The Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings has upgraded Indonesia’s rating by one level to BBB, with a stable outlook. The improvement in Indonesia’s credit rating is an exceptional achievement as it jumped from BBB-/stable to BBB/stable, without going through BBB-/positive.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed condolences over the passing of former First Lady Kristiani Herrawati, better known as Ani Yudhoyono. “We, the Indonesian government and Indonesian people, would like express our deep condolences on the passing of Ibu Kristiani Herrawati, Ani Yudhoyono, the wife of Indonesia’s sixth president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, at age 67 years […]

An advanced nation must have an ideology that binds it and Pancasila state ideology is a final consensus, according to Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung. “If there is any effort that seeks to replace the Pancasila ideology, we have to stop it. Pancasila is the final consensus,” Pramono said in the commemoration of Pancasila Day, which […]

Pancasila should become an inherent value for the Indonesian people, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has said. “If Pancasila is in the soul of the Indonesian people, then it will unite us in the future and will solve our fundamental problems. I also hope that what happened in the 2019 elections will not happen in future […]

Pancasila (the Five Principles, the Indonesian State Ideology) is the guiding star for Indonesian people in our social, national, and political life, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “It also serves as a fortress that protects us from dangerous ideologies, and home for all layers of society,” President Jokowi said when leading a ceremony to […]

Indonesia is for all of us and Pancasila is the home of all of us, according to Head of the Agency for the Implementation of the State Ideology of Pancasila (BPIP) Secretary to Minister of State Secretary Setya Utama. Setya read the statement before officials and staffs of Ministry of State Secretariat and Cabinet Secretariat […]

Infrastructure development has become one of the Working Cabinet’s priority programs in the President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla’s administration (2015-2019) aimed at boosting national economic growth and equitable development. Several infrastructure projects which have been completed have also contributed to the increase in Indonesia’s competitiveness.

Ministry of Transportation has told airlines to impose a reprimand to their business partners for displaying exorbitant airplane ticket prices and displaying flights with several flight-transits. “If airlines do not impose a reprimand to their business partners for displaying unreasonable prices on the consumer application screen, it will hurt the airlines’ reputation,” Director General for […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Friday (31/5) inspected the Pasar Senen Railway Station, Jakarta, to review the mudik (annual exodus ahead of Eid Day) situation. “I want to check the traffic and situation. It is apparently full of people but not as packed as I imagined,” President Jokowi told reporters.

State-owned toll operator Jasa Marga, on Thursday (30/5) at 13.15 Western Indonesian Time, changed the lane of contraflow from Km 29-Km 61 to Km 35-Km 69 due to traffic jams since a day before to accommodate travelers during mudik (annual exodus ahead of Eid Day) season. Jasa Marga also added more contraflow lane capacity from […]