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View all search resultsThe succession race to replace vice president-elect Gibran as mayor of Surakarta is shaping up to be one featuring diverse candidates as the PDI-P looks to take the political battle to the Jokowi family's home base.
Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka faced a barrage of criticism from a councilor of his former party the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) at a hearing at the city legislature on Monday, some three months before he takes office as the country’s next vice president.
Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka has dismissed concerns that the city and the people are growing more restrictive toward religious freedom following a dispute surrounding the hosting of a festival of Chinese food last week.
President Jokowi's youngest son Kaesang Pangarep is rumored to be considered running in either the Jakarta gubernatorial or Surakarta mayoral elections, while some parties are interested in endorsing his wife to run in the upcoming Sleman regency election.
Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo wrapped up the campaign season on Saturday with the so-called "people’s celebration”, an event packed with Javanese symbols as he tried to emulate the pro-people image that had propelled President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to the nation’s highest office.
Police in Central Java named five people suspects for transporting more than 200 dogs to a slaughterhouse in the province. The individuals named have been in the dog trading and slaughtering business for 10 years,
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