In one of the world’s biggest national elections to be held this year thus far, 81.78 percent of the 204.8 million registered voters cast their ballot in February.

The government’s decision to grant state-owned mine concessions to religious groups has been met with criticism from former chairman of Muhammadiyah Din Syamsudin, who claimed the move caused more harm, especially to the environment, than benefit.

Former East Java governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa and her former deputy Emil Dardak look set to secure a ticket for another run in the upcoming gubernatorial election in the province following endorsement from four political parties behind the victory of president-elect Prabowo Subianto.

Syahrul, who is charged with bribery, has petitioned the Jakarta Corruption Court to accelerate an ongoing money laundering probe to expedite his graft case to trial, citing his health and age.

The nod from the senior Gerindra politician hints at Kaesang potentially making a bid in the November elections, though he has no formal party endorsement at present.

During a groundbreaking ceremony in Nusantara, East Kalimantan, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo claimed that the new capital city project will receive "a big investment" from the United Arab Emirates in the coming months, while urging potential investors to buy land in the future city.

Observers claim President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is paying back Nahdlatul Ulama for its political support with coal mining permits.

A group of lawyers from Gradasi has reported three Supreme Court justices to the Judicial Commission for alleged ethics violations over their decision to change the age of candidacy for the gubernatorial elections, which is stipulated in a KPU regulation.

With Jakarta, the current capital of 10 million, overcrowded and plagued by massive traffic jams as well as chronic flooding and sinking land, Indonesia is building a new capital, called Nusantara, in the jungles of East Kalimantan.

The Public Housing Savings (Tapera) program has sparked opposition, including from Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno.

Despite the party’s dismissiveness, controversy has stained another court ruling over the age of candidacy for November’s gubernatorial race, this time in apparent favor of Jokowi’s youngest son.

Ma’ruf made the statement during an off-the-cuff speech for an Indonesia Ulema Council (MUI) gathering in Bangka Belitung the day after the Supreme Court approved regulatory changes to the age of candidates in regional elections, which analysts said could pave the way for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's 29-year-old son Kaesang Pangarep to run in upcoming Jakarta elections.   

Bambang Susantono has stepped down from his position as the head of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority, which is in charge of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s ambitious project to build the new capital city in East Kalimantan.

Civil groups oppose a plan to give the police more authority in conducting surveillance, intelligence work.

The court swiftly approved a petition calling for the 30-year age limit to be revised, at a time when political parties are testing the waters on who to field as November election candidates.

Despite its seven-year streak in not executing its death row inmates, Indonesia last year issued 114 death sentences, a report by Amnesty International has found.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the biggest party in the House of Representatives, will lobby other parties against the widely criticized revision to the law governing the Constitutional Court.

A petition was filed with the court last month calling for the rules to be changed so that candidates could be 30 years old when they are inaugurated, rather than on the date when the election commission first confirms their bid. 

The Gerindra Party has been teasing the idea of pairing the nephew of party chairman and president-elect Prabowo Subianto, Budisatrio Djiwandono, with the youngest son of outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, Kaesang Pangarep, for the upcoming Jakarta regional election.

Monday's development has raised concerns about police overreach and behind-the-scenes machinations, stoking friction between the National Police and the AGO, two law enforcement agencies with deep political links.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has named a new suspect in the high-profile graft case involving publicly listed tin miner PT Timah: former minerals and coal director general Bambang Gatot Ariyono at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry.

An incoming councilor from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has been nabbed for sabu-sabu (crystal methamphetamine) dealing and drug use.

The House of Representatives has moved one step closer to revising four laws governing the police, the Indonesian Military (TNI), immigration and the presidential cabinet in the five remaining months of the current lawmakers’ tenure, even as critics protest that the planned changes are not a matter of urgency.

Communications and Information Minister Budi Arie Setiadi has revived a plan to set up a council to monitor social media content and make these platforms “more accountable”, despite fears over its potential impact on freedom of speech online.

An investigator at the office of the special crimes deputy attorney general (Jampidsus), Febrie Adriansyah, was reportedly spied on by members of Densus 88 when he visited a restaurant in South Jakarta on May 19.

TNI spokesperson Maj. Gen. Nugraha Gumilar confirmed the deployment of the military police personnel on Sunday, saying that the request to provide the security protection was made by the AGO and that the move was legal according to a prior agreement signed by leaders of the two institutions in 2023.

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chair Megawati Soekarnoputri has defied expectations that she would define her party’s stance on the incoming government by hinting instead that it will assume what analysts say is the role of a “balancing force”, allowing it to exercise its political advantage while maintaining its voter base.

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri may have dropped hints about her choice of successor, singling out her daughter Puan Maharani. But any change of leadership will have to wait a few more years, as Megawati is set to be reappointed as party chair for another term at an upcoming party congress.

As the President's entry into any existing party would require changes to internal party rules, creating a new political party with his volunteer organization members might be an easier path. 

Speaking before thousands of PDI-P cadres during the opening ceremony of the party’s National Working Meeting (Rakernas) in Jakarta on Friday, Megawati said the cadres should be prepared to step out of the “comfort zone” to safeguard democracy.