Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Composite marked a new record high on Friday when it closed at 7,190.9, up 14.9 points, or 0.21 percent, surpassing its previous record of 7,176 on Thursday.
The bourse booked total transaction value of Rp 20.5 trillion (US$1.31 billion) with 240 stocks up, 278 entering correction and 241 stagnant.
Jakarta – The 13th edition of Art Jakarta closed on a high note at Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo) in North Jakarta, a new venue that brought increased attendance to the annual contemporary art fair.
Virdika Rizky Utama – Prabowo's political trajectory is a case study of resilience and reinvention. Throughout his long career he has faced accusations of war crimes, incompetence and even treason – and yet his detractors have never managed to end his political influence.
Jakarta – Presidential election ticket number 1, Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar (AMIN) have hooked in Islamic groups and religious leaders in the 2024 presidential election contest.
Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Vice-presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka is gearing up for a trip to Kalimantan that will mark his inaugural campaign rally outside of Java.
While specific districts for the upcoming rally were not disclosed by the mayor of Solo, Gibran expressed readiness for the event.
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Sandeep Chakravorty said Friday that he hoped both economies could trade using rupiahs and rupees.
Trading in national currencies is expected to slash transaction costs as countries can bypass the use of American dollars. It will also likely bring bilateral trade to greater heights.
Purwakarta – At least 12 people died after a passenger bus collided with a roadside guardrail and overturned along the Cipali Toll Road in the West Java town of Purwakarta.
The accident also injured nine passengers, one of them was seriously injured, according to toll road operator Astra Tol Cipali.
Jakarta – Chinese automaker Wuling unveiled its latest electric vehicle (EV) model in Indonesia on Friday, called the Binguo EV, boasting an impressive preorder of 3,000 units.
University of Indonesia Student Executive Council (BEM UI) Chairperson Melki Sedek Huang says he was shocked by the statement by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in which he said that freedom of expression can be practiced without threat or limitations.
Jakarta – In a democratic election, public debates are crucial as they allow presidential candidates to expand and refine their policy ideas, which will make sure the checks-and-balances mechanism works when they get elected.
Ahmad Syamsudin – One presidential candidate dances vigorously despite his age, another flashes a three-finger Hollywood film salute to be hip with the masses, and a third hopeful posts pictures on Instagram of – what else – his cats.
Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has highlighted the move by the presidential election ticket of Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar (AMIN) to sign a 13 point integrity pact with the Ijtima Ulama (an assembly if Islamic clerics) forum.
Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – A researcher from Transparency International Indonesia or TII Alvin Nicola believed that there was no serious and detailed discussion on corruption in Indonesia from running candidates during the presidential debate last Tuesday.
The officer at Karakatu Observation Post Junomo stated that the eruption occurred at 05:37 a.m. WIB (Western Indonesia Time) with a grey ash column moving towards the north.
Burhanuddin Muhtadi, Kennedy Muslim – Polls suggest that Prabowo Subianto's decision to pick President Jokowi's son Gibran Rakabuming Raka as his vice-presidential running-mate has been a net positive, despite the controversies and criticisms surrounding the circumstances under which Gibran's eligibility to contest the polls were approved.
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Jakarta – Brig. Gen. Sentot Prasetyo was inaugurated as the new head of the National Police's counterterrorism unit, Detachment 88, on Thursday, amid ongoing efforts to combat militant networks.
Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) revealed on Thursday a significant surge in suspicious transactions leading up to the forthcoming presidential and legislative elections.
Yusnitus Paat, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) concluded its assessment of the inaugural presidential debate and announced on Thursday that the format will remain unchanged for the subsequent four debates.
Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Composite (IHSG) concluded Thursday's trading session at 7,176.02, gaining 1.42 percent or 100.67 points.
This followed the United States Federal Reserve's recent policy meeting, during which it decided to keep its benchmark interest rate at the 5.25-5.5 percent range for the third consecutive meeting.
Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Anies Baswedan said he would prioritize micro infrastructure development with the goal of providing people with basic needs.
Jakarta – A transition away from fossil fuels seems as good as a commitment as you can expect from the 198 countries taking part in the United Nations climate conference which wrapped up in Dubai on Wednesday.
Jakarta – Presidential frontrunner Prabowo Subianto has promised to grant amnesty to members of armed and separatist groups to end the conflict in Papua.
Jayapura, Jubi – Emanuel Gobay, the Director of the Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua), called for law enforcement against officers involved in police brutality against the people who rallied during the World Human Rights Day in Manokwari.
Jayapura, Jubi – Thomas Ch Syufi, the Executive Director of the Papuan Observatory for Human Rights (POHR), has condemned the dispersal of the World Human Rights Day rally in Papua on December 10 as a threat to democracy and freedom of expression.
Jayapura, Jubi – Frits Ramandey, the Head of the Papua Office of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM Papua), revealed that his office received 65 complaints concerning alleged human rights abuses in Papua from January to December 2023.
Jayapura, Jubi – Frits Ramandey, the Head of the Papua Office of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM Papua), highlighted the consistent stifling of citizens' freedoms by the state through police authorities in Papua.
Philip Jacobson, Aseanty Pahlevi, Hans Nicholas Jong, Yusie Marie and M Rahim Arza, Limbung, Indonesia – Tall brush has taken over the land that Sarijan farmed for decades here on the island of Borneo. At the height of Indonesia's 2019 wildfire crisis, the now-62-year-old set a fire to clear this tiny plot outside his home of vegetation.
Jakarta – Indonesia's trade surplus is likely to narrow in November as exports are seen posting another contraction, while imports are expected to witness a marginal growth, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.
Bernadette Christina, Jakarta – Indonesia has ordered the military to help farmers plant rice as severe drought has reduced output of the staple in Southeast Asia's most populous country, lifting prices, requiring increased imports and threatening food security.
Nabiila Azzahra A., Jakarta – Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi held one-on-one talks with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi.
Jacqui Baker – In 2023, as the second term of Joko Widodo (Jokowi) concludes and the 2024 election looms, elements of his ruling coalition have renewed strategies of accommodation, co-optation, legal challenge, repression, and coercion to restrict the prospects of open political contestation.
Sabrina Asril, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid has criticised the response by presidential candidate number 2.
Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – Indonesian candidates have clashed in the first of five televised debates, ahead of the presidential election on February 14 next year.
Jakarta – Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) chairman Kaesang Pangarep met with representatives of the Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) from South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi on Tuesday in Makassar, South Sulawesi.
Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has given its assessment of the inaugural presidential election debate that was held at the General Elections Commission (KPU) offices in Jakarta on Tuesday December 12.
Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid has refuted a statement by presidential candidate (capres) number 2, Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Chairperson and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto.
Panji Satrio, Medan – The Medicine Faculty of Prima Indonesia University in Medan has denounced the police for initiating a criminal investigation after discovering deceased bodies on campus.
The university clarified that these bodies were lawfully preserved for educational purposes, specifically for medical students' study of human anatomy.
Jakarta – Candidate Ganjar Pranowo maintained his equanimity during Tuesday's feisty first presidential debate of the 2024 contest, his campaign team spokesman and United Development Party (PPP) secretary Achmad Baidowi said.
"Ganjar's [performance] was prime, no emotion," Achmad said on Wednesday, as quoted by Antara news.
Jakarta – Bestari Barus, spokesman for the Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar campaign team, has clarified presidential candidate Anies' stance on Nusantara, the new capital city megaproject. According to Bestari, Anies is not rejecting Nusantara but instead wants to "perfect" the proposal.
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo recently bragged to other world leaders about Indonesia's achievements in significantly reducing deforestation, which is helping the country reach its carbon emissions reduction target to tackle the climate crisis.
Resty Woro Yuniar – The first of Indonesia's presidential debates on Tuesday night may have been a game-changer, with analysts and online pundits saying front runner Prabowo Subianto underperformed compared to his rivals seeking to succeed President Joko Widodo as the leader of the world's third-biggest democracy.
Some of the more than 300 Rohingya refugees who arrived on the western coasts of Indonesia last Sunday (10) were transferred to a temporary shelter during the visit of a UN representative.
Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto responded to his rival Anies Baswedan's satire on his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka during the first debate tonight, Dec. 12, at the General Elections Commission (KPU) Office in Jakarta.
Moh. Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number 3 Ganjar Pranowo asked candidate number 1 Anies Baswedan about the project to move the national capital city to IKN in East Kalimantan. According to Ganjar, IKN is an Indonesia-centric developmental project aimed at tackling pollution and traffic congestion issues.
Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – The former Governor of West Java said the Jokowi administration will build a statue of Indonesia's first president and vice president Soekarno-Hatta in IKN, East Kalimantan.
Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – The Executive Director of the Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) Mohammad Faisal estimated that the inflation rate in Indonesia in 2024 will be similar to this year at 2.5-3 percent y-o-y.
Aisyah Amira Wakang, Jakarta – Acting Governor of Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono confirmed that the smart city super app JAKI was being fixed after being hacked. "It's being repaired," he said after inspecting the cleaning of the Krukut River in Central Jakarta on Wednesday, Dec. 13.
Bagus Pribadi, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) spokesperson Ali Fikri spoke of possible legal aid for former KPK Head Agus Rahardjo. Agus was reported by a group of people over his confession on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's alleged intervention in the e-KTP corruption case involving Setyo Novanto.
Antara, Pekalongan – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo pledged to immediately increase fertilizer subsidies in response to the shortage of the commodity being complained about by farmers.
Jakarta – In Indonesia, presidential candidate debates are planned as bogus performances. There is no in-depth discussion of the issues.