President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo on Wednesday (5/6) at the State Palace held an Open House to this year’s Eid Day. Among the crowd queuing to meet the President were Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti, Minister of Public Works and […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Ibu Iriana Joko Widodo performed Ied prayer at Istiqlal Mosque, Central Jakarta, Wednesday (5/6).

Eid Day is the right moment to have silaturahmi (friendly gathering), to forgive each other, and to reconnect, according to Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, Eid Day is also a moment for sharing with their relatives, he added.

This year’s Eid mudik (annual exodus) traffic is relatively smoother compared to that in the previous years, according to Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi. “Infrastructure connecting cities in the islands of Java and Sumatera and strategies prepared to ease traffic has made this year’s mudik traffic smoother,” the Minister said in a press conference […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has sent out Eid Greetings to Indonesian Moslems who celebrate it. In a video with the background of mudik (annual exodus before Eid) situation at Senen training station in Central Jakarta, the President expressed hope that this year’s Eid Day can be an opportunity to once again strengthen the spirit of […]

Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs on Monday (3/6) completed the isbat (confirmation) meeting and decided that the beginning of Eid Day this year falls on Wednesday (5/6). “This year’s Ramadan will be rounded up to 30 days. Therefore, Syawal 1, 1440 Hijriah will fall on Wednesday,” said Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin in […]

The peak of this year’s Eid Day reverse exodus traffic heading to Jakarta is expected to occur on 8 and 9 June 2019, according to Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi. He added that because this year’s reverse traffic period is shorter than the homebound traffic period, the Minister urges the public to well plan […]

As of Monday (3/6) – three day before Eid Day – no extreme congestion is reported in Merak seaport just like in the previous years, according to Transportation Ministry’s Secretary General Djoko Sasono. Merak seaport is a key transport link between Java and Sumatra and is a major service provider for the heavy passenger and […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo led the military funeral ceremony of late Ani Yudhoyono, wife of the sixth President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery, Jakarta, Sunday (2/6). “On behalf of the state, the nation and the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI), I offer her body along with her legacy to the […]

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.