Jakarta – Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is projected to pip the 50% threshold needed to win the Feb. 14 election in a single round, the latest opinion poll showed on Friday.

Jakarta – Mr Adrian graduated from an Indonesian auto mechanic trade school in 2023, but since then has only worked a few weeks in one job: serving fruit juice at a kiosk in downtown Jakarta.

Jakarta – While many in the education sector are still grappling with how to keep generative artificial intelligence (AI) out of schools, students in Pekanbaru, Riau, are actively using it as part of a pioneering local government program.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Research and consulting firm Indikator Politik Indonesia released poll results on Friday indicating that Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka are poised to win with 51.8 percent of the vote in the upcoming February 14 presidential election.

Antara, Jakarta – As Indonesia commemorates National Press Day leading up to the 2024 election, the press takes on a crucial role by providing accurate information, debunking hoaxes, and encouraging people to vote for a smooth and peaceful electoral process.

Algi M Gifari, Bandung – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, addressed a viral video on social media featuring his rival, Anies Baswedan, listening to a complaint from a man claiming to be a fisherman in Parepare, South Sulawesi.

On 1 February 2024, the Jayapura District Court ruled on the case of West Papua National Committee (KNPB) Chairman, Mr Agus Kosay, and KNPB Numbay Secretary, Mr Beni Murib, finding them guilty of incitement and the persecution of Mr Ones Kobak on 18 August 2023.

On 1 February 2024, four students from Hitadipa were arrested in the Sugapa District on their way back home from Nabire to participate in the upcoming elections on 14 February 2024.

Colombia – Misinformation and mudslinging is rife on Indonesian social media ahead of the February 2024 presidential election. In the latest case, footage of a Catholic procession in Venezuela has surfaced in posts that falsely claim it shows supporters of presidential hopeful Anies Baswedan in Papua New Guinea.

Jakarta – There is wide opposition to the entertainment tax increase this year and the 12 percent VAT from next year. This is a threat to the viability of businesses.

Len Garae – A former Prime Minister (PM), Mr. Joe Natuman whose Government had funded the first arrival of West Papua delegates to unite under the umbrella of the Malvatumauri National Council of Chiefs, to give breath to the first ever United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) anywhere outside West Papua, has congratulated the Interim President of ULMWP, Mr.

Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Gibran recently reminded his supporters in North Sumatra to vote and not let their guard down despite leading in polls.

Hundreds of millions of Indonesians are set to cast their votes on Feb. 14. Past polls have shown that Prabowo and Gibran are in the lead as surveys showed they have booked over 50 percent of the respondents' votes.

Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Activists and comic strip artists issued a declaration to safeguard democracy during a Democracy Fest event in Tebet, South Jakarta, on Thursday afternoon, February 8.

Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Presidential and vice president candidate ticket number 2, Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka, have not responded at all to questionnaire on human rights by the international organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government has decided to halt rice aid distribution to all parts of the country starting on Thursday after rampant allegations that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration has been directing various forms of social aid (Bansos) to persuade people to vote for presidential frontrunner Prabowo Subianto.

Angguntari Ceria Sari – In a record year for elections around the world, Indonesia's Feb. 14, 2024, vote is set to be one of the largest – and it will be one of the sternest tests for democracy's progress.

Matthew Burgess, Ruth Carson and John Cheng – Indonesia successfully overcame its Fragile Five days and survived a risky money-printing exercise to become a key emerging market for investors. Now its status as a fund favorite is under threat from an upcoming presidential election.

As a former governor from outside Indonesia's political and military elite, Ganjar Pranowo is banking on his populist appeal and folksy charm to stay in contention in the Feb. 14 presidential election, where he is struggling to make a mark.

Asad Asnawi, Lamongan, Indonesia – Wawan has traded in stingrays for years out of the port in Lamongan, a district in Indonesia's East Java province. At dawn, fishers are often seen returning from the Java Sea to unload their cargo in port, where a shipyard backs onto a road hugging the north coast of the world's most-populous island.

Jakarta – A long-time ally of Indonesian President Joko Widodo has launched a staunch defence of the popular leader amid a storm of criticism, rejecting allegations of his political interference to try to sway the outcome of the Feb 14 presidential election.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – On weekdays, production assistant Dandy Febriansyah pulls long hours at a start-up in Jakarta. And on weekends, he takes up gigs as a freelance photographer.

All this in a bid to make ends meet and support his ageing mother and brother, who was recently laid off.

Makassar, South Sulawesi – Deputy Chief of the National Police (Polri), Commissioner General Agus Andrianto, stated that journalistic products from lawful press companies cannot be criminalized using Law No. 11 of 2018 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE).

Ex-Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan is the dark horse in Indonesia's Feb. 14 presidential election.

Charlie English – Indonesia: the world's largest island nation, 17,000 pieces of land projecting from the waves where Indian and Pacific oceans meet, ranging in scale from the giants of Sumatra, Java and Borneo, to the tiny volcanic outcrops of the Banda Sea.

Anwar Siswadi, Jakarta – For the past six months, around 82 percent of Indonesian internet users have been exposed to online gambling content, a Populix survey found. Out of those, 63 percent see online ads in similar veins every time they surf the internet.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Former Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita recently expressed concerns that the implementation of new entertainment taxes, reaching up to 75 percent, could discourage the industry and potentially lead many businesses to collapse, particularly those not fully recovered from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jakarta – Former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, or Ahok, on Thursday clarified his recent remarks insinuating that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, cannot fulfill their duties.

Ahok's remarks had circulated widely and garnered criticism from supporters of the president.

Andriadi Perdana Putra, Sarawak – Around 61,000 voters, consisting mostly of Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) in various overseas polling stations (TPSLN), took part in Indonesia's 2024 elections in Sarawak, Malaysia.

Elan Suherlan & Heru Yustanto, Bogor/Bandung – Long traffic jams have been reported in various tourist destinations in West Java, such as Puncak in Bogor and Bandung. The congestion is a result of the extended holiday for Isra Mi'raj on Thursday, followed by Chinese New Year (Imlek) on Friday, and the weekend break.

Ahmad Syamsudin and Dandy Koswaraputra, Benar News – With only a week left until voters in Indonesia head to the polls to elect his successor, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is facing a political storm over allegations of meddling with the vote in this young democracy.

Victoria Milko, Jakarta, Indonesia – A presidential election in Indonesia, the world's third-largest democracy, is highlighting choices to be made as the country seeks to profit from its rich reserves of nickel and other resources that are vital to the global transition away from fossil fuels.

Dandy Koswaraputra, Walesi, Indonesia – Inside a thatched wooden house on a hillside overlooking a valley of fields and forest, Sadiq Asso gathered his clan members to discuss a matter of national importance: Indonesia's upcoming general election.

Jakarta and Madura – At first blush, it did not seem too alarming. At Asia's leading security conference last year, held in a glitzy ballroom at the Shangri-La hotel in Singapore, Indonesia's defence minister, Prabowo Subianto, proposed a peace plan for Ukraine.

Amelia Rahima Sari, Antara, Jakarta – The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) responded to the Indonesian government's plan to lower the new renewable energy (NRE) mix target to 17-19 percent by 2025.

Yohanes Maharso and Amelia Rahima, Jakarta – President Director of PT Unilever Indonesia (Unilever) Benjie Yap revealed the impact of the boycott aimed at products or companies affiliated with Israel. Benji said that the impact of the Unilever boycott was most felt in two cities: Padang and Aceh.

Ichsan Ali & Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government aims to wrap up 41 National Strategic Projects (PSN) by the year 2024, while concurrently removing 12 projects from the PSN list.

David Hutt – The bloody and rapacious occupation of East Timor by Indonesia from 1975 to 1999, when nearly a quarter of the population died of famine and violence, is not the responsibility of the current Indonesian government.

Jakarta – The All-Indonesian Student Executive Council Alliance (BEM SI) took over the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta on Thursday February 8 and put up a banner criticising President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

Antara, Jakarta – The Ambassador of New Zealand to Indonesia Kevin Jeffery Burnet met Papua Police Chief Inspector General Mathius Fakhiri to discuss the release of the Susi Air pilot who was being held hostage by the West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization (TPNPB-OPM), Philip Mark Mehrtens.

Sebastian Strangio – Separatist rebels in Papua say that they are ready to release a New Zealand pilot, a year to the day after taking him hostage in a remote part of the restive region of eastern Indonesia.

Solo – Hundreds of students demonstrated in front of the Town Hall in Solo, Central Java, on Thursday February 8, in a counter rally against a "Kiss Gibran's Hand Action" that was held by a group of people two days earlier.

Makassar – Students from the Alauddin State Islamic University (UIN) Da'wah and Communication Faculty in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar protested against the retreat of democracy and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's cawe-cawe (interference) in the 2024 elections.

On 7 February 2024, the police intervened to disrupt a thanksgiving service and inauguration of the working structure of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) in Jayapura City, Papua Province.

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). The Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno, said the imposition of the levy on foreign tourists is intended to preserve the culture and environment in Bali.

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

Ashlynn Hannah, Jakarta – Within the Southeast Asia Region, Indonesia has the highest birth rates among adolescent females from the ages of 15 to 19 according to a research report on adolescent pregnancy in West Java and Central Sulawesi published in the United States National Library of Medicine on Oct. 27, 2023.

Resty Woro Yuniar – Gibran Rakabuming Raka, running mate to presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and President Joko Widodo's son, has been tied to another ethics scandal regarding his registration with Indonesia's election governing body, leading to questions about how it could impact his ticket at the February 14 polls.

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

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto claims to have the support of three Indonesian presidents in his current bid for the nation's highest office, including one who has been deceased for some 15 years.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government is considering extending the maximum home mortgage tenor to 35 years to provide more affordable monthly payments for lower-income households, but experts say the policy is unlikely to be much help in solving the country's housing issues.