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NasDem’s suggestion rekindles legislative threshold debate

The debate about the legislative threshold, a baseline vote percentage that must be won by political parties to secure seats at the legislature, has persisted since a ruling issued in 2024 by the Constitutional Court. The court ordered lawmakers to adjust the current 4 percent threshold before the 2029 general election.

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Death of Maluku student casts spotlight on police brutality

The issue of police brutality has returned to the harsh spotlight following the death of a 14-year-old student in Tual, Maluku, as National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo pledged a transparent investigation into the incident in which an officer allegedly fatally hit the student. ...

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Halal provisions in US-RI trade deal draw pushback

The recently signed trade deal between Indonesia and the United States has drawn criticism from lawmakers and Islamic leaders, who have warned that exemptions for certain US products and the recognition of foreign halal certification agencies could weaken national halal standards. ...

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Communications ministry faces graft probe over temporary data centers

On Monday and Tuesday, investigators from the prosecutor’s office questioned at least seven witnesses in the case.

11 months ago
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Human rights groups urge DPR not to pass military law

The House is set to pass the law Thursday in a plenary council after a committee overseeing military approved the changes, which will allow armed forces personnel to hold more civilian posts.

11 months ago
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Lawmaker says active military staff won't be placed in state companies

Budi Djiwandono, the deputy chief of committee overseeing the military law bill at the House of Representatives, made the statement at an event held by the finance regulator after a plunge in markets on Tuesday.

11 months ago
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House defies call to drop deliberation of controversial TNI bill

The House of Representatives has moved one step closer to passing legislation that will expand the Indonesian Military’s (TNI) role in civilian governance despite growing opposition from pro-democracy and human rights groups who fear the new law will erode decades of democratic progress.

11 months ago
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'I'm still here, doing my job as minister', insists Sri Mulyani

Speaking in a press briefing held in response to the recent slump in the stock market, Sri Mulyani said that she would continue leading the effort to manage state finances together with all staff in the Finance Ministry.

11 months ago
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Supreme Court needs nearly 2,000 more judges

The Supreme Court faces a critical shortage of nearly 2,000 judges. Irregular recruitment and placement challenges further complicate the issue.

11 months ago
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Antigraft agency to summons Ridwan Kamil for questioning as witness in Bank BJB case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is planning to summons former popular West Java governor Ridwan Kamil of Golkar Party as a witness in their investigation into a botched procurement at publicly listed lender Bank BJB.

11 months ago
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TNI Law revision crosses democratic red line

Lawmakers rushed to cross a “democratic red line” this week by insisting on revising the Indonesian Military (TNI) Law, critics contend, despite attempts to appease public fears of the return to an authoritarian past.

11 months ago
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TNI makes officer rotation amid overreach concerns

The Indonesian Military (TNI) has rotated dozens of high-ranking officers, including newly appointed State Logistics Agency (Bulog) president director Maj. Gen. Novi Helmy Prasetya, amid mounting concerns over the military’s growing influence in civilian affairs.

11 months ago
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New West Java chief's grassroots approach stirs up debate

West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi's public engagement tactics, both in person and on social media, have raised some eyebrows as to whether this approach, reminiscent of ex-president Jokowi's "man of the people" public image, will have as favorable an impact in the current political climate, let alone five years from now.

11 months ago
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Top lawmaker claims TNI bill will limit military role

Utut, a former chess grand master and now senior politician of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), said in a press briefing on Monday that the revision would put a cap on how many civilian positions could be filled by active soldiers and that it was designed to curb a potential dual role for the TNI in politics.

11 months ago
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PDI-P, Jokowi spat heats up again amid Hasto’s trial

The spat between Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his former party the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) heated up once again, with the two trading barbs over a corruption case implicating party secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto.

11 months ago
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Lawmakers hold secret, rushed deliberations of TNI bill

Lawmakers and the government are holding accelerated, closed-door talks on a planned revision to the Indonesian Military (TNI) Law, from which protesters were forcibly removed on Saturday, demonstrating the military’s growing influence in the country.

11 months ago
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Civil groups criticize military involvement in drug enforcement

The proposed Indonesian Military (TNI) amendment bill has sparked criticism from civil society groups, who argue that involving the military in drug enforcement contradicts the spirit of reform. They warn that this move could revive the military's dual-function role and threaten democracy.

11 months ago
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PDI-P’s Hasto hears bribery, obstruction of justice indictment

Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors allege Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto was behind the bribery of a General Elections Commission (KPU) member and helped a fellow party member to evade the law.

11 months ago
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Govt still studying how to finance Prabowo’s 70,000 cooperatives

President Prabowo Subianto’s plan to build 70,000 village cooperatives could disrupt conventional banks and risk financial mismanagement.

11 months ago
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Ex-Bank BJB chief named graft suspect in botched advertising case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) alleges that former Bank BJB president director Yuddy Renaldi and former bank corporate secretary Widi Hartono rigged the tender for the bank's advertisement project procurement as a way to give kickbacks to six advertising agencies.

11 months ago
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Dasco dispels rumor of Sri Mulyani's resignation

The House Deputy Speaker has dismissed a growing rumor that the finance minister plans to resign, saying he had confirmed with the President that this was not the case.

11 months ago
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PDI-P gears up for Hasto’s corruption trial

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the only de facto opposition party, is gearing up ahead of the corruption trial of secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto scheduled for Friday.

11 months ago
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Ahok questioned as witness in Pertamina corruption case

Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama answered a summons by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) on Thursday as a witness in the fuel import corruption case at state-owned oil and gas giant Pertamina, of which he was the president commissioner for five years.

11 months ago
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Minister dismisses creeping authoritarianism concerns

His comments come as President Prabowo Subianto’s five-month-old government faced a second round of widespread public demonstrations in as many months, amid efforts to expand the scope of military involvement in civilian life.

11 months ago
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Indonesia upbeat about Paulus Tannos' extradition

The Indonesian government remains optimistic about securing the return of businessman and graft suspect Paulus Tannos, after Singapore granted the request, despite the fugitive's decision to contest the extradition.

11 months ago
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Jokowi’s influence casts shadow on Prabowo administration

Jokowi, who left office in October 2024 after a decade as president, has been receiving ministers and other top government figures at his private residence in his hometown of Surakarta, Central Java.

11 months ago
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Govt proposes five more posts for military officers in TNI Law revision

Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin proposes active military officers be assigned to five more ministries and state agencies in a revision to the 2004 Indonesian Military (TNI) Law, raising the numbers of state institutions with positions allowed to be held by military officers to 15.

11 months ago
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Outcry against nepotism, cronyism in government

A recent spate of accusations of nepotism and cronyism under the administration of President Prabowo Subianto has caused a public outcry, as experts warn of the potential impact on the government’s effectiveness and accountability.

11 months ago
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KPK searches house of ex-governor Ridwan Kamil

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has searched the house of former West Java governor Ridwan Kamil, who has been out of the public limelight since losing the Jakarta gubernatorial race four months ago, as part of the agency’s probe into corruption at publicly listed lender Bank BJB.

11 months ago
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Soldier must retire, resign before serving in civilian posts: TNI commander

Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Agus Subiyanto has reasserted that active military officers must retire or resign from active service before holding civilian positions, as mandated by Article 47 of the 2004 TNI Law.

11 months ago
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Police probe underfilled bottles of Minyakita cooking oil

“While the label indicates 1 liter [of cooking oil], our tests showed volumes ranging between 700 and 900 milliliters,” said the head of the police's Food Task Force.

11 months ago
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One of Hasto's two pretrial motions rejected as corruption trial awaits

The South Jakarta District Court declared a pretrial motion filed by Hasto Kristiyanto void on Monday after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) filed a dossier of charges against the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician for bribery and obstruction of justice.

11 months ago
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Indonesians seek escape as anger rises over quality of life

She is one of thousands of Indonesians on social media promoting a popular hashtag that translates as "let's just escape for now".

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