Appreciation for the Beautiful Diversity of Indonesian Villages in the 2018 Astra Photo Competition and Astra Journalism Awards

Appreciation for the Beautiful Diversity of Indonesian Villages in the 2018 Astra Photo Competition and Astra Journalism Awards

JAKARTA: PT Astra International Tbk today (1/3) gives appreciation to the winners of the 2018 Astra Photo Competition (Lomba Foto Astra/LFA) and Astra Journalism Awards (Anugerah Pewarta Astra/APA) with a theme of “The Spirit of Indonesian Villages” (Semangat Kampung Indonesia).

The competitions held since September 10^th to December 31^st, 2018, aimed to encourage the people in expressing the spirit found in Indonesian villages, including in Astra Green Villages.

Through the 10^th photo competition, Astra invited public and photo journalists to capture the beautiful diversity from various villages in Indonesia, from the perspective of their people, the magnificence of the environment, as well as the diverse culture that has its own characteristics.

In the 4^th writing competition, Astra invited all participants to dig inspirational stories of the 78 Astra Green Villages all over 34 provinces in Indonesia into pieces of writing that inspire the nation.

Chief of Corporate Affairs of PT Astra International Tbk Pongki Pamungkas expresses his gratitude for the growing enthusiasm from the participants. “We welcome the 40% increase of participants in LFA and 93% in APA compared to last year. It means that the enthusiasm from the people to spread the spirit of Indonesian villages is tremendously high,” said Pongki Pamungkas.

Joined by 23,718 participants in LFA and 971 participants in APA, these competitions have gathered a total of 19,570 photos and 514 articles.

All masterpieces have been judges by a panel of judges who master their respective fields. The judges of the 2018 LFA consist of the Editor of Antara Foto Hermanus Prihatna, a national photographer Don Hasman, and the Chairman of Yayasan Dharma Bhakti Astra (YDBA) Henry C. Widjaja.

The judges of the 2018 APA are the Editor in Chief of Kontan Daily Ardian Taufik Gessuri, Vice Content Director of Detik.com, and a national writer Windy Ariestanty.

Based on a long selection process and judging, the judges have finally decided on 20 winners of LFA and 20 winners of APA in the categories of journalists and public (see list of winners on www.satu-indonesia.com). These forty winners are eligible for these prizes:

• 1^st Winners: 4 Astra Daihatsu Ayla Type M AT
• 2^nd Winners: 4 Honda CRF 150 L
• 3^rd Winners: 4 Honda Beat Sporty CW
• Contender Winners: 8 Canon EOS 3000D
• Favourite Winners: 20 Casio G-Shock

In accordance to its principle, whatever activity done by Astra has to be beneficial for its surroundings, in line with Astra’s aim to prosper with the nation.

For further information, please contact:

Boy Kelana Soebroto

Head of Corporate Communications

PT Astra International Tbk

Ph. 021-508-43-888

About PT Astra International Tbk:

PT Astra International Tbk was established in 1957 in Jakarta as a general trading company under the name Astra International Inc. In 1990, for the purpose of the company’s initial public offering (IPO), the name of the company changed to PT Astra International Tbk, followed by listing its shares on the Indonesia Stock Exchange under the ticker code ASII.

Astra has developed its business by implementing a business model based on synergies and diversification within seven business segments, consisting of: 1) Automotive, 2) Financial Services, 3) Heavy Equipment, Mining, Construction & Energy, 4) Agribusiness, 5) Infrastructure and Logistics, 6) Information Technology and 7) Property.

Astra conducts business operations in all parts of Indonesia under the management of 226 subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, and is supported by 226,140 employees, as per December 2018.

As one of the national biggest group corporations at the moment, Astra has built its strong reputation through offering a range of high-quality products and services, with regard to the implementation of good corporate governance and environmental governance. Astra continually aspires to become a corporate citizen that is a pride of the nation, one who is actively involved in the national efforts to improve the welfare of the Indonesian people. To this end, Astra runs business activities by a balanced combination of the business’ commercial interests and non-business contributions through 9 foundations it nurtures, also through ongoing social responsibility programs focused on four basic areas: health, education, environment and small and medium enterprises development.

For more info, please visit www.astra.co.id & www.satu-indonesia.com.