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February 7, 2024

Jakarta Post - February 7, 2024

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced on Tuesday that Feb. 14 will be a national holiday to allow for citizens to vote in the general…

Jakarta Post - February 7, 2024

Jakarta – Kraksaan District Court in Probolinggo, East Java, has sentenced 41-year-old wedding organizer Andrie Wibowo Eka Wardhana to two and a…

Wall Street Journal - February 7, 2024

Jon Emont – A few years ago, Indonesia set out to turn its treasure trove of nickel into an electric-car manufacturing boom.

It imposed a…

Jakarta Globe - February 7, 2024

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto recently reminisced about his late mother Dora Marie Sigar when he visited the…

Jakarta Globe - February 7, 2024

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo reiterated on Wednesday that he will abstain from participating in campaign rallies,…

CNN Indonesia - February 7, 2024

Jakarta – The Non-Government Organisation (NGO) Coalition for Election Justice (SAKAKAP) has found 121 cases of alleged election violations…

Kompas.com - February 7, 2024

Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – A number of retired Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) officers who are members of Elang Indonesia Maju (Onward Indonesian Eagles…

Tempo - February 7, 2024

Antara, Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number one Anies Baswedan spoke up about the supposed plan to liquidate state-owned…

CNN Indonesia - February 7, 2024

Jakarta – Hundreds of students from a number of different campuses gathered at the 12 May Reformasi Monument in front of the Trisakti…

Jakarta Globe - February 7, 2024

Antara, Aceh Besar – Aceh Besar Regency in Aceh Province enforces a ban on Valentine's Day celebrations because it is against Islamic teachings…

Jakarta Globe - February 7, 2024

Jakarta – The rain did not stop presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto from dancing with tens of thousands of his supporters in…

Jakarta Globe - February 7, 2024

Jakarta – Retired army general Wiranto recently revealed the reason why he gave Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka his support for the 2024…

Jakarta Globe - February 7, 2024

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Bali – Beginning Feb. 14, 2024, foreign tourists visiting Bali will be required to pay a tourist tax of Rp 150,000 ($10).…

Jakarta Globe - February 7, 2024

Ashlynn Hannah, Jakarta – Within the Southeast Asia Region, Indonesia has the highest birth rates among adolescent females from the ages of 15 to…

Reuters - February 7, 2024

Jakarta – Around 100 students marched in Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Wednesday to protest what they say is political interference by outgoing…

February 6, 2024

Tempo - February 6, 2024

Reno Reza Mahendra, Jakarta – A spokesperson for the West Papua National Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement (TPNPB-OPM),…

Tempo - February 6, 2024

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Chairman of the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) M. Fanshurullah Asa assessed that flight tickets…

Tempo - February 6, 2024

Jakarta – In the corruption case in Sidoarjo, the KPK gives the impression of having become a political tool. A thorough investigation is needed…

Jakarta Post Editorial - February 6, 2024

Jakarta – To some, the fifth and final electoral debate of the campaign season on Sunday was an anticlimax, as the three presidential candidates…

Jakarta Globe - February 6, 2024

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) and the government will begin discussion on the Special Jakarta Region Bill, which is…

Jakarta Globe - February 6, 2024

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest banks posted positive results as the country's economy continued its recovery in the post-…

Jakarta Post - February 6, 2024

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – With just over a week left before the 2024 simultaneous elections, the government has highlighted its commitment to…

Jakarta Post - February 6, 2024

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo denied allegations he has politicized social assistance (bansos) in a bid to support his eldest son…

Jakarta Post - February 6, 2024

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy expanded at a much slower rate last year, with weaker household spending and exports weighing on the…

Kompas.com - February 6, 2024

Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is inviting the public to impose ethical sanctions on presidential and vice presidential…

Tempo - February 6, 2024

Han Revanda Putra, Antara, Jakarta – The national campaigning team of Prabowo-Gibran claimed the ethical decision of the General Elections…

Tempo - February 6, 2024

Farida Indriastuti – The debate of presidential and vice-presidential candidates for 2024 will enter its fifth round. Ironically, in the four…

Tempo - February 6, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – Acting Deputy of Medicine and Narcotics Control of BPOM (The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority) Rita Endang estimated that by…

Tempo - February 6, 2024

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said that the government has raised the fertilizer subsidy…

Tempo - February 6, 2024

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia asks presidential candidates to support the transition towards a green economy. Head of…

Tempo - February 6, 2024

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto revealed that Rp50.14 trillion of the ministry/agency…

Jakarta Globe - February 6, 2024

Wahyu Sahala Tua, Jakarta – Anti-corruption activist Hanifa Sutrisna denied having accused Raffi Ahmad of money laundering despite an earlier…

Jakarta Globe - February 6, 2024

Roy Triono & Heru Andriyanto, Bandar Lampung – Comedian Aulia Rakhman is set to face a blasphemy trial in connection with a joke he made…

Channel News Asia - February 6, 2024

Nivell Rayda, Medan, Indonesia – It was Sunday morning in December, but there were hardly any customers stopping by at Mdm Teti Gusyana's store,…

February 5, 2024

New Zealand Herald - February 5, 2024

Benjamin Plummer – Foreign Minister Winston Peters has appealed for the immediate release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens nearly a year…

Jakarta Globe - February 5, 2024

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has reported that Indonesia's economy expanded by 5.05 percent in 2023. The…

The Conversation - February 5, 2024

Michael Rose – In September, Timor-Leste will mark a quarter century since its vote for independence from Indonesia, the conclusion of a 24-year…

Straits Times - February 5, 2024

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Several Indonesian ministers are discontented with President Joko Widodo's overspending on social aid and seeming…

South China Morning Post - February 5, 2024

Resty Woro Yuniar – Less than two weeks before voters head to the polls to choose Indonesia's next leader, presidential front runner Prabowo…

The Conversation - February 5, 2024

Zannie Langford – Indonesia, the world's second-largest seaweed producer, plans to introduce a nationwide export ban on seaweed, following a ban…

Jakarta Post - February 5, 2024

Dio Suhenda and Nur Janti, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has its integrity put under public scrutiny once again after its…

Fulcrum - February 5, 2024

Siwage Dharma Negara and Maria Monica Wihardja – Indonesian Millennials and Gen-Z would like their next president to create jobs, eradicate…

Reuters - February 5, 2024

Wellington, New Zealand – New Zealand has called for the immediate release of Kiwi pilot Phillip Mehrtens, a year after he was taken hostage by…

Agence France-Presse - February 5, 2024

Jakarta – Indonesia's economic growth slowed last year owing to weak exports driven by lower commodity prices, official data showed…

Jakarta Post - February 5, 2024

Jakarta (Agencies) – Presidential front runner Prabowo Subianto drew flak in his final debate with election rivals Sunday over issues from women's…

Jakarta Post - February 5, 2024

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Mahfud MD is stepping down from his job as coordinating minister for politics, law and human rights, citing the…

Jakarta Post Editorial - February 5, 2024

Jakarta – Indonesia needs all the help it can get to accelerate its gaming industry development. However, acting as if the country can set a bunch…

Jakarta Post - February 5, 2024

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Flooding and landslides caused by a series of severe weather events have damaged homes and displaced people in many…

Jakarta Post - February 5, 2024

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – More than 11 million foreign tourists visited Indonesia last year, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), signaling a…

Jakarta Post - February 5, 2024

Jakarta – With voting day just 10 days away, the 2024 presidential candidates struck a more conciliatory tone in their final televised debate on…