Sui-Lee Wee, Jakarta, Indonesia – He hoped to succeed Indonesia's longtime dictator. He ordered the kidnappings of pro-democracy activists.
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January 21, 2024
Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Indonesian business community is adopting a cautious stance, postponing crucial decisions and expansions in anticipation of the February 14 preside
Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate, Mohammad Mahfud, recognizes that Indonesia is currently facing a dilemma of having abundant natural resources, yet issues r
Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto recently pledged to help fishermen and farmers live a more prosperous life.
January 20, 2024
Jakarta – Amid the rising distrust in the neutrality of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's government, the general election will enter its crucial phase of public rallies, when candidates
Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies – On huge digital screens, an image of Indonesian presidential candidate Anies Baswedan greeted motorists as they passed through central Jakarta this we
Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Prabowo recently thanked the thousands of members of the ride-hailing driver community Ojolet for their support.
Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto recently told the Communion of Churches – or PGI – that he was born in a culturally diverse family.
January 19, 2024
Chandra Asmara and Faris Mokhtar – Two of Indonesia's presidential contenders are in intensive talks to form an alliance to beat frontrunner Prabowo Subianto, showing how policy differe
Jakarta – Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan promised that he would reinstate civil servants who were demoted and fired for choosing to remain neutral if he became president.
Adi Warsono, Jakarta – The General Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) Bekasi explained the reason behind the takedown of Anies Baswedan's Videotron in Jl. KH Noer Alie.
Jessie Chiang – Last October, the reputation of Indonesia's widely respected president took a fateful hit.
Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The expert council of the national winning team of Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud Md, Bonnie Setiawan, claimed that the agrarian reform program brought up by the running p
Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has a commanding lead but is stagnating in popularity just a few weeks out from next month's election, an opinion poll showed on Thursd
Yogi Eka Sahputra, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number 1 Anies Baswedan commented on Rempang Eco-City conflict during his limited campaign in Batam today, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.
January 18, 2024
Jakarta – Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan has promised to prioritize education in Southwest Papua by rolling out a scholarship program for children.
Faris Mokhtar and Cynthia Li – Economists gave top marks to a dark horse candidate in Indonesia's presidential race, favoring former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan to oversee Southeast
On February 14, 2024, Indonesia will hold legislative and presidential elections.
Jakarta – As Indonesia enters the final stretch of the presidential election campaign season and as voters count down the days to the Feb.
Jakarta – Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has a commanding lead but is stagnating in popularity just a few weeks out from an election in February, an opinion poll sho
Muhammad Fakhruddin, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is leading in the pivotal battleground provinces of West and East Java which collectively have more than 67 millio
Jakarta – Indonesia's presidential candidates have pledged to strengthen the government's anti-corruption agency, laying out their plans ahead of the country's Feb 14 election, to count
Jakarta – A member of the Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD campaign team, Todung Mulya Lubis, said the 2024 presidential election was the least democratic election since the start of the Reform
Jakarta – Political party leaders in Surakarta, Central Java, have demanded Surkarta mayor and vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka to resign from his post because of his
Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto said that farmers were the nation's heroes as they played a major role in providing food for the people.
January 17, 2024
Sibolga, North Sumatra – Anies Baswedan, who is campaigning on an opposition platform, has welcomed a statement from rival contender Ganjar Pranowo that calls for change at next month's
Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – As the simultaneous presidential and legislative elections on Feb.
Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir has requested presidential candidate and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto to maintain religious tolerance in Indonesia.
Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number 1 Anies Baswedan promises to transform Sorong in Southwest Papua into an agro-maritime city.
Pat Walsh – 2024 is looming like a democratic nightmare for two of Australia's most important allies. The US may elect Donald Trump.
Lee Sue-Ann, Maria Monica Wihardja – A recent survey shows that younger Indonesian voters, like their older fellow citizens, still hold traditional media and in-person conversations in
Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Muhaimin Iskandar has pledged to distribute state-owned land to farmers to improve their welfare and productivity if he and his running partner Ani
Jakarta – The Office of the Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister reported that the personal Instagram account belonging to coordinating security affairs minister
Manokwari, Jubi – The West Papua Police Chief Insp. Gen.
Zulkarnaini, Jakarta – A grouping of national figures have expressed concerns about the ongoing election process and say they have observed attempts to use excessive power to achieve fu
January 16, 2024
Medan – Defense Minister and 2024 presidential election frontrunner Prabowo Subianto promoted Medan mayor Bobby Nasution, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son-in-law, for the North Suma
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Istiqomatul Hayati, Jakarta – Viral videotrons in support of Anies Baswedan by Anies Bubble and Olppaemi Project were taken down by the regional governments on Monday, January 15.
January 15, 2024
Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Anyone looking for a clue about the direction of Indonesia's defense and foreign policy in the next administration would have been utterly disappointed wh
Yustinus Paat & Maria Fatima Bona, Jakarta – Senior politician Maruarar Sirait officially parted ways with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) on Monday, declaring h
Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number 3 Ganjar Pranowo stressed that the cement plant project in Rembang and the mining project in Wadas Village were not part of his pr
Jakarta – Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan says he is optimistic about winning the upcoming election, saying that people are becoming more aware of the need for change.
Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has pointed to the significance of the food estate program in improving food security, saying it serves as a strategic solution to addr
January 13, 2024
Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo said he had prepared three strategies to ensure that Indonesian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can participate in the global economy
Jakarta – The matriarch of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) launched another attack on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo this week, as the row between the two kin
Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number 2 Prabowo Subianto stressed that he in no way holds anti-Western sentiment.
Jakarta – Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan has pledged to promote equal opportunities for business owners and to create more jobs.
Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has pledged that he will protect tin, white pepper and other mineral resources in Bangka Belitung, and develop the related industries t
January 12, 2024
Jakarta – After popular Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) politician Khofifah Indar Parawansa joined the campaign team of Gerindra Party presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, rival camps have exp
Jakarta – The latest presidential debate on Jan. 7 saw probably the most ill-tempered argument between candidates for the highest office so far.