Jakarta – Arecent survey by Litbang Kompas, the research and development unit of Kompas newspaper, has found that 56 percent of Jakarta residents have firmly decided which gubernatorial candidate they will vote for in the upcoming regional election.
Meanwhile, 39 percent are still uncertain or open to changing their minds, while 5 percent remain undecided.
Jakarta – Indonesia is conducting a thorough exercise to reform its fuel subsidy scheme, its energy minister said on Nov 4, as the new president looks to rein in subsidies that amounted to about 16 per cent of budget spending in 2023.
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is set to revise regulations on foreign exchange earnings from natural resource exports (DHE SDA), aiming to encourage exporters to retain funds longer within the domestic financial market.
Antara, Jakarta – The government is weighing the reintroduction of tax incentives for purchasing electric vehicles and houses to support the middle class, Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto announced on Sunday.
These incentives were initially introduced during the administration of President Joko Widodo, when Airlangga also served as the economic minister.
Jayapura – The struggle by Papuan indigenous people to save their customary forests from the invasion by corporations and the government has become harder after legal efforts reached a dead end with the Supreme Court's (MA) rejection of the Awyu tribe's appeal which challenged the environmental feasibility permit issued to the company PT Indo Asiana Lestari (IAL) by the Papua provin
Ary Hermawan – Many have questioned the fate of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo after his presidency ended on 20 October. Will he really quit politics? Will his allies abandon him or even turn against him? Or will he remain politically relevant?
Jakarta – Most of Indonesia is predicted to have a normal wet season next year, making it suitable to grow crops, the country's weather agency BMKG said on Monday.
Last year's dry season was the most severe since 2019 due to an El Nino weather phenomenon, bringing a prolonged drought that hurt crops and exacerbated forest fires.
Jakarta – In stark contrast to his predecessor's hands-off approach to international relations, President Prabowo Subianto has demonstrated a bold foreign policy approach just two weeks into his term, notably by teasing potential accession to BRICS.
Herman, Jakarta – State-owned banks have disbursed Rp 1,088 trillion (approximately $69 billion) worth of the government's microloans, better known by its Indonesian acronym KUR in 2020-2023.
Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Success stories among their peers and a plethora of user-friendly investing apps are luring ever more young Indonesians into the stock market, but some learn the hard way that risk and opportunity go hand in hand.
Jayapura – An Alliance of Student Executive Councils (BEM) throughout Jayapura city together with students from various different universities held a peaceful action at the Abepura traffic circle on Monday November 4 to oppose the revival of the transmigration program in Papua.
Herman, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) Minister Erick Thohir revealed on Monday that seven out of 47 state-run companies remain unprofitable.
"We still have seven SOEs that need to work hard to turn a profit over the next few years," Erick said during a hearing with a House of Representatives commission at the legislative complex in Jakarta.
Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The implementation of agrarian reform on the Land Management Rights (HPL) of the Land Bank in the Nusantara Capital City, or IKN, has entered the final stage.
Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has directed his cabinet to implement the Constitutional Court's ruling that annulled 21 articles of the Job Creation Law, stressing the need for regulations on the minimum wage by Nov. 26.
Basudiwa Supraja, Antara, Jakarta – The government recently revealed that a portion of the government's energy subsidies had gone to the rich instead of the poor. The misallocated subsidies are worth approximately Rp 100 trillion (approximately $6.3 billion), according to Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia.
Antara, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has arrested Prasetyo Boeditjahjono, the former director general of railways, on charges of corruption related to an inter-provincial railway construction project in Sumatra.
Basudiwa Supraja, Alfida Rizky Febriana, Jakarta – Trade Minister Budi Santoso has denied that the recent ministerial regulation on import relaxations had caused the downfall of Indonesia's textile giant Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex).
Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto instructed the Minister of Law, Supratman Andi Agtas, to review all existing regulations in Indonesia. The minister conveyed the president's directive during the first working meeting with Commission XIII of the House of Representatives (DPR) on Monday, November 4, 2024.
Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – Political observer from Al Azhar University Indonesia, Ujang Komarudin, assessed that the willingness of President Prabowo Subianto to meet with the 7th President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is a form of loyalty and commitment of a soldier. He emphasized the success of the partnership between Jokowi and Prabowo in the 2024 presidential election or Pilpres.
Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Former Trade Minister Tom Lembong has been named a suspect in a corruption case involving sugar imports. Tom is suspected of unlawfully granting an import permit for 105,000 tons of raw crystal sugar to PT Angels Products in 2015.
Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Indonesia – Just one day after President Prabowo Subianto's inauguration, a minister announced plans to resume the transmigration program in eastern Indonesia, particularly in Papua, saying it was needed for enhancing unity and providing locals with welfare.
West Papua, Indonesia – On 16 October 2024, in the early hours of the morning, an attack targeted the Jubi editorial office, a prominent media house in Jayapura, Papua, known for its coverage of human rights and environmental issues.
Indonesia, West Papua – Human rights defenders documented a further extra-judicial execution in the Ilu District of Puncak Jaya Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province. Recently, such cases have increased significantly due to armed conflict escalations in the central highlands.
Arie Firdaus, Suralaya, Indonesia – The ground shook beneath Edi Suriana, jolting the 45-year-old Indonesian villager from an afternoon slumber in late August.
Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition which is part of the Try Suharto Civil Society Movement (Gemas) has sent a letter containing a petition to the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) requesting that the New Order (Orba) ruler former president Suharto not be awarded the title of national hero.
Jakarta – Two high-ranking members of President Prabowo Subianto's Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) have been appointed to lead the state-owned oil company Pertamina following a shareholders' meeting on Monday.
Jakarta – The police mobilized 1,994 personnel on Monday to keep order at the 411 reunion rally, a yearly Islamist political march.
The march began at 1 p.m. at Istiqlal Mosque and proceeded toward the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta.
Jakarta – The Indonesian government has extended its tax holiday program until December 31, 2025, to attract more foreign investment. This decision, announced by Investment Minister Rosan Roeslani, comes amid the global implementation of a minimum tax rate of 15 percent by numerous countries.
Soppeng, South Sulawesi – A centuries-old tree, the size of a car, collapsed on a cabin, killing at least nine people who were seeking shelter from a rainstorm in Soppeng Regency, South Sulawesi, on Sunday.
Local officials reported that the incident also left eight people seriously injured, most suffering from broken bones.
Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto ratified five laws on Indonesia's defense cooperation, each with India, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Cambodia, and France.
Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto visited the Papua region of Indonesia on Sunday to oversee the development of a key food programme aimed at creating three million hectares (7.4 million acres) of food estates across the country.
Catherine Thorbecke, Tokyo – Even the world's fourth-most populous country, which has more active cell phones than people, seems to be no match for Apple.
Jakarta – The newly established Public Housing and Settlements Ministry has recently launched the groundbreaking of 250 landed houses in Tangerang, Banten, intended for low-income citizens including civil servants from teachers to low-ranking police and military officers.
Antara, Jakarta – Armed Forces Commander General Agus Subiyanto has issued a decree for the rotation and promotion of 76 high-ranking officers holding strategic positions within the military.
Among those affected, two officers have been appointed to new roles within the presidential office.
Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto asks ministers and subordinates not to excessively conduct seminars and to refrain from making working visits abroad. In addition, the Head of State also reminds subordinates not to engage in excessive 'leisure activities' and to take more actions.
BeritaSatu, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police announced on Sunday that 11 officials of the Communication and Digitalization Ministry have been arrested during the recent crackdown on online gambling.
Agencies, Jakarta – The Supreme Court rejected on Friday an appeal by an indigenous tribe in Papua in its lawsuit against a palm oil firm, a decision a rights group said put the tribe at risk of losing vast swaths of ancestral forest.
Larius Kogoya – According to the chairperson of the Malind and Condodigun Indigenous Peoples Forum in Merauke, Simon Petrus Balagagaze, the atmosphere of terror and intimidation began to be felt after August 27.
Jakarta – Indonesian worker groups said on Friday (Nov 1) that a Constitutional Court ruling on labour laws should lead to higher minimum wages next year, even though parts of their petition challenging the legislation were rejected.
Jakarta – This year is seen as a critical juncture for sustainability, especially October and November.
The United Nations biodiversity conference (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, has wrapped up just two weeks before the COP29 climate change conference kicks off 12,000 kilometers away in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku.
Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – Police have dismantled another online gambling ring, this time operated by a Chinese national. Previously, authorities arrested several suspects allegedly linked to the Communications Ministry, who were facilitating gambling sites.
Sella Rizky Deviani, Jakarta – State-owned pharmaceutical company Biofarma has secured a contract valued at Rp 1.4 trillion ($88 million) to supply vaccines to international organizations and foreign countries for next year.
M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – The Center for Economic and Legal Studies (Celios) presented the results of its study on the economic losses due to the theft of sea sand that occurred in the waters of Batam, Riau Islands last Wednesday, October 9, 2024.
Vitorio Mantalean, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court granted of a number of points in a legal challenge submitted by labour groups related to the Omnibus Law on Job Creation (UU Cipta Kerja) on Thursday October 21.
Jakarta – Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Thursday (Oct 31) ruled that changes must be made to some labour rules including ordering the establishment of sectoral minimum wages, in response to a petition by several workers unions.
Dr. Budi Hernawan – I was privileged to attend two important events in Jakarta on 16 and 18 October 2024 where representatives of the Malind and Ye tribes from the Southern Papua advocate for their rights to exist in their own land against the encroachment of the so-called Proyek Strategis Nasional Food Estate (the National Strategic Projects for Food Estate, hereafter PSN).
Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recently shared photos of a dinner with Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Ridwan Kamil on his personal Instagram account @prabowo.
The post, made around Friday midnight, features three images showing the two politicians enjoying their meal of Nasi Padang (Minang-style rice and side dishes) together.
Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – An official under fire for demanding 300 times the budget earmarked for his new ministry. Invitations to a family event marked with official government letterheads.
The administration of Indonesia's new president Prabowo Subianto may only be several days old but his Cabinet has already been dogged by controversies.
Stefanno Sulaiman, Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's headline annual inflation rate cooled in line with expectations, but its core inflation rate accelerated to its highest in over a year, official data showed on Friday.
Jakarta – As his state visit to China next week will be his second meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping after his introductory meeting in his capacity as president-elect in April, President Prabowo Subianto can use his tete-a-tete with his host to raise substantive and sensitive issues that are known only to the two leaders.