Vice-president elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka will now focus on preparing for his new role and moving his family to Jakarta after resigning as Surakarta mayor some three months before his inauguration.

Banners touting gubernatorial hopefuls are going up across South Sumatra as the countdown ticks ever closer to the one-month mark until candidate registration opens for the 2024 regional head elections.

The Surakarta DPRD approved the resignation of Gibran as mayor on Wednesday, the same day that he reportedly planned to move his family to Jakarta to prepare for his inauguration as vice president in October.

The IKN Authority has earned a clean bill of financial health from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) over its 2023 financial statement, which it expects will give a boost to public and investor confidence amid sluggish progress and frequent delays.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo flew to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday in yet another attempt to persuade investors to put their money into Nusantara, as the outgoing leader’s administration races to complete the capital relocation project amid lingering doubts.

As competition heats up ahead of the November regional head elections, the Golkar Party has signaled its intention to have former popular West Java governor Ridwan Kamil run for reelection instead of trying his luck in Jakarta, where he might square up against incumbent Anies Baswedan and President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s son Kaesang Pangarep.

Activists blame the decline in applicants vying to be next leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on the agency’s failure to maintain credibility in the past five years.

Paspampres commander Maj. Gen. Achiruddin said the incident involving Trump served as a “point of evaluation and learning”.

The succession race to replace vice president-elect Gibran as mayor of Surakarta is shaping up to be one featuring diverse candidates as the PDI-P looks to take the political battle to the Jokowi family's home base.

A presidential regulation allowing investors to hold nearly 200-year land permits in the country’s future capital has drawn widespread criticism, with many describing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s regulation as short-sighted and designed simply for the sake of seeing through his megaproject.

With registration for the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) next leaders closing soon on Monday, the number of candidates applying for the job is so far lower than in 2019.

The Supreme Court is expected to add the first-ever female justice to its religious chamber if the House of Representatives approves of the sole name proposed by the Judicial Commission.

Pressure is mounting on policymakers to disregard a fresh proposal to allow soldiers to engage in business through a revision to the military law, with critics fearing such an admission would undermine the professionalism of the military and cause conflicts of interest.

President Jokowi has issued a new regulation that grants investors an HGU of up to 190 years and an HGB of up to 160 years, contingent upon an evaluation in the fifth year, as the government struggles to lure investors to finance the IKN megaproject.

Prabowo Subianto’s team on Sunday scrambled to dispel concerns that the president-elect appeared to be critical of the government’s infrastructure drive in a recent fiery speech to young cadets justifying the importance of bolstering defense.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faces the specter of the “Jokowi effect” in the upcoming gubernatorial election in its stronghold of Central Java, where a straight fight between its candidate and those backed by its former politician – outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo – is likely.

The potential candidacy of Bobby Nasution, the son-in-law of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, in the North Sumatra gubernatorial race, is gaining traction among political parties as he now has the support of more than half of the parties in the local legislature.

Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Hadi Tjahjanto said that data for 30 public services overseen by 12 ministries had been recovered using a "decryption strategy" without elaborating.

The construction of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) in East Kalimantan has missed its target of having basic infrastructure such as water supply and electricity and some state offices built by the end of this month, forcing the government to delay the capital relocation plan once again and raising more questions about the feasibility of the megaproject.

Kaesang’s declaration marked a divide between KIM members in the regional elections despite their intention to advance partnership for the elections.

The home minister has reminded acting regional heads intending to contest November's regional polls that they must report their planned candidacy by July 17 and resign from their posts before Sept. 22.

Of the total Rp 44.3 billion and $30,000 Syahrul accepted, judges found that the former minister only used around Rp 14.1 billion and $30,000 for his personal use, as some expenses were deemed reasonable to be taken from the ministry's budget, despite the illicit method of obtaining the money.

The House of Representatives drew the ire of civil groups as it rushed through a batch of controversial bills on the last days of its penultimate sitting period, building on previous methods of rushed and deceitful legislation.

Judges found he had spent more than $900,000 on personal expenses, including jewelry and beauty treatments for his wife.

The government is boosting its efforts to ensure that the coming nationwide regional head elections can run smoothly, amid mounting concerns surrounding the credibility of the poll body and the country’s poor cybersecurity.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo signed a decree stipulating the dishonorable discharge of General Elections Commission (KPU) chair Hasyim Asy'ari following a ruling from the Election Organization Ethics Council (DKPP) that found the poll body head guilty of an ethical violation for sexual harassment and recommended his dismissal. 

The House of Representatives' Legislation Body (Baleg) is expected to introduce a proposal to revise the Presidential Advisory Board (Wantimpres) Law during a plenary session on July 11, which may see the revival of the Supreme Advisory Council (DPA), a body on the same level as the executive tasked with helping and advising the president.

Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka faced a barrage of criticism from a councilor of his former party the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) at a hearing at the city legislature on Monday, some three months before he takes office as the country’s next vice president.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has decided to postpone his plan to work from the country’s future capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan after key infrastructure projects, such as water supply and electricity, have so far failed to meet their July completion deadlines.

The revision of the 1990 Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation Law has finally been passed after eight years of work, following several hindrances and postponements of the bill's deliberation.