The third President of the Republic of Indonesia Prof. Dr. Baharudin Jusuf (BJ) Habibie called on all Indonesian people to obey the constitution to response to potential growing discontent over simultaneous elections results to be announced on 22 May 2019. “Do not take measures that only increase polarization and sharpen division within the society,” Habibie […]

The Indonesian founding fathers have left us Pancasila (the Five Principles, the Indonesian state ideology) and the 1945 Constitution, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has said. According to Pramono, those legacies are enough to be a reason for us to overcome laziness and pessimism as well as to catch up with other countries.

Ahead of the official announcement of Presidential Election result by the General Elections Committee (KPU), President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo admitted that he will not monitor the event. “No need to monitor it closely as I am pretty relaxed,” President Jokowi said after inaugurating Rotiklot Dam in Fatuketi Village, Belu Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Monday […]

The recently concluded elections were held based on rules and regulations as well as mechanisms regulated in the Election Law, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said. “The law was agreed upon at the House of Representative,” President Jokowi said during an iftar dinner in Jakarta, Sunday (19/5).

As Indonesian citizens prepare for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr, the Indonesian Central Bank (BI) suggested the people to exchange their cash at official exchange points. “It is for their own security and convenience,” Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) Rosmaya Hadi said at the National Monument (Monas) area, Central Jakarta, Friday (17/5).

Vesak Day is a moment for self-evaluation, introspection, and soul purification, Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin has said. “Our common goal is to achieve happiness and progress,” the Minister said in his remarks during the 2563 Vesak Day celebration in the courtyard of Borobudur Temple, Magelang, Central Java, Saturday (18/5).

Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin ensures that the cost for 10,000 additional hajj quota was not sourced from the State Budget (APBN). It will come from the additional value of benefits of the hajj cost from the Hajj Fund Management Agency (BPKH) and efficiency of services cost in Saudi Arabia by Ministry […]

During his working visit in Bali, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo visited sport tourism area in Kutuh Village and Badung Market. In Kutuh Village, South Kuta, Badung Regency, the President inspected the village’s construction of soccer field and paragliding funded by village fund. On that occasion,  the President also had a dialog with the village head, […]

Mandalika Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the resort island of Lombok – which is scheduled to host world-class MotoGP motor raving event in 2021- has showed a remarkable development, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “It is such a remarkable development. Supporting facilities in this area are also being built, including public toilets,” President Jokowi […]

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi on 15 May 2019 signed Ministerial Decree Number 106 of 2019 on Airfare Ceilings for Economy Class of Domestic Commercial Airlines which supersedes an earlier regulation, Ministerial Decree Number 72 of 2019 on Airfare Ceilings for Economy Class of Domestic Commercial Airlines. According to the Minister, the adjusted regulation […]