Novice politician and Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) chair Kaesang Pangarep is leading in the latest public opinion poll for the November Central Java gubernatorial race, with many respondents favoring him because he is the son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.

The political parties backing president-elect Prabowo Subianto face a bumpy road to agree on joint nominations for the November regional elections in several key regions after some of them insisted on nominating their own preferred candidates.

Former West Java governor Ridwan Kamil and former Purwakarta regent Dedi Mulyadi have emerged as the top-two candidates in a latest public opinion survey for the upcoming West Java gubernatorial election in November, beating other names such as former Bogor mayor Bima Arya and former West Java deputy governor Dede Yusuf.

The Islam-based National Awakening Party (PKB) has become the latest party to declare support for Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution's bid for the North Sumatra gubernatorial election, slated for November, following several other parties, including the Democratic Party, the Golkar Party, the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the Gerindra Party.

The General Elections Commission (KPU) has announced a leadership change in a bid to restore public trust ahead of the November regional elections, following the removal of Hasyim Asy’ari from the post over a sexual harassment charge.

The report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC), confirmed the authenticity of a June 30 video statement by sixteen Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leaders announcing they were dissolving the extremist network.

An ethics panel has ordered the removal of Hasyim Asy’ari from his post as General Elections Commission (KPU) chairman over sexual harassment allegations, some four months before the nationwide regional elections.

An ethics hearing on Wednesday resulted in an order for the removal of Hasyim Asy’ari from his post as General Elections Commission (KPU) chairman after he was found guilty of an ethics breach for harassing a female overseas poll administrator.

Speaking to reporters on the sideline of the inauguration of an EV battery manufacturing facility in West Java on Wednesday, Jokowi said that a thorough audit on the management of government data center is still ongoing and that the key priority today was the backing up of all data stored by government agencies.

Speaking to a crowd of reporters who covered his trip to Kemayoran, Central Jakarta on Wednesday, Gibran said that Prabowo is enthusiastic about going back to work after he recovers from the surgery.

NasDem Party chairman Surya Paloh said Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution should decide his running mate on his own.

The PDI-P executive board chair has confirmed that the party is "definitely" considering President's youngest son and PSI chair as a potential nominee for Central Java governor.

The latest electability survey by Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI) has found that novice politician Kaesang Pangarep was one of the most popular prospective candidates in the Central Java gubernatorial race – largely riding on the high approval rating of his father outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.

Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Hadi Tjahjanto says the country has made "significant progress" on cybersecurity, even though less than one third of all regional administrations have tech response teams for cyberattacks. 

The General Elections Commission (KPU) has said it will honor a recent Supreme Court ruling that alters the age requirements for candidates in the November regional elections, a move that has opened the door for President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s youngest son to run for governor.

The Defence Minister and former general, who had suffered for years from a limp attributed to parachuting accidents, underwent surgery on his left leg at the National Defence Central Hospital in Jakarta, his team said.

At least 21 people have become victims of wrongful arrest across the country, and nine of them suffered injuries allegedly from being beaten by investigators during interrogation, according to a recent report from Kontras.

KPK prosecutors plan to appeal the corruption court's sentence for Karen Galaila Agustiawan, as it does not include restitution for state losses incurred via an LNG import deal as they demanded.

The National Police celebrated its 78th anniversary on Monday amid mounting public outrage at the police’s incompetence and alleged brutality, as well as growing opposition to a contentious amendment to the Police Law.

Communications and Information Minister Budi Arie Setiadi reiterated on Monday the ministry’s apology for the cyberattack on a temporary national data center (PDN) facility, following mounting public pressure for the minister to step down.

The candidacy of unsuccessful presidential candidate Anies Baswedan in the upcoming Jakarta gubernatorial election hangs in the balance as potential backers explore the possibilities of naming other candidates.

Several months prior to his inauguration in October, president-elect Prabowo Subianto underwent what he described as “a major surgery” to his left leg that he said was injured while parachuting in the 1980s as a soldier.

Last week's cyberattack, the worst in Indonesia in recent years, has disrupted multiple government services including immigration and operations at major airports. 

President-elect Prabowo Subianto and vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka are to be sworn in at the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta, rather than in the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) in East Kalimantan as previously announced, People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) deputy speaker Ahmad Muzani of the Gerindra Party said on Friday.

Pressure has grown for Communications and Information Minister Budi Arie Setiadi to resign from his position following the ministry's perceived failure to prevent and mitigate the impacts of ransomware attacks that have been disrupting hundreds of services since June 20. 

At a hearing on June 19, former Agriculture Ministry secretary-general Kasdi Subagyono told the court that KPK commissioners Alexander Marwata and Nurul Ghufron had made some requests to officials at the ministry.

The graft-ridden disbursement of social assistance during the COVID-19 outbreak, which is currently being investigated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), includes social aid disbursed by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, the antigraft body has confirmed.

With 98 percent of all affected data having been rendered inaccessible without any backups, analysts said that the government would have no choice but to recollect it from scratch, a move that could cost a fortune and require extensive labor.

Political parties backing president-elect Prabowo Subianto have yet to come together to support former West Java governor Ridwan Kamil in the upcoming Jakarta gubernatorial race, although discussions to forge a united front to back pro-government candidate pairs to run in the November elections are ongoing.

Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors have asked a court to sentence Syahrul Yasin Limpo, former agriculture minister and NasDem Party politician, to 12 years in prison for his role in a bribery case in the Agriculture Ministry.