Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Business executive Kariyanto Hardjosoemarto helps his company to sell Mercedes Benz vehicles that can cost 12 billion rupiah (S$1.02 million) each in Jakarta, a far cry from his childhood on a farm in rural Magetan regency, some 600km to the east.

Jakarta – Indonesia's newly minted leader, President Prabowo Subianto, officially swore in his Cabinet on Oct 21, a team which analysts said reflected continuity of his predecessor's main policies.

Mr Prabowo took office on Oct 20 as the eighth Indonesian president, taking the mantle from Mr Joko Widodo.

Yoes C Kenawas – On 20 October 2024, Indonesia's State Palace witnessed its first ever direct dynastic succession. Outgoing president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, became the youngest person ever to be sworn in as Vice President.

Eddie Osifelo, Honiara – The Solomon Islands' stance on West Papua is rooted in dialogue and consultation rather than confrontation Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele told media before departing for Indonesia on Thursday.

Jakarta – Muhammadiyah chairman Haedar Nashir has urged President Prabowo Subianto to address problems of plagiarism and the sale of academic degrees at the nation's universities.

He said plagiarism and academic fraud in higher education reflected a troubling trend of unscrupulous opportunism in the pursuit of advancement.

Jakarta (Agencies) – President Prabowo Subianto will take his cabinet members on a three-day retreat at a military academy nestled in a Central Java mountain range, where they will sleep in tents, an unusual start for a government in the country.

Jakarta – Newly installed acting Jakarta governor Teguh Setyabudi says he will oversee the city's leadership until the installation of the new administration in early 2025 and focus on mitigating flooding issues in the capital city.

Jakarta – After three presidential campaigns spanning more than a decade, Prabowo Subianto has finally reached the pinnacle of power.

For many Indonesians, his ascension to the presidency is a significant political moment, one that caps a long and dramatic journey.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US President Joe Biden congratulated his newly installed Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto on his inauguration as Washington seeks closer ties with Jakarta.

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia doubts the human rights commitment of the new administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Public Works Diana Kusumastuti has assured that the development project of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) will continue under the administration of President Prabowo Subianto. She stated that the head of state has directed the continuation of the new capital project.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto officially appointed former investment czar Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan to lead the national economic council.

Catherine Delahunty – A few weeks ago, the West Papua Liberation Army released Phillip Mehrtens, the New Zealand pilot they'd held captive for 19 months.

The release was a huge relief for his family and friends and was celebrated in parliament with a government motion to the House.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Leaders from neighboring countries gathered at the national legislature complex in Jakarta on Sunday morning to attend the inauguration of Prabowo Subianto as Indonesia's eighth president.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto was sworn in as Indonesia's eighth president on Sunday, achieving a long-sought personal milestone after multiple attempts to secure the country's highest office since direct presidential elections were introduced in 2004.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto vowed to be the leader of all Indonesians, regardless of political differences, and to fight for the protection and welfare of the nation's most vulnerable groups after he was sworn in as Indonesia's eighth president on Sunday.

Kiki Safitri, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto appointed Agus Jabo Priyono as the Deputy Social Affairs Minister on Sunday evening, October 20.

"[I appoint] Agus Jabo Priyono as Deputy Social Affairs Minister", Prabowo said. Priyono will be attached to the Ministry of Social Affairs and assist the Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf.

Jayapura – Anti-Terrorism Solidarity (Solat) action coordinator Mesak Dogomo says that the terror attack on the Jubi media offices in Jayapura that occurred on October 16 cannot be treated lightly.

Tim Lindsey – Former General Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in as Indonesia's eighth president today. Twenty-five years ago he was a pariah, and for good reason.

Zach Hope, Jakarta – For a time, Prabowo Subianto was not welcome in Australia. Gnarly allegations of human rights abuses coursed from his murky years as a Suharto-era general. Most of these he rejects as concoctions of his enemies, "part of the games of politics". But Australia thought them serious enough.

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto declared his support for Palestinian independence when delivering his inaugural speech after being sworn in at the Plenary Session of the People's Consultative Assembly at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, on Sunday, October 20, 2024.

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Indonesia – With Prabowo Subianto, a controversial former general installed as Indonesia's new president, residents in the restive Papua region were responding to this reality with anxiety and, for some, cautious optimism.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Newly-installed President Prabowo Subianto wants to make Indonesia everybody's friend, but Jakarta's friendliness does not mean it will ignore colonialism that is taking place on the planet.

Yustinus Paat, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Former President Megawati Soekarnoputri was absent from Prabowo Subianto's presidential inauguration on Sunday, as were the losing presidential candidate pair nominated by her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) despite VVIP invitations from the organizer.

Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Thousands of residents in the Central Java city of Solo warmly welcomed former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as he returned to his hometown, where he once served as mayor, now as a private citizen.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto announced the formation of his 53-member cabinet on Sunday evening, just hours after being sworn into office.

Jakarta (Agencies) – Russia and Indonesia will hold their first joint navy drills in November, the TASS news agency cited Russian ambassador to Indonesia Sergei Tolchenov as saying on Saturday.

Tolchenov said three Russian navy corvettes would take part in the exercise which "will be seen both by our friends and enemies".

Harso Kurniawan, Jakarta – Indonesia's future capital, Nusantara, began development in East Kalimantan in 2022. A year later, the province's economic growth surged to 6.22 percent from 4.48 percent in 2022, surpassing the national average of 5.05 percent. By the first quarter of 2024, it reached 7.26 percent, the highest level since 2013.

Jakarta – When we say goodbye to the administration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo tomorrow, the nation's emotions will be mixed. Many will remember him as the captain who bravely steered the country through rough seas for a decade, but others will bid him good riddance, recoiling at the mess he has left behind.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia, Usman Hamid, urges President-elect Prabowo and Vice President-elect Gibran to evaluate the security approach in Papuan soil.

According to Usman, the ongoing violence involving state forces and the Papua pro-freedom groups has taken many lives.

Ahead of Prabowo Subianto's inauguration on Sunday 20 October, Amnesty International Indonesia is calling on the new Government to take immediate and effective measures to uphold the human rights of everyone in the country and ensure accountability for human rights violations.

Vitorio Mantalean, Bagus Santosa, Jakarta – In the lead up to the end of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration, the Victim's Solidarity Network for Justice (JSKK) says it will stop sending letters to the president containing their hope that he will resolve cases of past gross human rights violations.

Irfan Ma'ruf, Jakarta – A demonstration by students from a number of different universities who are part of the National Association of Student Executive Councils (BEM SI) ended in chaos on Friday October 18 after security forces and demonstrators attacked each other.

This afternoon on Friday October 18, the National Association of Student Executive Councils (BEM SI) held a demonstration in front of the Horse Statue monument on Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat in Central Jakarta.

There were not many protesters at the demonstration and according to Kumparan's observations only around 50-70 students were present.

The incoming government in Indonesia must enter a new chapter for the promotion and protection of human rights as the country transitions under the leadership of Prabowo Subianto, Amnesty International Indonesia said ahead of his inauguration as president on 20 October 2024.

Zach Hope, Jakarta – Joko Widodo, the softly spoken furniture maker of modest origins and imperious appetites, is handing over the world's third-largest democracy to his chosen successor, Prabowo Subianto, a former special forces commander with a dubious past and a penchant for cats.

Haula Noor and A'an Suryana – Religious intolerance against minority faiths is a thorn in the body politic of Indonesia that each president has not been able to fully extract. It does not help when local officials confuse or overstep the bounds of their authority.

Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – In 2014, then-Indonesian presidential hopeful and outsider Joko Widodo attended packed campaigns with a white ribbon warning against election fraud tied around his head.

At the time Jokowi – as the Indonesian president is widely known – symbolized democracy and change, embodying the hope of a better, cleaner Indonesia.

Jakarta – President-elect and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto met with political party leaders grouped in the Onward Indonesia Coalition (KIM) at the Defense Ministry in Jakarta on Thursday. The meeting lasted around two hours.

Jakarta – The National Police and Indonesian Military (TNI) started deploying at least 100,000 personnel across the capital Jakarta on Friday, officials said, as the country prepares for the inauguration of President-elect Prabowo Subianto this weekend.

Jakarta – Something clearly hasn't gone to plan when our tourist industry has yet to fully recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

The rest of the economy has healed fast and now produces far more than it did in 2019, but tourism, a particularly important industry for Indonesia, is looking worse than five years ago.

Beijing – The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, a flagship project of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, marked the first anniversary of its official operation on Thursday, showcasing impressive achievements in both transportation and economic development.

Sahrudin Nurdin, Ternate – Sherly Tjoanda, the wife of North Maluku gubernatorial candidate Benny Laos, who tragically died in a boat fire last weekend, has taken over her late husband's candidacy. This decision was reached with the unanimous support of the eight political parties that had initially backed Benny's bid.

Muhammad Fria Fachrama Sumitro, Jakarta – On Thursday afternoon, October 17, 2024, hundreds of people dressed entirely in black gathered across from the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, to participate in the final Kamisan Movement during President Joko Widodo or Jokowi's office term.

Jihan Ristiyanti, Iqbal Muhtarom, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office is investigating alleged corruption in the governance of palm oil at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK).

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) recorded state losses due to corruption cases during two periods of President Joko Widodo 's administration, at least amounting to Rp 290 trillion.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Hundreds of people from various backgrounds attended the latest Kamisan movement before President Joko Widodo or Jokowi steps down on October 20, 2024. Wearing all black, the crowd gathered across from the Merdeka Palace, Central Jakarta on Thursday afternoon, October 17, 2024.

M. Rizki Yusrial, Abdul Manan, Jakarta – Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia, in his dissertation, stated that the planning of nickel downstream in Indonesia is still partial. This harms the environment and the quality of life of local communities in nickel-producing areas.

Adil Al Hasan, Rr. Ariyani Yakti Widyastuti, Jakarta – Deputy of Economic Affairs of the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas, Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, stated that the future government will accelerate economic growth by 8-8.3 percent in the third year and 7.8 percent in the fourth year. Thus, achieving an average growth rate of 7.7 percent over five years.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) has issued a warning to the incoming administration of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka, highlighting eight potential legacies that could be passed down from President Joko Widodo's government.