Airlangga was responding to questions as to whether the appointment of Djaka as head of the customs office was a violation of the newly amended Indonesian Military (TNI) Law, which mandates the retirement of active military personnel if they are assigned to civilian positions outside of 14 designated ministries or agencies.

The growing presence of active police and military officers in executive and legislative posts under President Prabowo Subianto has sparked concerns among analysts, who warn that the trend signals a shift away from Indonesia’s post-Reform commitment to civilian supremacy in governance.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has accused Iwan Setiawan Lukminto, former president director of textile giant Sritex, of misappropriating loans that led to Rp 692 billion (US$42.4 million) in state losses.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the only de facto opposition party in the legislature, reiterated its historical ties to the country’s Reform movement, pledging to remain committed to upholding its agenda.

As Indonesia’s reform era appears to be nearing its end under President Prabowo Subianto, signaled by the resurgence of authoritarian traits such as a growing military presence in civilian affairs, pro-democracy activists continue their efforts to pass on the memory of the nation’s dark past to younger generations.

An indictment from Attorney General’s Office (AGO) prosecutors alleged Budi Arie Setiadi, who once served as the communications and information minister, of accepting half of total kickbacks received from online gambling operators.

Appointing an active military officer who was implicated in the disappearance of pro-democracy activists in the late 1990s may hurt business actors and investors' confidence at a time when such confidence is already very low, observers have said.

Manpower minister dismisses officials implicated in a foreign worker services graft case being investigated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Deputy home minister reveals that the 2024 simultaneous elections incurred high costs, contrary to the initial intention of saving money..

Puan, the granddaughter of the country's founding president Sukarno, said that in rewriting the country's history, the Fadli-led initiative must present a comprehensive look into the past instead of promoting what the government regards as fitting with its political agenda.

Twenty-seven years after Indonesia emerged from the shadow of authoritarian rule, the nation now stands at a crossroads, as it reaches what some pro-democracy advocates describe as “the end of political reform,” marked by the dismantling of democratic institutions and the return of authoritarian tendencies.

The Indonesian Historical Transparency Alliance (AKSI) member Jaleswari Pramodhawardani, who leads the research institute Lab45, said a circulating 30-page draft outline of the history book reveals several omissions of the country’s history.

Speaking during an event organized by his Gerindra Party's youth wing PP Tidar, Prabowo said he has been in office for less than a year and the decision whether to run again would depend on his own assessment of whether he had succeeded in his first term.

The 10-volume series would have an Indonesia-centric narrative and aims "to reinvent the Indonesian identity," Culture Minister Fadli Zon told Reuters in an interview. 

The Indonesian Historical Transparency Alliance (AKSI) member Jaleswari Pramodhawardani, who leads the research institute Lab45, said a circulating 30-page draft outline of the history book reveals several omissions of the country’s history.

Rather than bestowing the former president with a national hero title, the government should focus on resolving past gross human rights violations and corruption committed during Soeharto’s presidency, a coalition of international civic groups have said.

At a special briefing on May 16, PDI-P executives urged affiliated regional heads to toe the party line, though they maintained the event was not a strategy to consolidate support for its postponed national congress, which still has no potential date.

Announced on May 9, the latest wave of judge reassignments launched by the Supreme Court affected 41 judges in district and high courts across the country, triggered by recent arrests of judges in various bribery cases.

An open race for the leadership position of the PSI has raised speculations about whether former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, who is not a member of any political party after being expelled from the PDI-P, will join the self-proclaimed “youth party”.

A deadly explosion during the disposal of expired ammunition by the Army in Garut, West Java, on Monday has raised concerns over the enforcement of safety standards.

The National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) released on Sunday a student from the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) who was briefly detained for allegedly making and sharing a meme that mocked President Prabowo Subianto and his predecessor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.

The Indonesian Military’s (TNI) expanded deployment of personnel to provide security protection for prosecutors nationwide has once again landed the institution in hot water for stoking fears of military intervention in the judicial realm.

President Prabowo Subianto has ruled out issuing an executive regulation on the recovery of stolen state assets, opting instead to push for deliberations of a long-stalled asset forfeiture bill with the House of Representatives.

The Constitutional Court will hear at least 14 petitions filed by university students, civic groups and private citizens challenging the newly enacted Indonesian Military (TNI) Law revision, which was controversially passed despite widespread public opposition.

Two judges each received a seven-year prison sentence, while the third judge received 10 years, for accepting bribes totaling Rp 4.6 billion (US$278,459) to acquit a former lawmaker’s son from all charges in a murder case in Surabaya, East Java.

The unexpected return of Hasan Nasbi as head of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and the appointment of a new spokesperson has sparked questions about the future direction and responsibilities of the office he leads.

Several new articles included in the revised State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Law suggest that state-owned firm’s directors, commissioners and supervisory board members are not considered state officials, potentially limiting the antigraft body’s authority over them.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has arrested a social media “buzzer” on suspicion of impeding the investigation into three high-profile corruption cases relating to palm oil and sugar exports, as well as in the tin sector.