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March 7, 2024

CNN Indonesia - March 7, 2024

Jakarta – Protesters calling themselves the People's Justice Movement demonstrated in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta on Thursday March 7 demanding that the House use its right of inquiry into election fraud.

Tempo - March 7, 2024

Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – Immigration Office Class I Special TPI Surabaya said that there are already seven foreign nationals who obtain Golden Visas in East Java with the purpose of investment. The number is expected to continue to grow.

Mongabay - March 7, 2024

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Two major palm oil companies recently exited a committee that helps identify forest areas for protection, bringing the total number of firms quitting the framework since 2000 to four.

Jakarta Globe - March 7, 2024

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The presidential campaign of Ganjar Pranowo and his running mate Mohammad Mahfud MD raised Rp 506.89 billion ($32.5 million) and spent roughly the same amount until election day, the General Election Commission (KPU) announced on Thursday.

Jakarta Post - March 7, 2024

Jakarta – The campaign teams of two 2024 presidential candidates have protested the recent decision of the General Elections Commission (KPU) to stop displaying the preliminary vote tally and associated infographics online, saying it will harm election monitoring efforts and could increase the likelihood of foul play in the official manual count.

Tempo - March 7, 2024

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number two Prabowo Subianto believed that in less than five years Indonesia will be able to become an exporter and gain food independence.

Responding to Prabowo's optimism, an agricultural observer from the Center of Reform on Economics (CORE), Eliza Mardian, believed that the approach is an incorrect one.

Tempo - March 7, 2024

Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – Dida Gardera, deputy for food and agribusiness coordination at the Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs, said that the funding for Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka's free lunch program was in the study stage. Funding sources for free lunches come from a variety of options, including the redirection of energy subsidies.

Jakarta Globe - March 7, 2024

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The US Trade and Development Agency, also known as USTDA, announced Thursday a grant worth over $2 million to help Indonesia make its future capital Nusantara a smart city.

Jakarta Post - March 7, 2024

Jakarta – Defense Minister, and the country's presumptive next president, Prabowo Subianto, on Tuesday described the country's democracy as tiring, very costly and "very messy", but said his people should be proud of a recent election that unofficial vote counts show he won.

The Diplomat - March 7, 2024

David Hutt – For months leading up to Indonesia's presidential elections in February, and in the weeks since, a good number of talking heads have been trying to parse whether President-elect Prabowo Subianto's victory would signal a decline in Indonesia's democracy or a victory for pluralism – or whether things would remain pretty much the same as before.

Jakarta Globe - March 7, 2024

Vadhel Andika Raksayudha, Cianjur – Four villagers died due to suspected underground gas poisoning in Cianjur regency, West Java, on Wednesday.

The tragedy began when Hada, 38, a resident of Gasol village in the Cugenang District, attempted to repair an underground water pump at his home.

Jakarta Globe - March 7, 2024

Arnoldus Kristianus, Mumbai – Bank Indonesia (BI) continues to reduce its dependence on the US dollar (de-dollarization) by forging a partnership with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Both central banks have agreed to promote the use of local currencies in transactions.

Tempo - March 7, 2024

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has determined the suspects of corruption in the procurement of equipment for the official residences of the House of Representatives' (DPR) General Secretariat member. The KPK has not yet released their names to the public."I don't know who the suspects are, but we have banned them (from going abroad).

Detik.com - March 7, 2024

Tina Susilawati, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has released its annual report in which it noted that there were 401,975 cases of violence against women throughout 2023.

Jakarta Globe - March 7, 2024

Zikrullah Shubhy, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) searched the residence of Hanan Supangkat, a businessman and key witness in the case involving former Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo (SYL). The search took place at Intercon housing complex in Kembangan, West Jakarta on Wednesday night.

Tempo - March 7, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) proposed a number of Indonesian economic and social development figures to receive the Nobel Prize for their contribution to the development of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector when opening the BRI Microfinance Outlook 2024 agenda in Jakarta, Thursday, Antara news agency reported.

March 6, 2024

Tempo - March 6, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan revealed that some ministries and governmental agencies were found swapping up the packages of imported products to appear as domestic products.

"This was audited by BPKP (Finance and Development Supervisory Agency)," Luhut said virtually in Sanur, Bali, on Tuesday.

Jakarta Post - March 6, 2024

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The longstanding trend of granting key roles in state corporations to supporters of presidential and vice-presidential hopefuls has resurfaced.

Mongabay - March 6, 2024

Suryadi, Pekanbaru, Indonesia – Emergency workers and community firefighters battled isolated fires in Sumatra's Riau province in late February as the onset of the region's first dry season of 2024 sparked wildfires in some peatland areas.

Tempo - March 6, 2024

Riri Rahayu and Yohanes Maharso (Antara), Jakarta – Senior economist from Universitas Indonesia Faisal Basri said investors are hesitant to invest in the Nusantara Capital City or IKN if the residents are limited to two million.

Tempo - March 6, 2024

Jakarta – The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) program in Indonesia seems to be sweet on the lips but sticks in the throat.

Jakarta Globe - March 6, 2024

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo recently told Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that it would be best for Indonesia to collaborate with Australia on nickel rather than having the two countries compete with one another.

Tabloid Jubi - March 6, 2024

Jayapura, Jubi – Numbuk Telenggen, the commander of the Third Defense Command of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) in Ilaga stated that they will not remain silent following the security forces' action of apprehending Komputer Tabuni, also known as Alenus Tabuni.

Tempo - March 6, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto said that Indonesia, as a member of the G20, a gathering of many of the world's largest economies, must not let its people live miserably.

"In the northern coast of Java, the northern coast of Jakarta, there are people who live knee-deep in water," he said, Tuesday. "I'm committed to tackling this issue."

UCA News - March 6, 2024

A Catholic major seminarian in Indonesia, who has been evading police following allegations of sexually abusing a minor seminarian, has been arrested.

Police in Catholic-majority Flores Island have placed seminarian Engelbertus Lowa Sada under a 20-day probe, police spokesman, Sukandar, told UCA News on March 5

Mongabay - March 6, 2024

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Indonesia is developing a satellite constellation to beef up monitoring of its marine and fisheries resources with the maiden launch of a nanosatellite scheduled this July.

Jakarta Post Editorial - March 6, 2024

Jakarta – The sudden increase in votes gained by the tiny Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) during the ongoing real count of the 2024 general election results has sparked protests and suspicion from the public.

Jakarta Globe - March 6, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas said Wednesday he is anticipating varying dates for the start of Ramadan between the official government stipulation and declarations by different Muslim organizations.

Tabloid Jubi - March 6, 2024

Timika, Jubi – Agustinus Hanggaibak, chairman of the Central Papua's People Assembly (Central Papua MRP), announced that his party has formed a special committee to analyze the environmental impact assessment (AMDAL) of PT Freeport Indonesia, with Yehuda Gobay appointed as the chairman of said committee.

Tempo - March 6, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) recorded that 166 Indonesian citizens (WNI) are currently facing the threat of death penalty abroad.

Tempo - March 6, 2024

Yohanes Maharso Joharsoyo, Jakarta – The Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) headquarters plans to add 22 more military commands across the country. The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) believed this notion based on no urgency and will strengthen the militarization in Indonesia, as well as a burden to the state budget.

Jakarta Post - March 6, 2024

Jakarta – Gender roles in Indonesia are unique. While women are expected to take on domestic responsibilities, they can also work and study as they please.

Unsurprisingly, statistics show the female labor participation rate in Indonesia as among one of the highest in the world.

Jakarta Globe - March 6, 2024

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – In its pursuit of becoming a high-income country by 2045, the government sets a target to elevate the middle-class population to 80 percent, up from the current 20 percent.

Jakarta Globe - March 6, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – The Foreign Affairs Ministry has noted a substantial rise in the number of Indonesian citizens participating in Cambodia's online gambling sector.

March 5, 2024

Tempo - March 5, 2024

Yohanes Maharso, Nabiila Azzahra A. and Bagus Pribadi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Board (BP2MI) responded to the TikTok video of a migrant worker from NTT claiming she was tortured by her employer in Saudi Arabia. The protection board promised to eradicate the mafias involved in human trafficking.

Jakarta Post Editorial - March 5, 2024

Jakarta – The recent acquisition of nickel miner PT Vale Indonesia by state-owned mining holding company MIND ID has strengthened the Indonesian government's foothold in the country's nickel industry.

Kompas.com - March 5, 2024

Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto says that democracy in Indonesia is still messy and very costly.

Prabowo, who is expected to be the winner of the 2024 presidential election, said that he is still not satisfied with the implantation of democracy in the homeland. Thus he sees that there is a need for improvement to democracy in the future.

Jakarta Post - March 5, 2024

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is updating the list of Indonesian voters in Kuala Lumpur after alleged electoral fraud spoiled the voting in the Malaysian city and led to a revote.

Jakarta Post - March 5, 2024

Jakarta (Agencies) – Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday promised a "very smooth" transfer of power later this year and pledged to continue the policies of incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and do what was necessary to make improvements in the country.

CNN Indonesia - March 5, 2024

Yogyakarta – Dozens of supporters of presidential candidate tickets number 1, Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar, and ticket number 3, Ganjar Pranowo and Mahfud MD, descended on the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta on Tuesday March 5.

CNN Indonesia - March 5, 2024

Jakarta – Two protesting groups consisting of a camp supporting the impeachment of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and a camp opposing his impeachment held demonstrations in front of the parliamentary complex in Jakarta on Tuesday March 5.

Jakarta Globe - March 5, 2024

Panji Satrio, Medan – A trader has illegally bought 2,000 tons of rice from a State Logistics Agency (Bulog) warehouse in Medan for retail sales using falsified documents, police said on Monday.

The news came amid a shortage of the staple food that caused rice prices to increase significantly across the nation.

Tempo - March 5, 2024

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle or PDIP still leads the race in the temporary real count by the General Elections Commission or KPU. What about the other parties?

As of today, March 5, 2024, at around 09:00 a.m., KPU has recorded over 65.89 percent of the total votes from 542,423 polling stations.

Jakarta Globe - March 5, 2024

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto wants to raise the tax ratio to 16 percent, up from the current 10 percent, which he deems low compared to other countries.

Lusa - March 5, 2024

Around 360,000 people in Timor-Leste, a country with a population of 1.3 million, face critical levels of food insecurity, according to a report assessing the food situation in the country, released by the World Food Programme (WFP).

Tempo - March 5, 2024

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Chairman of the NasDem Party's central executive board, Taufik Basari, affirmed that his side is currently in the process of gathering signatures from all members of the party faction in the House of Representatives (DPR) to exercise their right to inquiry into alleged fraud during the 2024 elections.

South China Morning Post - March 5, 2024

Amy Sood – While Indonesia's official election results are expected to confirm Prabowo Subianto as president-elect later this month, the parties supporting his rival candidates have called for a legislative investigation into alleged election irregularities.

Jakarta Post - March 5, 2024

Jakarta – A senior aide to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has issued a statement rejecting speculation that Indonesia plans to open bilateral relations with Israel.

Coordinator of President Jokowi's special aides Ari Dwipayana said in a statement issued late last week that no deal had been struck between Indonesia and Israel on the establishment of diplomatic relations.

Jakarta Post - March 5, 2024

Jakarta – Speaking at the Mandiri Investment Forum, Prabowo said he was not satisfied with Indonesia's democracy and there was room for improvement. He did not elaborate on the problems.

Tempo - March 5, 2024

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The House of Representatives or DPR held its first plenary meeting after the 2024 general elections on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. It was reported that only 164 members attended the meeting inauguration directly at the Nusantara II Building. The meeting started at 10:00 a.m. local time.