President Jokowi's mother passes away aged 77

Indonesian president Joko Widodo

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's mother Sujiatmi Notomiharjo has passed away in Surakarta, Central Java. She was 77.

Deputy Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Minister Budi Arie Setiadi confirmed the news through a text received by The Jakarta Post on Wednesday(March 25).

"The President's mother passed away in Surakarta at 4:45 p.m," Budi said.

Presidential spokesman Fadjroel Rachman confirmed the death.

"I have received the news from State Secretary Pratikno," Fadjroel said.

President Jokowi departed from Jakarta and arrived in Surakarta at 5:52 p.m. on Wednesday, the Presidential Palace press bureau said in a statement.

At the time of the writing, Jokowi had yet to issue a statement on the matter, including on the cause of death. - The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network