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Prabowo vows to protect national wealth in first state address

President Prabowo Subianto promised in his first State of the Nation Address on Friday to safeguard the country’s wealth for use by the state for the people’s prosperity and to put an end to its continuous outflow to other countries.

1 day ago
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Jokowi’s presidency ushered in ‘authoritarian revival’

Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s ascent to the presidency in 2014 stirred hopes for change in Indonesia, but a decade later, he departed leaving what experts have described as modest economic progress accompanied by the weakening of Indonesia’s democratic guardrails. ...

1 day ago
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MPR completes first draft of New Order-style state guidelines

During its annual plenary meeting on Friday, the People’s Consultative Assembly announced the first draft of the PPHN, a controversial move that critics view as the Assembly's move to restore the sweeping powers it held during the New Order. ...

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PPP denies snap party poll to unseat acting chairman

The United Development Party (PPP) has dismissed the possibility of holding a snap party poll this year, amid growing calls to unseat acting chairman Muhamad Mardiono following the party's crushing defeat in the February legislative election.

1 year ago
Regional Elections

PKB eyeing ex-NU East Java head for governor

The Islam-based party is mulling over potentially backing Marzuki Mustamar, brother to the PKB chair and former NU East Java head, to run in the province’s regional head race against NU colleague Khofifah’s reelection bid.

1 year ago
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Calls for domestic worker protection bill grow as House nears end of tenure

.Labor rights organizations have urged the House of Representatives to kick start the deliberation of the domestic worker protection bill before the end of its tenure in October, fearing that the long awaited piece of legislation will face a significant setback if lawmakers fail to do so.

1 year ago
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Revote ruling offers hope for women’s representation

The Constitutional Court ruled in favor of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) over its petition requesting a revote for the Gorontalo Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) election in two regencies, because four big- and mid-sized parties failed to meet the minimum quota of 30 percent for female candidates in the February poll.

1 year ago
Politics

Information ministry threatens to shut down X over adult content

Indonesia has strict rules that ban the sharing online of content deemed obscene. 

1 year ago
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Ministries request more funds for IKN relocation

Several ministries and government bodies have requested larger budgets to facilitate their relocation to the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) next year, a President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo legacy project that has been hampered by delays, lack of investment and land acquisition problems.

1 year ago
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Jokowi’s cabinet reshuffle plan puts transition to Prabowo’s presidency at risk

Outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s reported plan for a cabinet reshuffle, one that might see his former party the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) ousted, is unlikely to happen as analysts warn it would destabilize the transition to his successor's incoming government.

1 year ago
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Minister wants Indonesia to copy India's approach to dual citizenship

Indonesia could copy India with its Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) scheme to deal with dual citizenship issues among Indonesians in the diaspora who want to return, Yasonna said.

1 year ago
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Lawyers for PDI-P staffer asks Komnas HAM to summons National Police chief

The legal team for a staffer who works for PDI-P secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto has urged Komnas HAM to summons the National Police chief over the seizure of the staffer’s mobile phone.

1 year ago
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Jokowi loyalist hints at cabinet reshuffle to remove PDI-P ministers

The communications minister gave an elusive reply when asked about a potential cabinet reshuffle just four months before Jokowi's second and final term ends, saying only that it was an open possibility.

1 year ago
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Jakarta election shaping up as race between Anies, Ridwan

The Jakarta gubernatorial race is shaping up as a battle between Anies and Ridwan, with political parties already lining up behind either of the two prospective candidates.

1 year ago
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KPU gears up for revotes, vote recounts in legislative elections in over 20 regions

The General Elections Commission (KPU) is gearing up to hold revotes or vote recounts in over 20 regions across the country following a series of Constitutional Court rulings that annulled a variety of results of the February legislative elections.

1 year ago
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PAN to back Gerindra’s Bobby in North Sumatra gubernatorial election

After months of speculation, PAN has joined the Gerindra fold to back the Medan mayor as its gubernatorial ticket for North Sumatra in November's regional head elections.

1 year ago
Regional Elections

PKB teases potential Anies-Kaesang pairing in Jakarta election

The PKB's Jakarta branch is touting the President's youngest son and PSI chair as the running mate of Anies, who has no party affiliation and is rumored to be staging a comeback after his February loss with a reelection bid for the Jakarta governorship.

1 year ago
Politics

Trade minister nominates Jokowi ally as inspector general

Zulkifli, the trade minister who is also PAN chairman and known to be a vocal supporter of Luthfi, has nominated the Central Java Police chief as his ministry's inspector general, reviving public debate on active police and military personnel filling civil service posts.

1 year ago
Politics

Gibran apologizes for event promoting his 4-year-old son

Gibran, who currently serves as mayor of Central Java city of Surakarta said that the distribution of the book has taken place in the past four years long before he ran as vice president in the Feb. 14 presidential election.

1 year ago
Legislative Race

Court orders revote, vote recount in legislative elections in over a dozen regions

The Constitutional Court has granted numerous petitions filed by losing legislative candidates and political parties challenging the results of the February legislative elections and ordered the General Elections Commission (KPU) to hold a revote and vote recounting in over a dozen regions across the country.

1 year ago
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Watchdog slams ex-graft convict’s second chance in DPD race

The Constitutional Court ordered a revote in the legislative election for the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) seat in West Sumatra with the inclusion of former graft convict and former DPD speaker Irman Gusman on the candidate list after the poll body previously rejected his participation in the February poll.

1 year ago
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Government greenlights TNI, Police law revisions

Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko said President Jokowi’s administration had begun drafting a presidential letter in which the country's top man would name a handful of ministers to represent him during the bills’ deliberations at the House.

1 year ago
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Political SOE appointments raise eyebrows

Several relatives of Jokowi were included in the appointments, drawing public attention and raising questions about their fitness for the jobs and the persistence of nepotism in Indonesian democracy.

1 year ago
Politics

Brief look: Tapera and similar home savings schemes in other countries

Regardless of the public backlash against Tapera, government-run home savings schemes are nothing new: Here is a glance at similar programs in a handful of countries across the Asia-Pacific.

1 year ago
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Capturing fugitive Harun Masiku a matter of time, KPK says

The KPK says its investigators are on the verge of capturing graft fugitive and former PDI-P politician Harun Masiku, who has been on the run for four years, while party chief Hasto has leveled accusations of maltreatment against investigators for his treatment during questioning.

1 year ago
Politics

Golkar has held no internal talks on constitutional amendment: Party official

The Golkar Party is among the parties that have yet to decide on their stance regarding the latest proposal to amend the 1945 Constitution despite senior party politician and MPR speaker Bambang Soesatyo being among the first to raise the proposal last week.

1 year ago
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Fresh call for constitutional amendment splits House

House lawmakers are split over the latest call to amend the Constitution made by Amien Rais, a former MPR speaker and staunch Jokowi critic, with those in opposition warning of democratic backsliding and Prabowo's Gerindra yet to indicate its stance.

1 year ago
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Ex-graft convict gets second chance in DPD race after revote ruling

The Constitutional Court ruled that the West Sumatra office of the General Elections Commission (KPU) ignored a previous court ruling, violating former DPD speaker Irman Gusman's rights to run in the 2024 legislative election.

1 year ago
Regional Elections premium

Home Ministry to replace acting heads seeking election bid by July

Acting regional heads intending to contest the November race will be replaced by next month to ensure fair and transparent elections, the home minister has asserted.

1 year ago
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KPK grills PDI-P secretary-general on graft fugitive Harun Masiku

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto on Monday in relation to the search for former party member and graft fugitive Harun Masiku.

1 year ago
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‘Multifunction, not dual function’: TNI commander’s statement stokes civil group concerns

With talks ongoing at the House of Representatives on a controversial revision to the 2004 Indonesian Military (TNI) Law, a recent suggestion from TNI commander Gen. Agus Subiyanto for the TNI to play a greater “multifunctional” role has been widely condemned by critics, who fear that it would be a setback for civil liberties.

1 year ago
Politics

Jokowi, Prabowo to celebrate Independence Day in Nusantara, their VPs in Jakarta

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his successor Prabowo Subianto will celebrate Independence Day in the city of Nusantara in August, in a ceremony during which the outgoing leader is also expected to inaugurate the new capital city.

1 year ago
Politics

Jokowi refuses to defend Syahrul as witness in ex-minister's graft trial

The President has refused his former agriculture minister's request to appear as a witness for the defense in Syahrul's corruption trial, with the Presidential Palace saying Jokowi had no knowledge of the ex-minister's personal affairs.

1 year ago
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