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View all search resultsPeople’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Ahmad Muzani of the Gerindra Party also teased the possibility for the assembly to push for changes in the country’s presidential system after an evaluation of whether it functions effectively or instead creates ‘vacuum of concentrated authority’.
43 minutes agoAmid 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. ...
6 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. ...
9 hours agoTwo of Golkar's founding and largest organizations, Kosgoro and the Mutual Assistance Consultative Organization (MKGR), have declared their support for Airlangga’s reelection.
1 year agoThe vice president-elect has sent a study team to India to take a look at that country's school lunch program to seek out the scheme with the best model and budget for Indonesia.
1 year agoPresident Jokowi, who is expected to step down on Oct. 20 this year, responded to a claim made by PDI-P secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto about a possible takeover of the party leadership by saying that the accusation had also been made against him with regards to the Golkar Party.
1 year agoThe idea to appoint President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to lead a “transition team" tasked with smoothing out the transfer of power to his successor president-elect Prabowo Subianto has been met with a cold shoulder by Prabowo’s camp.
1 year agoPresident Jokowi has appointed his former adjutant, Mohamad Tonny Harjono, as the next Air Force chief of staff.
1 year agoWith the dust having barely settled on last month’s presidential and legislative polls, apart from the election disputes at court, the General Elections Commission (KPU) has begun to shift its attention to preparations for November’s regional head elections.
1 year agoFour cabinet members have been summoned to the witness stand in election-dispute hearings to testify about the distribution of social aid during the campaign season, which the losing presidential candidates allege was used for the benefit of the eventual winner, Prabowo Subianto.
1 year agoThe four ministers' testimonies are expected to shed light on the plaintiffs' accusation that Jokowi used the Bansos program during the campaign season to sway votes for Prabowo Subianto.
1 year agoAs technology gets more sophisticated with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), Southeast Asian nations need to improve their fact-checking abilities and literacy to combat disinformation, a study found.
1 year agoOutgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s apparent friendly interactions with president-elect Prabowo Subianto during last week's iftar dinner may help defuse speculation about tensions between them, but questions remain over what the future holds for the two unlikely allies.
1 year agoInitially found late last year near the ruins of a traditional house the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) used as a base during the military operation in Aceh, the bones were stored in a warehouse for months before they were reburied at the site on March 3.
1 year agoInvestors are closely watching Prabowo's pick for the key role after ratings agencies warned of the cost of the programs the president-elect had campaigned on, raising the risk of slippage in the country's hard-won record for fiscal discipline.
1 year agoCritics have slammed newly passed legislation that extends the tenure of village heads, saying the law could lead to poorer village governance and that its passage was loaded with political interests.
1 year agoHouse of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has asserted the party’s right to retain the speaker seat for the next five years amid speculation that the camp of president-elect Prabowo Subianto is seeking to capture the influential position by amending key legislation.
1 year agoFormer directors of state-owned monopoly PT Timah allegedly facilitated illegal mining in Bangka Belitung, the province that holds the biggest mining areas in Indonesia, the world’s second-largest tin reserves.
1 year agoThe legislation also requires direct elections for the city's governor and deputy governor.
1 year agoA lawyer representing the General Elections Commission (KPU) called the petition filed by contesting candidates Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo "misdirected" and supported only by unfounded claims.
1 year agoVisibly absent from the breaking of the fast event were Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini, Law and Human Rights Minister Yassona Laoly and Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadijono – three cabinet members from the PDI-P.
1 year agoThe committee said it welcomed a Supreme Court decision to uphold the conviction of six law enforcement officers for the premeditated murder of four Papuan people in the city of Timika, but stressed there was a lack of information on other cases.
1 year agoThe metropolis to remain economic hub as Indonesia prepares to move capital city.
1 year agoSpeaking during an iftar dinner at the Democratic Party headquarters in Jakarta, Prabowo said that it was likely that he would put Yudhoyono's paintings on display at the planned presidential palace in Nusantara, the country's new capital in East Kalimantan.
1 year agoThe Constitutional Court began hearing disputes related to the February presidential election on Wednesday, with former candidates Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo alleging widespread state interference and nepotism and calling for a revote under modified circumstances.
1 year agoPresident-elect Prabowo Subianto will not disappoint members of his electoral alliance over the allocation of portfolios in the incoming administration, says a senior member of Prabowo’s Gerindra Party, as tussles begin over prized positions in his upcoming cabinet.
1 year agoIndonesia has seen a significant increase in cases of dengue fever and deaths from the illness as the El Niño weather phenomenon causes a warmer rainy season across the country.
1 year agoIn a statement issued on Tuesday, Ganjar said that he would be an opposition figure to allow for a checks-and-balances mechanism to work in the future.
1 year agoIt also called for the judges to order that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo stay neutral, according to the plaintiff's requests in a presentation slide obtained by Reuters.
1 year agoThe legal team of losing presidential candidate Anies Baswedan on Wednesday requested the Constitutional Court order an election re-run and disqualify president-elect Prabowo Subianto, alleging state interference to sway the outcome in his favor.
1 year agoA post-election meeting between president-elect Prabowo Subianto and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri appears to be on the horizon as the largest party in the legislature finds itself in a quandary over how it wants to deal with the rival victory in the presidential election.
1 year agoThe president-elect said on Monday that he would build upon the foundations laid by Jokowi and all presidents before him.
1 year agoOngoing election disputes haven’t stopped Prabowo and Gibran from discussing who gets to join their government later this year, should the Feb. 14 election results stand.
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