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View all search resultsAmid mounting public scrutiny of lawmakers’ paychecks, which reportedly stand at around Rp 100 million (US$6,100) per month, House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani has dismissed speculation about a recent salary hike, but confirmed that legislators now receive a housing allowance.
4 hours agoBuilding peace is one thing, but keeping it is another thing altogether, as a boundary dispute over four small islands off Aceh showed earlier this year. ...
7 hours agoThe 2005 Helsinki agreement, which ended almost three decades of armed conflict between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian government, still stands as a reference for how to forge a path to peace between conflicting parties. ...
9 hours agoSpeaking to reporters before attending the court hearing on Monday to hear the decision on his challenge to the presidential election result, Anies declined to speculate on whether the court would rule in his favor.
1 year agoGanjar issued the statement shortly before leaving for the court building to attend the final hearing in the presidential election dispute.
1 year agoThe Constitutional Court will rule Monday on whether to uphold president-elect Prabowo Subianto’s landslide February election victory, following two weeks of courtroom drama and public appeals in response to a spate of ethics scandals that have soiled the democratic process.
1 year agoAt a recent party event, Golkar chairman Airlangga Hartarto said the party should receive at least five seats in the incoming cabinet, claiming that more than half of the party’s supporters voted for Prabowo and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
1 year agoIn a statement issued on Friday, Prabowo also urged his supporters not to stage protests in front of the Constitutional Court building ahead of or during the reading out of the verdict on Monday.
1 year agoThe head of a pro-Prabowo group said on Thursday that the president-elect had asked supporters in a telephone call not to hold their rally planned for Friday and urged them to respect the judicial process.
1 year agoThe Constitutional Court is enjoying an uptick in public confidence ahead of the highly anticipated rulings on the legal challenges to the result of the February presidential election, according to a survey released on Thursday by Lembaga Survey Indonesia (LSI).
1 year agoThe United Development Party (PPP) has given the biggest sign yet that it will be the first party to jump ship and join the coalition backing president-elect Prabowo Subianto, following its bruising defeat in the February general election.
1 year agoGolkar Party chairman Airlangga Hartarto, who is expected to seek reelection as the party's chief, recently secured the support of the party's young wing, the Indonesian Reform Youth Force (AMPI).
1 year agoBoth offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) are under construction at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Trieste, Italy.
1 year agoThe Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has shown no interest in mending strained ties with nominal member President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, a complication that may stand in the way of president-elect Prabowo Subianto’s efforts to bring the country’s largest political party into his governing coalition.
1 year agoOn Tuesday, the Constitutional Court accepted concluding notes from all related parties in the 2024 presidential election dispute as well as at least 10 amici curiae briefs from parties not related to the case, allowing justices to start a series of closed-door meetings ahead of the ruling on April 22.
1 year agoResource-rich Papua has seen conflict between separatists and security forces since the 1970s, but tensions have escalated considerably since 2018, with pro-independence armed groups mounting deadlier and more frequent attacks.
1 year agoAccording to the President's youngest son, Gerindra politicians had touted Erina as a potential candidate, emphasizing that his wife had never expressed her intention to run in the regional head elections in Sleman regency, Yogyakarta.
1 year agoBobby Nasution had been tapped to be among the leading candidates to run for governor on the ticket of the Golkar Party, with which he has been closely linked after splitting with the PDI-P last year.
1 year agoPrabowo has made good on the Idul Fitri tradition of silaturahmi (strengthening kinship) by turning up at the holiday gatherings of existing as well as potential political allies, amid hints at a possible meeting between him and PDI-P matriarch Megawati.
1 year agoA politician with strong familial ties to the ruling party is now in the process of joining Gerindra after he gave up his PDI-P membership in January to back Prabowo's presidential bid.
1 year agoJokowi skipped visiting the PDI-P matriarch over Idul Fitri for the first time in his two-term presidency, opting instead to visit family in Medan, while the party's secretary-general stressed that "only friends" attended the gathering at Megawati's residence on Wednesday.
1 year agoPrabowo's 2019 running mate has visited the president-elect on the first day of Idul Fitri, a move that could indicate Sandiaga is shifting back toward Gerindra after backing rival PDI-P candidate Ganjar in this year's election.
1 year agoRosan Roeslani made two separate visits to the home of the PDI-P matriarch on the first day of Idul Fitri, seemingly signaling an attempt to build a coalition with the party that clinched the greatest number of House seats in the 2024 general election.
1 year agoIn exercising its right as the party that won the most votes in the 2024 legislative election, the PDI-P plans to renominate incumbent House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani as for a second five-year term.
1 year agoIndonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) matriarch Megawati Soekarnoputri has warned the Constitutional Court justices to deliver fair decisions in the disputes over the results of the February presidential race.
1 year agoPolitical parties have begun vetting potential nominees and searching for allies for the November regional elections as disputes over the results of the February presidential race near their conclusion at the Constitutional Court.
1 year agoBefore taking over the Air Force’s top post, Tonny led the Second Joint Regional Defense Command (Kogabwilhan II) and served as Jokowi's adjutant and military secretary.
1 year agoFour ministers of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration defended the social aid distribution during the campaign season of the 2024 presidential election, claiming that the aid, which was planned accordingly and approved by the legislature, would not be enough to sway a large number of voters.
1 year agoPlans to pursue a legislative inquiry into alleged irregularities in the February presidential election have failed to gain momentum as the House of Representatives went into recess on Thursday, without a single political party aligned with losing candidates bringing their proposal to the floor.
1 year agoDuring a visit to Jambi on Thursday, Jokowi said he would check the funds available for the program in June before making a decision on whether to extend the rice aid.
1 year agoThe government's guidance for next year's fiscal gap is between 2.48 percent to 2.8 percent of GDP
1 year agoThe Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has turned to an administrative court to challenge the candidacy of Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who won the February election alongside president-elect Prabowo Subianto over the PDI-P’s own candidate pair Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD.
1 year agoTwo of Golkar's founding and largest organizations, Kosgoro and the Mutual Assistance Consultative Organization (MKGR), have declared their support for Airlangga’s reelection.
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