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Muhaimin promises safety net program to help mitigate crop loss

Vice presidential candidates Muhaimin and Mahfud turned up the heat on food security at Sunday's debate, when they slammed the Jokowi government's food estate program.

1 year ago
Election Updates premium

Sorting and folding ballots becomes new source of income for some

Ahead of the February general election, the General Elections Commission (KPU) regional offices have recruited workers to sort and fold millions of ballots, creating a new source of income for many. ...

1 year ago
Presidential Race premium

Khofifah joins Prabowo-Gibran camp, temporarily steps down from role in NU

Khofifah Indar has announced that she is temporarily stepping away from her role as the head of Muslimat NU to join the Prabowo-Gibran camp. ...

1 year ago

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Politics premium

Gibran wants to boost national gaming industry

Gibran Rakabuming Raka says he aims to boost the domestic gaming industry in a recent post on his X account, claiming he’s a long-time gamer.

1 year ago
Presidential Race premium

Anies Baswedan to wrap up campaign trail at JIS

Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan will hold his final campaign rally at the Jakarta International Stadium on Feb. 10, saying that the stadium symbolizes the nation’s work and environmental values. 

1 year ago
Presidential Race premium

Officials participating in elections must resign, says Ganjar

Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo has said officials participating in the 2024 general elections must resign from their current positions to prevent abuses of power.

1 year ago
Presidential Race premium

Candidates begin open rally season

Candidates vying to succeed President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will be staging large, public rallies for the next three weeks with their eyes focused on the battleground provinces in the country’s most populous island of Java.

1 year ago
Election Updates premium

Muhaimin, Mahfud join forces to blast Jokowi’s policies

For a large part of the debate, Gibran, the eldest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, defended and vowed to continue the policies of the incumbent administration.

1 year ago
Presidential Race premium

Election contenders double down on online personas ahead of voting day

While all three candidate pairs for the February presidential election have toured key battlegrounds to garner more votes in recent weeks, they are also embracing online personas that have bloomed organically on social media through memes and fandom.

1 year ago
Voters Voices premium

Legendary rock band throws weight behind Ganjar-Mahfud pair

Indonesia’s biggest rock band, Slank, has come out in support of presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo and his running mate Mahfud MD, apparently out of concern over President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s attempts to influence the race that will determine his successor.

1 year ago
Politics

LIVE BLOG: 2024 Election Debate, Round 4

Indonesia's three vice presidential candidates will tackle issues related to energy, natural resources, food, the carbon tax, agriculture, the environment and indigenous communities.

1 year ago
Election Updates premium

Food imports, land conflicts may be in limelight during second VP debate

The fourth debate will cover energy, natural resources, food, the carbon tax, agriculture, the environment and indigenous communities.

1 year ago
Presidential Race premium

Anies promises office daycares, longer paternity leave

Anies Baswedan promises to provide daycare centers at offices and increase paternity leave for fathers if elected.

1 year ago
Election Updates premium

Ganjar-Mahfud TPN examines chaotic mail voting process in Hong Kong

Ganjar's campaign team is following up complaints by Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong on disruptions in voting process for the 2024 presidential election.

1 year ago
Presidential Race premium

Anies promises new policies on maternal, children's health

The presidential candidate has pledged to develop maternity-friendly policies to safeguard the country's "prospective citizens", as well as recalibrating the regional health budget into a data-driven system.

1 year ago
Presidential Race premium

Prabowo saved lives by cutting defense budget during pandemic: AHY

Democratic Party chair AHY said he regretted the public's lack of appreciation for Prabowo’s service as defense minister which, according to Agus, saved millions of lives during the pandemic.

1 year ago
Presidential Race premium

Allowing active ministers and regional leaders to campaign is 'risky’: Ganjar

Ganjar Pranowo criticized the rule allowing ministers and regional leaders to campaign without resigning, saying it was risky for democracy.

1 year ago
Election Updates premium

All-female moderators set for second VP debate

The second 2024 vice presidential election debate will be the first event to feature an all-female moderator panel. The General Elections Commission (KPU) will also assign more liaison officers to handle candidates' supporters. 

1 year ago
Legislative Race premium

House performance slips as election campaigns gather steam

The productivity of the House of Representatives has declined notably in recent months, an NGO report has found, as political parties turn their focus toward campaigning for February’s presidential and legislative elections.

1 year ago
Presidential Race

2024 election least democratic since start of Reform Era, says Ganjar-Mahfud team

The Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD campaign team called the 2024 presidential election the worst in the post-Soeharto era, with many violations conducted by government officials, including President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.  

1 year ago
Regulations premium

All presidential tickets pledge to support palm oil industry

All three tickets contesting the 2024 presidential election have pledged to support the palm oil industry by providing legal certainty and a dedicated agency to untangle regulatory knots.

1 year ago
Presidential Race premium

Prabowo-Gibran campaign team deputy chairman claims Jokowi ‘200% supports’ pair

Prabowo-Gibran national campaign team (TKN) leader Silfester Matutina confirms Jokowi’s support for the pair in the presidential election, claiming the president’s love for the defense minister.

1 year ago
Presidential Race

Calls for Gibran to resign from mayor post after frequent absences

Surakarta legislators have complained that Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka has taken leave too frequently for his vice presidential campaign, which has disrupted the local administrative process. 

1 year ago
Presidential Race premium

Anies promises to reinstate civil servants demoted for being neutral

President candidate Anies Baswedan promised to reinstate civil servants demoted for choosing to be neutral during the election if he was elected. 

1 year ago
Perspectives premium

Ganjar pledges to increase wage for early childhood education teachers

Hearing the wages teachers of early childhood education received, presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo promised he would address the low pay if he were elected as Indonesia’s next president.

1 year ago
Voters Voices premium

More election monitoring platforms pop up

With the Feb. 14 general election date quickly closing in, public movements are increasingly promoting the use of whistleblowing platforms dedicated to monitoring the campaigning and election processes, amid a rising political temperature and growing fears of possible foul play.

1 year ago
Presidential Race

Anies plans to prioritize education in Southwest Papua

Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan promises to ease access to quality education in Papua. 

1 year ago
Election Updates premium

Jokowi’s neutrality a ruse, critics claim

President Jokowi faces a growing civil movement accusing him of misusing his position to support his son's vice presidential bid.

1 year ago
Presidential Race

Mahfud's Instagram account recovered after hacking

The Instagram account of vice presidential candidate Mahfud MD was compromised for two hours on Tuesday. 

1 year ago
Presidential Race premium

Removal of digital ads sparks concerns of foul play

A number of digital billboard advertisements featuring presidential candidate Anies Baswedan that were paid for by a group of volunteers have been mysteriously taken down ahead of schedule, stoking concerns of foul play from netizens, while Anies’ camp threatened to take legal action.

1 year ago
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