The Supreme Court has overturned Ronald's acquittal in the latest developments related to the October 2023 murder of his girlfriend Dini, which have unraveled a convoluted web of bribery implicating at least three district court judges, Ronald's lawyer as well as a former high-ranking court official, and possibly an appellate justice at the country's top court.

Presidential spokesman Hasan Nasbi issued a statement to respond to criticism that the retreat, which involved transporting all cabinet members and their deputies aboard military transport aircraft and housing them in air-conditioned-tents, could be considered wasteful spending.

A large majority of Indonesians are confident in the capability of President Prabowo Subianto to lead the nation in the next five years, the latest survey by pollster Indikator Politik Indonesia has revealed.

President Prabowo Subianto has reiterated his commitment to carry out his flagship free meals program immediately and achieve food self-sufficiency by the end of his administration in 2029. The issues were addressed in Prabowo’s first interview with a local news channel after he was sworn into office on Oct. 20.

As the race for November’s regional elections heats up, competing candidates appear to be pulling out all the stops to ensure a favorable outcome, with some even resorting to exploiting sexist narratives that observers describe as a “serious problem” in Indonesian politics.

Pollster Indikator Politik Indonesia survey reveals that 85.3 percent of Indonesians believe Prabowo can lead the country to a brighter future. The survey sampled 1,200 random individuals with a 2.9 percent margin of error.

The goal is to finish the executive, legislative and judiciary compounds at Nusantara, enabling the annual joint plenary sessions to be held there by 2028, one minister said on Instagram on Saturday.

President Prabowo Subianto concluded a military-style boot camp for his Red and White Cabinet on Sunday, during which he drilled his executive team on his flagship programs at the country’s military academy in a bid to foster teamwork and build a sense of solidarity within the expansive group.

Java's easternmost province will see a race between three female gubernatorial candidates, with experts saying that voters affiliated with the country's largest Muslim group Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) hold the key to determining the winner.

Raja Juli said that Prabowo made the statement in his briefing to members of his Red-and-White Cabinet during a three-day retreat in Magelang, Central Java.

Zarof Ricar, a retired Supreme Court high-ranking official, allegedly asked for at least Rp 5 billion (US$318,570) from the lawyer of a former lawmaker's son Gregorius Ronald Tannur, in exchange for upholding the defendant's acquittal in a murder case occurring in Surabaya, East Java in 2023.

Newly installed President Prabowo Subianto has been urged to strictly monitor the performance of his Red and White Cabinet, which consists of more than 100 officials, and tighten the government fiscal discipline to ensure the effectiveness of the cabinet, characterized by many as “bloated”.

The four-day semi-military retreat held for cabinet members at the Military Academy in Magelang, Central Java is not designed to make the government a militaristic one, but rather to introduce the Military Way, whose core values are discipline and loyalty to the nation and people, President Prabowo Subianto says.

In the speech, delivered in the early morning on Friday, President Prabowo also urged his newly inaugurated ministers to pledge allegiance to the nation.

They made the request at their first meeting.

Ministers and their deputies donned caps and camouflage outfits and stood in salute at a parade ground of a military academy in Central Java province to hear briefings from Prabowo, a former special forces commander 

President Prabowo Subianto and nearly all of his cabinet members arrived at a military academy located near Tidar Hill in Magelang, Central Java, on Thursday in an attempt to instill discipline in his large cabinet, amid blunders made by some of his ministers, just days after taking office.

The judges, Erintuah Damanik, Mangapul and Heru Hanindyo, were arrested by AGO investigators in Surabaya on Wednesday.

Gerindra Party lawmaker Siti Hediati “Titiek” Soeharto, the former wife of President Prabowo Subianto and daughter of New Order leader Soeharto, was appointed chair of House of Representatives’ Commission IV on Tuesday.

The Human Rights Ministry’s budget of Rp 64 billion is too small to develop human rights in Indonesia, minister Natalius Pigai said.

The administration of President Prabowo Subianto will uphold the freedom of the press, a Communications and Digital Ministry official said on Monday.

Gibran said that his impromptu visits, which was a signature move of his father, former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, was aimed at checking the progress of some of President Prabowo's signature policies such as the free meals program.

At the Red and White Cabinet’s inaugural plenary meeting, the President took a carrot-and-stick approach, encouraging camaraderie and teamwork while also pointing to the door for any senior officials who weren’t fully onboard.

Newly sworn-in Villages and Regional Development Minister Yandri Susanto has apologized to the public for using a letter bearing his ministry letterhead to invite local leaders in Banten to attend the second anniversary of the death of his mother on Tuesday.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the only party that has yet to declare its support for President Prabowo Subianto’s administration, has suggested the new leader should review its cabinet of over 100 members within half a year, amid growing questions from the public about whether the bloated cabinet will be efficient.

President Prabowo Subianto's long-time aide Maj. Teddy is no longer serving as the deputy commander of the 328/Dirgahayu Para Raider Infantry Battalion after being appointed as cabinet secretary.

Newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto has sworn in his Red and White Cabinet consisting of more than 100 officials, the largest the country has seen in decades since first President Sukarno formed in 1966 the second Dwikora Cabinet with a line-up of 132 ministers, but which only lasted for a month.

Sugiono took no time to rest after his inauguration, making his first international appearance as Indonesia’s new foreign minister at the BRICS Summit in Russia. At that event, Sugiono pledged Indonesia’s unwavering commitment to playing an active international role, especially in regard to issues of the Global South, according to the ministry’s statement on Tuesday.  

Adding to an already long list of ministers and deputy ministers, President Prabowo Subianto appointed scores of new officials on Tuesday, including celebrities and well-connected politicians, raising further questions about whether his accommodating approach will allow for efficient governance.

After previously stating that he would not join the new cabinet but would consider an advisory role, the Jokowi loyalist has been installed as a presidential adviser in the Prabowo administration.