making the most of the momentum of the ongoing crisis,” he ... of the country’s fight against coronavirus. A day earlier, the president awarded state ...

Indonesia Seeks to Become Key Player in EV Battery Industry

... focus on processed products of the metal instead of exporting ores, President Joko ... by domestic markets in the first half of the year. “Nickel ore is ... the main material for lithium batteries,” the president said in his State of the Nation address at the ...

Indonesia Keeps Deficit High in 2021 as Covid-19 Uncertainties Persist

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Jokowi Tells Indonesian Muslims to Embrace 'Quiet' Ramadan Amid Pandemic

... said in a televised address aired by the State Secretariat. “We will embrace ... break the cycle of the outbreak, for the safety of ourselves, our families and the whole nation,” the ...

Jokowi Announces Location of Indonesia's New Capital

... relocate the capital to Kalimantan during his state of the nation address in the People ... 's Consultative Assembly (MPR) two week ago. "The ... but also a representation of the progress of the nation, and to realize ...

Jokowi Says Growing Radicalism Threatens Pancasila

... state ideology of Pancasila, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said in his annual state of the nation address ... at the House of Representatives on Friday. "The ease of communication and ...

Forget Blends, Jokowi Guns for 100 Percent Biodiesel Fuel

... oil-derived biodiesel in his State of the Nation address on Friday, claiming this ... imports and make use of the country's abundant palm ... B100," the president said in his address at the House of Representatives. ... next year and the B50 by the end of next year. ...

Full Text of Presidential Candidate Prabowo Subianto's National Address

... of the speech delivered by presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto in the first national address of the ... offer ourselves to lead the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. Ladies and ... that the most fundamental aspect of Indonesia as a nation-state is ...

Prabowo Paints Grim Picture of Indonesia Without Him at the Helm

... without him at the helm in the first national address of his election campaign ... rare cases of suicide by impoverished farmers, debt-ridden state-run enterprises ... them of their vows to serve the nation. "Thus, be loyal to the nation and the ...

Bolsonaro Takes Office in Brazil, Says Nation 'Liberated From Socialism'

... bloated state," Bolsonaro, 63, said in an address to the nation made ... the effects of an economic crisis, of facing the distortion of human rights and the breakdown of the ... helped Brazilian presidents govern the nation of nearly 210 million people. ...