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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated Lieutenant General Doni Monardo as new chief of the National Disaster Mitigation Board (BNPB), replacing Commodore (ret) Willem Rampangilei at the State Palace here on Wednesday, Jan 9. Lieutenant General Monardo, formerly Secretary General of the National Resilience Council, was appointed to the post of BNPB chief based on Presidential Decree No. 5/P of 2019. Under the presidential decree, which began to take effect on January 9, 2019, Monardo has financial and administrative rights equal to that of ministers.
After reading out the decree, the head of state swore in Monardo, replacing Rampangilei as BNPB chief. Following the swearing-in ceremony, President Jokowi, Vice President Jusuf Kalla, and other invitees congratulated Monardo, who was the former commander of the Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) during the term of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono`s government, on his appointment as new BNPB chief.(Antara)

Indonesian ambassador to France  Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir after being installed by President Joko Widodo at Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Monday (1/7) said that mass rally in France is the constitutional right for citizens. He said France is one of big democratic countries that guarantees constitutional rights for citizen, including in expressing opinion. He hoped that the rally can be done based on the law and regulation in France. Arrmanatha   also explained that until now he has not received any reports about Indonesian citizens affected by the rally in France. 

"The rights to express, especially in a democratic country like France is guaranteed by the Constitution. We emphasized all parties to respect the law and regulation in France. Until now, we have not received any information about Indonesian citizens affected by the rally in France," said Armanatha.

A number of mobs has staged a demonstration to the French government. The actions have been done for several times since November 2018. In the last rally, demonstrators of Yellow Vest demonstrated in Paris, capital city of France and in other big cities on Saturday to protest the rise of fuel oil tax issued by  President Macron which was assumed to be controversial and worsening the economic situation. (VOI/Ndy/Trans AF/AHM)

Indonesian President Joko Widodoinstalled 16 new Indonesian ambassadors, extraordinary and plenipotentiary, at the State Palace in Jakarta  on Monday.As stated by Antara News Agency, during the ceremony, President Joko Widodo was flanked by First Lady Iriana, Vice President M Jusuf Kalla and his spouse, and Foreign Affairs Minister Retno LP Marsudi.Other high-ranking officials attending the ceremony were some cabinet ministers. The newly installed ambassadors were Abdul Kadir Jaelani (Ambassador to Canada and ICAO), Abdurachman Budiono Dimas Wahab (to Hungary), Al Busyra Basnur (to Ethiopia and Djibouti as well as African Union), Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir (to France and Monaco, as well as UNESCO), Cheppy T Wartono (to Mexico, Belize, El Savador, and Guatemala), Dewa Made Juniarta Sastrawan (to Zimbabwe and Zambia), Edy Yusup (to Brazil), Hajriyanto Thohari (to Lebanon), Julang Pujianto (to Suriname and Guyana), and Lalu Muhammad Iqbal (to Turkey).Prominent figures appointed as ambassadors were Mahendra Siregar (to the United States), Muhammad Anshor (to Chile), Siti Nugraha Mauludiah (to Poland), Sunaryo Kartadinata (to Uzbekistan and Kirgizstan), Tri Tharyat (to Kuwait), and Wajid Fauzi (to Syria). (ANTARA)