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View all search resultsShould the former Jakarta governor see through his plan to establish a mass organization, it may help provide him with a platform to run in the 2029 presidential election, political analysts have said.
6 months agoFormer president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said his recent meeting with Yogyakarta Governor Hamengku Buwono X was not politically motivated, despite the Sultan having previously offered help in mending Jokowi’s relations with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), which recently stooped to an all time low. ...
6 months agoParents have raised their concerns that a month-long school holiday could adversely impact their children’s learning. ...
6 months agoActing Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency chief Satriadi Gunawan suspected the blaze started in a nightclub on the seventh floor of the shopping center and spread rapidly throughout the upper floors of the plaza, blocking escape for people inside the club.
6 months agoYogyakarta police claimed that the victim suffered from chest pain after his arrest.
6 months agoThe two Navy officers have been charged with premeditated murder and dealing in stolen goods over the fatal shooting of a car rental business owner as he was trying to reclaim his vehicle at a rest stop on the Tangerang-Merak Toll Road.
6 months agoGolkar's mass organization has said it is open to welcoming the former president and his son Gibran as members, ahead of this weekend’s anniversary event that the latter is expected to attend.
6 months agoMount Ibu, located on the remote island of Halmahera, erupted on Wednesday, sending a column of smoke up to four kilometres (2.5 miles) into the sky.
6 months agoRivals pushing for a snap election to oust Yahya Cholil Staquf from the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairmanship have continued their efforts ahead of the anniversary of the country’s largest Muslim organization.
6 months agoThe government plans to impose a minimum age limit for social media users to follow in the footsteps of Australia in safeguarding minors online, a move that has been widely lauded but also comes with caution from experts who believe that poorly thought out regulations might be counterproductive.
6 months agoAuthorities say players destroyed plants, dismantled paved pathways and stairs and dug up grass in the parks, creating safety hazards for other visitors.
6 months agoOn Monday, Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid said the government planned to issue a regulation to set a minimum age for social media users, after discussing the proposal to protect children online with President Prabowo Subianto.
6 months agoThe Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has said investigators are wrapping up the investigation into former trade minister Thomas Lembong in regard to sugar imports he authorized nearly a decade ago.
6 months agoFormer Surabaya District Court head Rudi Suparmono allegedly accepted at least S$60,000 for his roles in the acquittal of a murder charge against defendant Gregorius Ronald Tannur in a high-profile murder case in the East Java capital city.
6 months agoMount Ibu erupted at 07:11 a.m. (2211 GMT Tuesday) for around two minutes, the volcanology agency said in a statement. Clouds of thick grey ash billowed into the sky leaning towards the west, said Muhammad Wahid, the agency's head.
6 months agoThe alleged homicide occurred as the Navy was investigating three other officers in relation to a fatal shooting of a 48-year-old car rental business owner in Banten earlier this month.
6 months agoAuthorities are ramping up an investigation into a 30 km bamboo fence installed off the Tangerang coast, while another, similar structure has cropped up off the northern coast of Bekasi, with speculation pointing to a possible link to ongoing property or land reclamation projects in Greater Jakarta.
6 months agoThe complainants argue in their report to the Bangka Belitung Police that the expert, forestry professor Bambang Hero Saharjo of the Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), lacks the competency to estimate state losses from a corruption case.
6 months agoThe Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) will play the role of “strategic partner” to the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and will work in support of its programs, party politicians have said, dashing hopes for a strong opposition.
6 months agoHundreds of homes in Riau Islands province were hit by widespread flooding over the weekend following heavy rainfall, with disaster authorities recording thousands of people affected by floods and landslides nationwide this month.
6 months agoIndonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician Andika Perkasa, who lost in a two-way race for governor in the party’s home turf of Central Java two months ago, has filed a request with the Constitutional Court to retract his petition challenging the results of the election.
6 months agoCommunications and Digital Ministry is preparing a regulation to ban social media use for certain ages, minister Meutya Hafid said on Monday. She did not say what the age limit would be.
6 months agoPolice are investigating two explosions at a local policeman's home in Mojokerto, East Java, that destroyed the structure and killed two relatives in a house next door, with the preliminary probe pointing to a leaking cooking gas canister as a likely cause.
6 months agoNearly two million like-minded moviegoers tuned in to watch the protagonist's house-hunting journey when "Home Sweet Loan" was released last year, the movie's producer said.
6 months agoThe Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) interrogated Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto on Monday for the first time since he was named a bribery suspect, as the party prepares to go on the offensive in a pretrial hearing later this month.
6 months agoAmid mounting pressure on the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), party matriarch Megawati Soekarnoputri seems to have softened her stance toward President Prabowo Subianto, saying her relations with the Gerindra Party chairman remain fine.
6 months agoThe GBK management asked the Jagat app developer to erase the coin locations from the sports complex.
6 months agoA former police officer is believed to be the perpetrator, acting on orders from a rogue faction of Papuan separatists.
6 months agoCoordinating Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Services Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said that the planned retreat would be a forum for President Prabowo to brief the local heads on his agenda and how to implement it at the local level.
6 months agoThe four students of Sunan Kalijaga Islamic State University in Yogyakarta say that they decided to file a judicial review request challenging the presidential nomination threshold after seeing the Constitutional Court rule in favor of another student who petitioned for a change in presidential candidate's requirements.
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