Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi called to avoid personal attacks during the presidential debate series. The Executive Director of Voxpol Center Research and Consulting Pangi Syarwi Chaniago said that his call had been violated by his own son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The government has earmarked Rp 4.8 trillion ($305.86 million) in 2024 to enroll 1.2 million participants in the Kartu Prakerja (pre-employment card) program, with a target of reaching a total of 19 million participants this year.

Jakarta – Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) spatial planning and infrastructure campaign manager Dwi Sawung has highlighted that the three vice presidential candidates (cawapres) failed to take up the issue of the Omnibus Law on Job Creation during the fourth election debate on January 21.

Jakarta – A recent gathering of US alumni had taken presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto down memory lane.

Prabowo attended Monday the high-profile gathering of Erick Thohir's supporters who used to study in the US. This group of people called themselves by the acronym ETAS. The ETAS event had picked the 80s-90s as its theme, thus songs from those years were playing.

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Andika Dwi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Defense Ministry has recently been in hot water for its post on X (formerly Twitter) that promotes presidential candidate pair Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka. On Sunday, January 21, the ministry uploaded photos of houses for the Indonesian Military soldiers on X with hashtags including #PrabowoGibran2024.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – China and India will boost Indonesia's coal production in 2024, even beyond the target set this year, according to the Indonesia Mining and Energy Forum (IMEF).

Jakarta – Sunday's vice presidential debate saw candidate Gibran Rakabuming apologizing to his rival Mahfud MD.

"Thank you, Prof. Mahfud for the evaluation. Sorry if I said anything wrong," Gibran said.

Gibran was asking Mahfud MD on what he had in mind to address green inflation. In the previous debate, Gibran also asked about carbon capture and storage (CSS).

Heru Andriyanto & Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Vice-presidential candidate Mohammad Mahfud MD raised concerns about the continuous increase in fertilizer subsidies by the government while the landscape of agriculture-based businesses is shrinking, as he criticized the government during a debate in Jakarta on Sunday evening.

Alfi Dinilhaq, Cilegon – The hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGL) compound released from the smokestack of the Chandra Asri Pacific plant on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, has been declared safe. The statement was made by the National Police's Forensic Laboratory Team (Puslabfor) after investigating the flaring location in Cilegon, Banten, on Sunday.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Special school buses for students with disabilities have officially started operating in Jakarta on Monday.

The Head of the Jakarta Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo, said that the buses can accommodate seven passengers with wheelchairs, ten seated passengers, and 19 standing passengers.

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – Presidential Staff Office Coordinator Ari Dwipayana has refuted statements made by vice-presidential candidates Mohammad Mahfud MD and Muhaimin Iskandar, who labeled the government's food estate policy as a failed program.

Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto recently handed over some assistance to entrepreneurs who were part of the Mekar Digital Sejahtera (MDS) Coop.

This assistance is expected to help the entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Alfina Damayanti was a Subang entrepreneur who sold salted eggs for a living.

Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming wants farmers to live better lives as he promised affordable fertilizers should he win the election.

"To improve farmer's welfare, we will work towards providing easier access to affordable fertilizers and seeds," Gibran said at the vice presidential debate in Jakarta on Sunday.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Vice-presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka called on his rivals to cease employing narrative techniques that spread fear about the government's decision to import food commodities during a debate in Jakarta on Sunday evening.

Jakarta – On Jan. 10, Defense Minister Prabowo and his allies in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration put forward the idea of fast-tracking the construction of a giant seawall (GSW) along Java's northern coastline.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – In the high-stakes arena of Indonesian politics, presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka seem to have made strategic and calculated attempts to secure victory after one round in next month's election.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo left Jakarta on Monday for an official trip to Central Java where he was scheduled to take part in several events, from handing out land certificates to leading mass prayers.

Jokowi left the Halim Perdanakusumah air base in East Jakarta on Monday morning on the presidential aircraft, the Presidential Palace said in a statement.

Jakarta – A senior aide to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo called on civil servants working at the Defense Ministry to maintain a neutral stance in the lead-up to the Feb. 14 presidential election following the use of a hashtag supporting the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka ticket on the official X account of the ministry.

Jakarta – The performance of Indonesian vice-presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka – who is also the son of incumbent President Joko Widodo – has come under fire for his seemingly rude antics during a live debate over the weekend.

Maria Siow – Defence ties between Indonesia and the Philippines have grown steadily under the radar over the past decade, but Jakarta's offer to sell anti-submarine aircraft to Manila has shone the spotlight on the former's burgeoning defence industry and regional solidarity amid the South China Sea row.

Julia Lau, Maria Monica Wihardja – A nationwide survey finds that many Indonesian voters supporting a party in the legislative election might not support the party's chosen presidential candidate. The three presidential candidates are liked more for their personality traits than policy stances. In short, personality still outweighs policy.

Yogyakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted Sunday, spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes as other active volcanoes flared up across the country, forcing the evacuation of thousands.

Alexander R. Arifianto & Aisah Putri Budiatri – In Indonesia's 2019 presidential election, the flow of support from Islamic groups to the two presidential tickets was distinctly polarised.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming asked rival Muhaimin Iskandar if he was "anti-nickel" during the debate on Sunday evening after the latter's team reportedly claimed that the metal was losing popularity to lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP) batteries in the global electric vehicle (EV) market.

Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing the world in the 21st century. It has also been identified as a threat to global security by organizations such as the U.S Department of Defense.

Sharon Muller – On Monday January 7 mass actions were launched in several cities across Indonesia demanding the release of human rights defenders Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar, who were being tried on charges of defamation.

A meeting held today (22nd January 2024) at the European Parliament called for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to urgently be allowed to investigate the human rights situation in occupied West Papua.

Carol Rosenberg, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba – When a jury of military officers is assembled this week at Guantanamo Bay, it will be asked to choose a sentence in the 20- to 25-year range for two Malaysian prisoners who admitted to conspiring with an affiliate of Al Qaeda that carried out a deadly bombing in Indonesia two decades ago.

Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Jakarta – Social media users on Monday criticized Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the Indonesian president's eldest son and a vice-presidential hopeful, for coming across as "disrespectful and arrogant" through his comments and gestures during the latest televised debate among VP candidates.

Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia says it regrets that the vice presidential debate on Sunday January 21 did not show any commitment on the part of the three presidential tickets running in the 2024 elections to overcome the climate crisis.

In order to respond to the attacks carried out by Israel against Palestine in October, a number of democratic, progressive and socialist organisations in Indonesia came together in solidarity with Palestine and formed an alliance called the People's Movement for Palestinian Independence (GERAK Palestine).

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – A senior researcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Deni Friawan, responded to vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka's statement during the fourth election debate on January 21, 2024.

Daniel A. Fajri, Majalah Tempo, Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The State Palace denied reports circulating that President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, asked to meet with Megawati Sukarnoputri, the chairperson of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), to join forces again in the 2024 elections.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Three people were killed when the wall of state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina's gas station in Tebet, South Jakarta collapsed on Sunday, January 21. The wall, which was 30 meters long and 6 meters high, collapsed onto a residential street where a kiosk owned by the victims was located.

Amy Sood – As the campaign for Indonesia's coming presidential election heats up, incumbent leader Joko Widodo is facing mounting criticism for his perceived favouritism towards front runner Prabowo Subianto, a factor some analysts said could hold his poll numbers down and lead to a run-off scenario.

Sajjad Ashraf – With less than a month to go before the Indonesian general elections on 14 February, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, of the Gerindra party, is leading against his two opponents, Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan.

Yosef Riadi and Leo Galuh, Jakarta – At 53, Mak Luke, a transgender woman, will go to the polls for the first time when Indonesia holds an election on February 14, after finally obtaining a government identity card.

Maria Gabrielle, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto's campaign team has formally lodged 41 reports with the Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu), detailing purported efforts to undermine Prabowo's candidacy in the 2024 Presidential Election.

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Mohammad Mahfud expressed his gratitude to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, describing him as a leader deeply concerned about the welfare of the people.

Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto recently pledged to help fishermen and farmers live a more prosperous life.

Jakarta – Enthusiasm soared high when presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto greeted thousands of Pontianak residents on Saturday despite the downpour.

Prabowo immediately thanked those who came to see him under the heavy rain.

"If you are still all full of energy, then I will have to be even more enthusiastic," Prabowo told a crowd of his supporters.

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – Budi Said, a businessman from Surabaya in East Java, orchestrated a fraudulent gold transaction scheme, deceiving the state-owned mining company Aneka Tambang (Antam) and resulting in a scam amounting to Rp 1.1 trillion ($70.51 million).

Antara, Jakarta – The government is currently mulling to expand the use of endowment fund schemes of the Finance Ministry's Education Endowment Fund Management Agency (LPDP) to cover a broader range of necessities beyond scholarships in education.

Sui-Lee Wee, Jakarta, Indonesia – He hoped to succeed Indonesia's longtime dictator. He ordered the kidnappings of pro-democracy activists. He was accused of atrocities during the ruthless military occupation of East Timor. He has said elections run counter to his country's culture.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Indonesian business community is adopting a cautious stance, postponing crucial decisions and expansions in anticipation of the February 14 presidential election, according to Shinta Widjaja Kamdani, the Chairwoman of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo).

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Vice-presidential candidate Muhaimin Iskandar didn't hold back in scrutinizing government economic policies, particularly targeting the long-standing "food estate" program, during a debate in Jakarta on Sunday.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate, Mohammad Mahfud, recognizes that Indonesia is currently facing a dilemma of having abundant natural resources, yet issues related to food security and the environment remain unresolved.

Monique Handa Shafira, Garut, West Java – The Indonesian government plans to import another 3 million tons of rice this year, the same amount it bought from international markets last year.

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies – On huge digital screens, an image of Indonesian presidential candidate Anies Baswedan greeted motorists as they passed through central Jakarta this week.

Annika Burgess and Hellena Souisa – With the chance to make an extra $10,000 a month, Robert has no issue pushing the agendas of presidential candidates on social media or slipping money to journalists to publish stories in their favour.