Indonesia's President Joko Widodo Interview - BBC News 

BBC please correct your translation, you make a small but fatal translation. President Widodo says in 9.53 : "...Indonesia adalah negara dengan penduduk muslim terbesar di dunia..." means "...Indonesia is a country with the largest Muslim POPULATION in the world...". Indonesia IS NOT a Muslim nation, because Indonesia has 6 official religions, be careful with that. Plurality is the major soul of Indonesia, its written in Indonesia's constitution, in Indonesian symbol, it's named "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" (Unity in Diversity).

Jokowi!! 👍👍 Against drugs.. Against Corruption.. Against Terrorism.. Support World Peace.. Development infrastructure.. Highly Moral, Good Attitude, Humble, Down to earth, Honest, Religious, Nationalist, Democratic, Tolerant, Firm. His WORDS = His ACT Work..Work..And work.. speed fastly 👍👍👏👏👏 We Proud Have You as Indonesia President!! I am so lucky as Indonesian. Thank God u sent him to my country.. THE SAVER

the translation wrong. indonesia is not the biggest muslim country. indonesia is a nation with the biggest muslim population in the world. its diffrent

Love how BBC always open the video with portrait of slums in every Asian or non Western countries. Well, I'm happy about it. Our slums have a law, no dead bodies, no gun fight, no drugs unlike your country slums. Thanks for showing the world how better is our slums

my country is Indonesia, I am nationalist and Catholic. i believe with my President Jokowi. My ideology is pancasila. Unity in Diversity.

There was a time where i had given up on hope on being a minority in this country,i spent many times reading books about Europe and was hoping to leave,and then this man came as major political figure and having met him in person in 2013, I found that sense of nationalism again. He truly is the people's President, we all love him sincerely as much as he loves us. Regardless of the bamboozlement and besmirching by certain people that wishes to disregard him,Indonesian people knew better. Semoga Tuhan selalu berkati Pak Jokowi dan jajarannya.

Even though president Joko Widodo does not speak English in this interview like the other candidate, "IAM SO PROUD TO HAVE HIM AS MY PRESIDENT" THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

As an American, I'm stanning President Joko Widodo. I hope we'll have a president like him for the 2020 election. He is so humble and care about his people a lot. I admire him very much.

longlife mr president! we proud of you

I love this guy and I'm not even Indonesian.

"..Indonesia adalah negara dengan penduduk Muslim terbesar di dunia" precisely translates to "..Indonesia is a country with the most Muslim citizens in the world". This should be distinguished from Mehulika's translation of "...We are the world's largest Muslim nation" since Indonesia does not hold Islamic law as national law nor is its government run in Islamic manner.

You know, we need a leader like him in America. He is a great role model and his past is just so inspiring

my dream is go out from this country. However, seeing some people like jokowi, make me doubt to leave Indonesia. I realize that I love this country.

why are western countries interfering our laws?im not from indonesia but i have a great respect of jokowi.

President Widodo is much less confrontational than Duterte of the Philippines and far more mild mannered. But he is equally hard line on the issue of drugs.

CONGRATULATION MR. PRESIDENT JOKO WIDODO (INDONESIA'S PRESIDEN 2019 -2024) WE'RE PEOPLE OF INDONESIAN WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU GODBLESS US ALL GODBLESS INDONESIA

Too many petty questions. Jokowi is a firm man, he will not bullied by some fool to be politically correct.

Greetings from Brazil brothers! Big respect for Indonesian laws against drug dealers! 🇧🇷❤️🇮🇩

Thank you BBC NEWS for this coverage of my President who doesn't speak English fluently BUT he really does a great job that's the main thing. When we trust you to work or run the country,you do it!

my Mr president can not speak english fluently but His leadership make a great change and He loves all his people. I love my Mr President.

I'm proud of beeing Indonesian and grateful Jowo Widodo is president in my country..

Our great and honorable leader Joko Widodo from Indonesia.

The language of Indonesia is Bahasa Indonesia and they should never feel or be made to feel compelled to speak english in an interview because english is not the native tongue.....so yes please just use bahasa he has every right to......and his policy for pedofiles is excellent other leaders should follow his example!!! Good job sir! The infrastructure is now being developed at a very rapid rate especially the last few years despite the logistical challenges that are being faced.

Banyak bule disini yg komen tak pikir bahasa Inggris Jokowinya tapi lihat kerjanya.. dan banyak jg yg pengin punya presiden sprti pak Jokowi 😊

We love President Widodo like how much we love President Duterte.

I'm so proud that Joko Widodo is interviewed by BBC, because he's my dream president

A lot of translations are misinterpreted. Get your shit together BBC.

saya bangga kepadamu pk jokowi dan ketegasanmu jagalah hamba allah yg ada di indonesia kami akan selalu di belakang bapak...dukunglah umat nabi muhanad s.a.w...amiin

I don't care the president have good english or not..as long he have the vision and competence i wouldn't mind he speak klingon or valyrian language.

Waiting for slum-area opening video for your documentary of western or european countries as u always do for asian and african countries 😉

indonesia is a country that accepts all religion,tribe and races

The whole interview surrounding human rights. The west seems to champion this but they forgot they colonized this region many years and created human rights crime too. BBC can do better by focusing the interview on other issues.

Yang bilang bahasa inggrisnya jelek kayak bs aja klo conversation itu yang penting pede dan jelas pengucapannya meskipun vocabularynya masih terbatas presiden jokowi bagus2 aja kok bahasa inggrisnya

Really good my president.You are the man if honour.You really respect THE varieties.You always works for people.Keep move forward for greater Indonesia.

Yang komentar buruk tentang Presiden Jokowi, bilang memalukanlah, gak pantas jadi presidenlah hanya karena gak bisa bahasa inggris, dsb., terus terang pemikiran kalian itu sangat awam dan wawasan kalian terlalu sempit. Pak Jokowi itu orang Indonesia, jadi kalopun beliau gak bisa bahasa Inggris, itu lumrah. Dan asal kalian tau, seorang presiden atau pemimpin negara TIDAK PERLU dan TIDAK BERKEWAJIBAN untuk bisa berbahasa Inggris. Kecuali kalo mau jadi presiden/pemimpin negara di Amerika, Inggris, Kanada, atau Australia. Jadi sama sekali bukan hal yang memalukan jika presiden Indonesia tidak bisa bahasa Inggris. Coba sesekali nonton video interview presiden Rusia, Cina atau Turki. Mereka ditanya dalam bahasa Inggris, tapi mereka akan tetap menjawab dengan bahasa masing2. Kalo mau komen itu yang cerdas, jangan merasa paling benar tapi malah kelihatan begonya.

Adore my mr president jokowi dodo, all the respect goes to you

Being a Malaysian and seeing this interview..now I truly understand what lost in translation means...the emphasis on words, the sophisticated choice of words...everything is translated to children-level English what a shame this is for mankind..if only we can exactly translate this..

What a wonderful Man. I love the people of Indonesia.

Fun fact fpr yall indonesians that think presidents must speak english in interviews, great leaders in the world such as Putin, Xi Jinping, Abe, and so on also prefer their native language instead of english. Heck even america use their own language which is english american lmao. The point is, speaking in your own language shows signs of courage, strength, and pride in your country! Cheers! :P

dia sosok yg tidak bisa BHS Inggris,tapi kerja keras mengalahkan segalanya

I love my president jokowi

We need 3 terms from this Great President JOKOWI 🇮🇩will be lead the Nation🙏

So proud of our Mr. President Jokowidodo. May allah always bless you with good health Amin.

I'm proud to be Indonesian

Proud to be Indonesian😀

Pak Presiden Joko Widodo bukannya tidak bisa berbahasa Inggris, Beliau ingin Bahasa kita dikenal oleh dunia Internasional. mikir dong , Manager2 di perusahaan perusahaan besar saja pandai berbahasa Inggris, kok masih saja berfikiran seorang Presiden tidak bisa berbahasa Inggris.

joko widodo is the next president for 5 years.. God bless him

kita belajar dari presiden kita, tanpa bahasa inggris, kita bisa.... yang penting bisa ngerti orang ngomong apa, yang penting visi akan dibawa kemana bangsa kita selanjutnya

He love His People & I'm Realy realy Love Him :)

He's the best president we ever had in Indonesia 🇮🇩 very kind and humble,I hope for election this time he'll won again for the next president for Indonesia 🙏❤

Presiden Indonesia sudah terlihat cara berbicara , cara memberi penjelasan tentang negara Indonesia semua itu tdk harus dilakukan dlm ruang formal, di luar gedung berdikusi tentang Indonesia tetap dilayani dng senang hati, punya jiwa semangat bekerja, maupun bekerja sama kelihatan hormat kepada rakyat Indonesia...semoga Presiden selalu sehat walafiat dan keluarganya dan semoga Allah selalu melindungi Negara Indonesia dan Rakyatnya.. Aamin.

What a nice background you pick for the opening!!!

do not compare with the white people. its just different. you cant deal everything in one way

This is amazing

So damn proud to be a citizen

Proud!

opening in slums bruhhh 💀 Indonesia is not that poor

akhirnya ketemu juga ni videonya

ABSOLUTELY, EXCELLENT, AMAZING 👍 THE GREAT MY PRESIDENT MR.JOKO WIDODO, PRESIDENT INFRASTRUCTURE honestly and the greatest of my favourite life is a great deal to be Indonesia, spectacular scenery of the most important part in the World ✊ 👍 💖🌟

can't wait to see the solo's tolls. you have a great view

beruntung lahir di negara demokrasi . siapapun BISA menjadi Presiden . lucky to be born in Democratic county, everybody CAN be a President no matter who they are .

I think when the drug dealers came to Indonesia to bring drugs, the already knew the consequences. Well, a country have to be strict to their laws right?

im proud to have you as a president

So proud of him.

i bet it was awkward when she started talking out of nowhere

meh. why did you ask about lgbt? this is indonesia. we have social norms. we have religion. and lgbt is against the religion's laws. not only islam. christian & Catholic too.

Saya bangga menjadi warga indonesia👍

I hope you would start doing better things, my president. Respect and support you however you make mistakes. Carry on !

Apakah anak kecil itu bisa jadi Presiden? Kalau saya bisa kenapa mereka tidak?? Wow. Memang Pak Jokowi adalah kita, rakyat biasa. Jujur, berkat Bapak Jokowi harapan masa depan saya makin cerah dan optimis, semakin optimis dan tidak takut melangkah.

good president

Nice answer sir ! good interview lady !

Mantap, president ku, joko widodo. Salam, dari rakyat mu yg ada di Sampit kalteng Indonesia

00:25 That fabulos hand move tho XD

this is my president❤❤❤❤❤

Respect to you my president , be your self, we have our way to do all jobs done.

a great president for a great nation i wish Indonesia and Indonesians the best they are awesome

Bangga punya presiden kyk gini 👍👍

Maaf bagi netizen yg bilang p. Jokowi gak bisa bhs inggris kalian salah besar. Jokowi sangat mengerti hanya dalam pengucapan saja yg kurang. Maklum lidahnya orang Indonesia. Memang wajar dimanapun pemimpin negara. Kalau berbicara bahasa inggris pasti berbeda2 lafal sesuai negara masing2. Dan justru negara2 besar seperti Rusia jepang dan Tiongkok pun presidennya lebih senang menggunakan bahasa negaranya sendiri. Kalian jangan sok pinter sok ngerti. Padahal diluar sana bukan masalah bahasa tapi masalah kinerja Presiden kita lah yg di kagumi bangsa lain.

True heart.Love you Mr.President

Be the best my president 🇮🇩

she is smoking hot ! even under the hot sun, she still looks fine.

Bapak presiden RI insinyur Haji Jokowidodo is the best MANTUL

i really love this leader.

I'm from the Philippines and I am fan of the President of Indonesia . Him and our President Duterte are example of good leader in their nation

Ilegal fisherman: *Exist* Jokowi: *Sink 'em*

President Jokowi is the most humble president in this world ^^

Try to correct the translation please, 9.53 it might a little but it means so much to people who dont know about indonesia and make them think of it really is (especially non-indonesian). I bet it does.

I am so proud to have Mr Jokowi as president of my country ,,, He is the chosen one i think , because he come from deep bottom into the crown ... he know how its feel when you starving , he know how its feel when you dont have any money ,, without take my also big respect to our founder leader and previous but jokowi is the one who came from poor family thats the essential aspect.. thx bbc

Indonesia is currently too busy catching up the development because we're left behind for too long, so sorry SJWs your opinions isn't important and doesn't mean shit in Indonesian (corrupt af) Parliament.

jokowi is the best president 👍👍👍

I'm watching this vids when the toll road is already finished. Wow. 2 years only. Wow.

I love you Indonesia 😘😘😘

Salut dech sama boss jokowi. Beliau memahami pertanyaan dlm bhs Inggris dan jawabannya tepat walau dng bhs Indonesia.

Was padai kapal mencuri ikan dan menyedot pasir di pulau natuna Riau Indonesia

Im ready...im support all Indonesia gevornment...

no matter if u cannot speak english..just proved it to indonesia country can change to new era...

I think he liked that reporter.

akan terjadi perpecahan jika kubu sebelah berkuasa dan kemunduran bagi Indonesia. Indonesian people love Mr Joko Widodo, Metal greetings for Mr. Jokowi

i like this guy smile . so happened

From the bottom of my heart, and look at his face, the truly truth no politic and religion and everything... I say this man face is not empty, is smart and full of innovation