Losing Indonesian presidential candidate Anies Baswedan has filed a legal case at the constitutional court to challenge the outcome of last month's election, won overwhelmingly by defence minister Prabowo Subianto.

Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Elected vice president Gibran Rakabuming Raka claimed Thursday that he had received congratulatory messages from many executives of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) which he left when he became a running mate for a rival presidential candidate.

Andriadi Perdana Putra, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo officially opened the Kapuas I Bridge in Pontianak City, West Kalimantan, on Thursday.

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – Chairman of the National Democratic Party (Nasdem), Surya Paloh, has yet to decide whether his party will align with the new government led by Prabowo Subianto or opt for the opposition.

Ayos Carlos and Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Lion Air's founder, Rusdi Kirana, responded to the Business Competition Supervisory Commission's (KPPU) warning about the surge in airline ticket prices before the Eid al-Fitr homecoming.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says he is the first world leader to congratulate president-elect Prabowo Subianto after the official results by the election commission KPU are out.

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – The conspicuous absence of Gibran Rakabuming Raka during Prabowo Subianto's victory speech, following the announcement of the presidential election results by the KPU on the evening of March 20th, gave rise to speculation concerning the relationship between President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Gerindra Party's patron chief.

Jakarta – Nowadays no nation is free from the threat of climate change. Unpredictable weather, typhoons, floods and inundations happen sporadically around the world. Therefore, disaster preparation and mitigation should be the top policy priority for all nations, including Indonesia.

Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies – Indonesia's election commission has confirmed Prabowo Subianto as the nation's next president, formalising the resounding victory heralded last month in unofficial counts, and stirring in earnest the protests of his defeated rivals who claim widespread fraud.

Hamish McDonald – For decades the outside world tried to understand Soeharto, the little-known Indonesian army general who emerged from Jakarta's shadowy putsch attempt of 30 September 1965, seized power from the ailing independence leader Sukarno and obliterated the army's communist opponents by orchestrating mass slaughter.

Maria Gabrielle & Mohammad Said, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is set to wrap up the vote tallying process and unveil the nationwide results of the 2024 elections on Wednesday.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A Japanese diplomat recently commented on the soaring inflow of Indonesian workers to his country, saying that employers usually find Indonesians hard-working.

Nikkei Asia recently reported that the number of Indonesian workers in Japan had jumped by 192.2 percent in five years to 121,507 people compared to 2018 figures.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) has opted to keep its benchmark interest rate, known as the BI Rate, unchanged at 6 percent, in line with analysts' projections.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) is worried that the proposed increase in the value-added tax (VAT) rate to 12 percent in 2025 from the current 11 percent could hamper economic growth, affecting both consumer consumption and investment.

Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – The National Police will deploy 76,192 personnel to monitor the movement of millions of people who will be traveling for Eid al-Fitr homecoming in 2024.

Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko, Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police, said 68,969 personnel from other agencies will also join in this effort.

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Transformative technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) must be used to enhance global democracy rather than be weaponized for manipulation and disinformation, Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi has said, amid criticism of the country's scant national regulations on the issue.

Riri Rahayu (Antara), Jakarta – The government will bring in 145,000 tons of beef and extend the increase in the highest retail price (HET) for premium rice from Rp13,900 per kg to Rp14,900 per kg until April 2024, to overcome price jolts in Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr 2024.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Defense minister and presumptive president-elect Prabowo Subianto attended the Mandiri Investment Forum 2024 as keynote speaker last week, a role that would normally be performed by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

Jakarta – Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) play a bigger role in the overall economy in Indonesia than they do in any other ASEAN country, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as they account for around 60 percent of GDP and 97 percent of nationwide employment.

Yet they received only 19 percent of bank loans issued in the country last year.

Yanuar Nugroho – There is serious disquiet among Indonesia's civil society actors and academics, who support the two candidate pairs that lost last month's election. Much work lies ahead if there is to be an effective national reckoning of alleged electoral misconduct – yet it may be a case of too little, too late.

Jakarta – A private secretary to First Lady Iriana has announced his candidacy for mayor of Bogor, West Java, to fill the seat vacated by incumbent Bima Arya Sugiarto, who is not eligible to run for a third term.

Thirty-five-year-old Sendi Ferdiansyah made the announcement on Monday after meeting with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo at the Presidential Palace.

Michelle Anindya, Denpasar, Indonesia – Dharmawan Kusna Handoyo spends his workday in a 2-by-3-meter cubicle, soldering batteries. He has been building DIY battery packs since 2009, when he installed one in his own electric bike – but in the past few years, it has become his main source of income.

Jakarta – Outgoing President Joko Widodo is trying to take control of one of Indonesia's biggest political parties to retain the influence he racked up during a decade in power and protect it from his successor Prabowo Subianto, four members of the ruling coalition told Reuters.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Wednesday that he wanted to see increased collaboration between the government and the private sector in financing infrastructure projects, citing the potential for faster completion of airports and ports under such partnerships.

Antara, Jakarta – The National Civil Service Agency (BKN) revealed that 25 ministries and institutions have currently expressed readiness to move to the Nusantara Capital City (IKN).

Acting Head of BKN Haryomo Dwi Putranto stated that in principle, all civil servants (ASN) working in central agencies will be transferred to IKN.

Antara, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office has pressed charges against seven suspended members of the Overseas Election Committee (PPLN) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for allegedly falsifying data and voter lists for the 2024 elections.

The seven defendants are facing a six-month prison sentence and a fine of Rp 10 million ($635.5).

Jakarta – The Muslim-based United Development Party (PPP) failed to meet the parliamentary threshold of 4 percent, according to the national vote count on Wednesday, meaning that it won't make it to the House of Representatives for the first time in history.

Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto was declared as the elected president on Wednesday after the General Election Commission (KPU) certified the national results from the Feb. 14 election.

The defense minister, who teams up with President Joko Widodo's eldest son Gibran Rakabuming Raka as his running mate, won by 58.59 percent of the vote, meaning that a runoff is not necessary.

Byniniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto was announced the winner of the presidential election in the world's third-largest democracy Wednesday over two former governors who vow to contest the result in court over alleged irregularities.

Antara, Jakarta – State apparatus serving at central government institutions, including ministries and agencies, should not refuse to be relocated to the new capital city of Nusantara (IKN), the National Civil Service Agency (BKN) affirmed.

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The Indigenous Territory Registration Body or BRWA noted that there are around 105,000 hectares of indigenous territory in the area of Nusantara Capital City or IKN.

Advist Khoirunikmah, Jakarta – Residents of Sepaku have recently received a warning letter from the Land Bank Agency to stop cultivating the land at the designated areas of the Nusantara National Capital (IKN) in Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati revealed on Tuesday that state spending on social assistance has surged by 135.1 percent during the first two months of the year compared to the same period last year.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is now closer to booking another deal with China related to a photovoltaic (PV) glass project in North Kalimantan.

Chief Investment Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan wrote in a recent Instagram update that China will invest "between $3.5 billion and $4 billion" in the project.

Antara, Jakarta – Chief Security Minister Hadi Tjahjanto has assured the security of voter data stored in the election vote recap system (Sirekap), despite the server being located overseas.

The General Elections Commission (KPU) collaborates with Alibaba Cloud from China to store voters' data.

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has announced areas permitted for sea sand mining, inviting businesses to apply for licenses to conduct the activity in those locations.

Jakarta – Indonesian hospital ship KRI Dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat has completed its mission of sending humanitarian aid for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, arriving in Jakarta on Friday.

Jakarta – Solikah, a housewife living in the fishing village of Teluk, was in tears as she pointed to piles of trash strewn on a beach close to her home of 40 years.

Teluk, located in Banten on the western edge of Java island, has one of the country's dirtiest beaches as villagers said that heavy rain has led to stronger tides, bringing more trash to shore.

Antara, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry is urging ride-hailing and logistics courier companies to provide Eid bonuses (THR) to their workers in 2024.

This initiative follows a Circular Letter from the Minister of Manpower regarding the Implementation of Eid Bonuses for Workers in Companies.

Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto raised alarm among the public, in particular civil society, when he described democracy as "very, very" tiring, messy and costly.

Jakarta – Thousands of people have fled their homes in Demak and Kudus as floods devastated the two regencies in Central Java over the weekend, killing at least five.

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – The government's attitude toward the country's human rights issues remains avoidant and contradictory to reality, activists said on Monday, after last week's International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) session in Geneva, Switzerland, put Indonesia on the defensive.

Arif Perkasa, Jakarta – Indonesia ranks 109th out of 181 countries in DHL's latest global connectivity report. This figure is far below neighboring countries such as Singapore, which holds the top spot, and Malaysia, which ranks 26th.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Defense Minister and Gerindra Party Chairman, Prabowo Subianto, is on the verge of being announced as the victor of the 2024 Presidential Election.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia wants to keep foreign investors to be its top source of investments again this year.

In 2023, Indonesia secured Rp 1,418 trillion (approximately $90.3 billion) in combined foreign and domestic investments. About 52.4 percent – or around Rp 744 trillion – came from foreign direct investment (FDI).

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has revealed that certain countries are making attempts to thwart Indonesia's industrialization efforts.

Maria Gabrielle, Jakarta – Police admitted on Monday that they faced challenges in unraveling the circumstances surrounding the deaths of a couple and their two teenage children who jumped from the roof of a Jakarta apartment earlier this month.

A week after Indonesia's elections on 14 February 2024, former Muhammadiyah and Indonesian Co

Irsyan Hasyim (Contributor), Jakarta – Several environmental NGOs have noted that agrarian conflicts have become more frequent in the era of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (2014-2024) compared to the era of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2009-2014).

Antara, Jakarta – From 2023 to 2024, the investment in smelters in Indonesia is projected to amount to $11.6 billion (Rp 182.3 trillion) for the development of 16 smelters.