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Sexism persists as regional race intensifies

As the race for November’s regional elections heats up, competing candidates appear to be pulling out all the stops to ensure a favorable outcome, with some even resorting to exploiting sexist narratives that observers describe as a “serious problem” in Indonesian politics.

3 days ago
Society premium

COP16: Indigenous peoples call for recognition, support in protecting nature

Activists have called on the Indonesian government to commit to UN biodiversity agreements that acknowledge indigenous communities' contributions to conserving nature while protecting their rights to customary land. ...

3 days ago
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Pollster association audits two conflicting surveys on Jakarta race

The ethics council of the Indonesian Association for Public Opinion Surveys (Persepi) is investigating why two opinion polls on the three-way Jakarta governor race from Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI) and Poltracking Indonesia had conflicting results on who the frontrunner of the Jakarta gubernatorial race is halfway into the campaign season. ...

3 days ago

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Survey reveals strong public support for Prabowo at 85.3%

Pollster Indikator Politik Indonesia survey reveals that 85.3 percent of Indonesians believe Prabowo can lead the country to a brighter future. The survey sampled 1,200 random individuals with a 2.9 percent margin of error.

3 days ago
Archipelago premium

Police probe fires in NTT deadly village brawl

A forensics team has gathered evidence from the site of the clash that left two dead and 51 homes burned, while the local Social Affairs Office has distributed aid to the 52 affected families.

3 days ago
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Trans Jatim to add 24 new shelters on Madura route

East Java's counterpart to Transjakarta plans to expand the number of stops on its Surabaya-Bangkalan route with 24 new shelters, primarily on the Madura side, to help workers and students commute from the island to regions on mainland Java.

3 days ago
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Bandung to expand Wolbachia trials

The Bandung city administration in West Java plans to release the eggs of lab-bred mosquitoes carrying the Wolbachia bacteria to another district in an effort to control dengue.

3 days ago
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Prabowo wants new ‘political capital' ready in four years: Minister

The goal is to finish the executive, legislative and judiciary compounds at Nusantara, enabling the annual joint plenary sessions to be held there by 2028, one minister said on Instagram on Saturday.

4 days ago
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Prabowo drills teamwork, key programs at cabinet ‘boot camp’

President Prabowo Subianto concluded a military-style boot camp for his Red and White Cabinet on Sunday, during which he drilled his executive team on his flagship programs at the country’s military academy in a bid to foster teamwork and build a sense of solidarity within the expansive group.

4 days ago
Regional Elections premium

East Java election: All-women race for NU votes

Java's easternmost province will see a race between three female gubernatorial candidates, with experts saying that voters affiliated with the country's largest Muslim group Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) hold the key to determining the winner.

4 days ago
Politics

Prabowo wants Nusantara completed in four years: Minister

Raja Juli said that Prabowo made the statement in his briefing to members of his Red-and-White Cabinet during a three-day retreat in Magelang, Central Java.

4 days ago
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Ex-Supreme Court official arrested for bribery over Surabaya murder acquittal

Zarof Ricar, a retired Supreme Court high-ranking official, allegedly asked for at least Rp 5 billion (US$318,570) from the lawyer of a former lawmaker's son Gregorius Ronald Tannur, in exchange for upholding the defendant's acquittal in a murder case occurring in Surabaya, East Java in 2023.

4 days ago
Society

World more prepared than ever for tsunamis: Experts

"We just don't know when the next big one will be, but what we know is that we can be as ready as we can."

5 days ago
Politics premium

Regular review needed to weed out inefficient ministers

Newly installed President Prabowo Subianto has been urged to strictly monitor the performance of his Red and White Cabinet, which consists of more than 100 officials, and tighten the government fiscal discipline to ensure the effectiveness of the cabinet, characterized by many as “bloated”.

6 days ago
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Prabowo introduces 'Military Way' to cabinet in Magelang bootcamp

The four-day semi-military retreat held for cabinet members at the Military Academy in Magelang, Central Java is not designed to make the government a militaristic one, but rather to introduce the Military Way, whose core values are discipline and loyalty to the nation and people, President Prabowo Subianto says.

6 days ago
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Navy foils Rohingya trafficking plot in North Sumatra

The Navy has said it thwarted an attempt to traffic 146 Rohingya refugees to Aceh after they disembarked from a large ship on a beach in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, on Thursday.

6 days ago
Politics

'I took an oath to defend the nation': President Prabowo

In the speech, delivered in the early morning on Friday, President Prabowo also urged his newly inaugurated ministers to pledge allegiance to the nation.

6 days ago
Society premium

Controversies raise questions about politicians’ demand for academic titles

Officials’ “unnecessary demand” for academic titles might be related to the country’s Dutch colonial past, during which degrees were seen as a way to heighten one’s social status, said Arief Anshory Yusuf, head of Padjadjaran University’s council of professors.

6 days ago
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Sulawesi court hears case against teacher accused of abuse

The Andoolo District Court in South Konawe, South Sulawesi, has begun the trial of a 36-year-old contract teacher accused of hitting one of her first grade students, the child of a local police officer, with a broom at SDN 4 Baito state elementary school.

6 days ago
Politics

With green camo and combat boots, Prabowo's new cabinet kicks off mountain retreat

Ministers and their deputies donned caps and camouflage outfits and stood in salute at a parade ground of a military academy in Central Java province to hear briefings from Prabowo, a former special forces commander 

6 days ago
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China-Indonesia ties tested following North Natuna stand-off

The territorial tussle threatens Indonesia’s close economic relationship with China, which President Prabowo’s predecessor Jokowi consummated with billions of dollars’ worth of investment.

1 week ago
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Prabowo to instill discipline in cabinet at three-day bootcamp

President Prabowo Subianto and nearly all of his cabinet members arrived at a military academy located near Tidar Hill in Magelang, Central Java, on Thursday in an attempt to instill discipline in his large cabinet, amid blunders made by some of his ministers, just days after taking office.

1 week ago
Regional Elections premium

Pramono overtakes Ridwan in latest Jakarta governor race opinion poll

Pramono Anung and running mate Rano Karno are now the frontrunners in the Jakarta governor election, overtaking former popular West Java governor Ridwan Kamil and running mate Suswono in the latest public opinion poll released about a month before voting day.

1 week ago
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Supreme Court suspends judges arrested over Surabaya murder acquittal

The judges, Erintuah Damanik, Mangapul and Heru Hanindyo, were arrested by AGO investigators in Surabaya on Wednesday.

1 week ago
Politics

Titiek Soeharto appointed chair of House Commission IV

Gerindra Party lawmaker Siti Hediati “Titiek” Soeharto, the former wife of President Prabowo Subianto and daughter of New Order leader Soeharto, was appointed chair of House of Representatives’ Commission IV on Tuesday.

1 week ago
Politics

Human rights minister seeks Rp 20 trillion for rights development

The Human Rights Ministry’s budget of Rp 64 billion is too small to develop human rights in Indonesia, minister Natalius Pigai said.

1 week ago
Politics

Communications and Digital Ministry voices commitment to press freedom

The administration of President Prabowo Subianto will uphold the freedom of the press, a Communications and Digital Ministry official said on Monday.

1 week ago
Archipelago

More than 140 Rohingya refugees land in North Sumatra

The mostly Muslim ethnic Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar and thousands risk their lives each year on long and dangerous sea journeys to reach Malaysia or Indonesia.

1 week ago
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Sulawesi court releases teacher accused of abuse

A district court in South Konawe has released an elementary school teacher accused of hitting the child of a local police officer from a women's prison, where she had been detained for a week.

1 week ago

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Fri, November 1, 2024

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