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View all search resultsJoko “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.
2 hours agoDuring 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. ...
5 hours agoAt a discussion on Aug. 6 hosted by The Jakarta Post, academics, former military generals and civil society leaders offered mixed views on the nation’s future. Some expressed cautious optimism, while others warned about democratic backsliding. Two additional public figures later contributed their insights individually. ...
8 hours agoThe vice president-elect appears to have emerged from his weeks-long public absence by attending the TNI's 79th anniversary event on Oct. 5, the first time he has been seen out and about since the internet blew up over rumors that he was behind old posts slamming Prabowo on the Fufufafa social media account.
10 months agoThe outgoing president urged the country's military force to remain vigilant and adaptable amid increasingly complex challenges in the future and maintain professionalism while defending Indonesia's sovereignty.
10 months agoBurhanuddin attributed the fall to public dissatisfaction over an aborted attempt in August by lawmakers allied with Jokowi to change a minimum age requirement for regional elections, which would have enabled his youngest son Kaesang Pangarep to run for a regional head post in the November regional races.
10 months agoThe country's oldest and second-largest party at the House of Representatives may have seen its influence wane over the legislative body after losing the speakerships of the House and People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and Gerindra Party, respectively.
10 months agoLab45 research institute will hold a seminar on Tuesday discussing the work of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration over the past decade, focusing on military modernization and economic policies.
10 months agoShould the new members of the House of Representatives decide to move forward with revising the controversial laws, civil groups call on them to further deliberate provisions deemed problematic.
10 months agoAs his presidency enters its final weeks, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has gone on the last leg of a tour across the country, where he will bid farewell to the people and offer apologies for any shortcomings of his decade-long administration.
10 months agoThe Indonesian Military (TNI) received more than 700 units of equipment, mostly armored vehicles and other land vehicles, from the Defense Ministry on Tuesday.
10 months agoThe Golkar Party, the second-largest political party by representation at the House of Representatives and one of the parties behind the victory of Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto in February’s presidential election, is seeking to secure more than five posts in the incoming cabinet.
10 months agoThe Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leadership selection committee has submitted the shortlist of leaders and supervisory council member candidates to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Oct. 1, giving the President the opportunity to review the candidates' names before handing them over to the House of Representatives to be screened further.
10 months agoGerindra Party lawmaker Ahmad Muzani was unanimously elected on Wednesday as the new People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) speaker for the next five years, strengthening president-elect Prabowo Subianto’s consolidation of power in the legislative institutions, already dominated by parties aligned with him.
10 months agoJokowi said the planned meeting was an indication of good relationships among political leaders and that it could have positive results for the country's development.
10 months agoPresident-elect Prabowo Subianto has said he is hoping to meet with Megawati Soekarnoputri before his inauguration on Oct. 20, amid signs of thawing relations between the leaders of two parties that were on opposite sides of the February election.
10 months agoFollowing her tumultuous tenure over the last five years, when the House was beset by accusations of pushing bills through without public participation, the newly reinstalled Speaker has vowed that this time, the legislature will be open to the people's views and feedback.
10 months agoThe nationalist party has expelled two members over manipulating votes in their electoral districts to win February's legislative election, automatically making them ineligible to take up their seats at the House of Representatives.
10 months agoThe incumbent communications minister has indicated his readiness to take up a new post, if offered one by the president-elect, as political news hums with speculation as to who might serve in the next government once Prabowo is inaugurated on Oct. 20.
10 months agoThe PDI-P, the largest party by representation in the House, had nominated Puan as the only candidate for speaker. The party has yet to announced its stance vis-a-vis the incoming government.
10 months agoThe leadership selection committee for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has offered a list of 10 candidates to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.
10 months agoSecretary of the Surakarta mayoral administration Budi Murtono said that Jokowi had filed paperwork for the change in his residency status as a prerequisite for relocating to his private residence in Banjarsari subdistrict.
10 months agoThe Gerindra Party has said that its patron and president-elect Prabowo Subianto is in routine contact with vice-president elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka despite the furor surrounding a hugely controversial social media account linked to the latter.
10 months agoLawmakers concluded their final day in office with a plenary meeting on Monday, marking the end of a five-year term that critics say was marred by a recurring pattern of rushed deliberations and a lack of meaningful public participation.
10 months agoJudges are planning to stage what is expected to be the largest strike in the history of the courts next week to demand higher salaries and allowances, demands that are supported by the Judicial Commission and legal activists.
10 months agoPrabowo Subianto is looking at loyalty, competence and integrity as standards in vetting names who will sit in his cabinet once he is inaugurated as president next month.
10 months agoRomy is the son of Rahmawati Soekarnoputri, the younger sister of PDI-P chair Megawati Soekarnoputri.
10 months agoHuman rights organizations have denounced the disbanding of multiple public discussions and peaceful protests by “unknown” individuals over the past week, and the police’s apparent indifference to the cases has raised suspicions that the force is aiding in President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s efforts to hold on to power at the cost of civil liberties.
10 months agoIt’s still early in the two-way race for Central Java governor, but signs show a fierce competition may emerge between a former military chief on the ticket of the largest party in the province and a strongly backed former provincial police chief who has been running a campaign riding on the popularity of outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
10 months agoThe children of former president Soeharto have offered an apology for his past mistakes, in a gesture made after a controversial People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) decision to remove his name from a decree on corruption, a decision that triggered concerns over attempts to absolve the authoritarian leader of past crimes.
10 months agoThe People's Consultative Assembly's (MPR) move to remove former president Soeharto's name from a decree on corruption eradication is criticized as an insult to human rights victims and their families' search for justice.
10 months agoAbdul Halim Iskandar's residence was investigated for alleged irregularities in the management of grant funds for community groups from East Java's provincial budget in 2019-2022.
10 months agoThe scandal surrounding vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka over his alleged ownership of a social media account that launched a slanderous attack against president-elect Prabowo Subianto in the past, has the potential to drive a wedge between the incoming leader and Gibran’s father, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
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