A worker carries a ballot box for distribution to polling stations on Feb. 13, 2024, at a distribution center in Jakarta ahead of the 2024 general election on Feb. 14.`

KPU Jakarta under fire in alleged identity misuse

The General Elections Commission (KPU) Jakarta office is under fire following reports that the identities of the city’s voters were used without their consent to support the only independent candidate pair eligible to run in the November gubernatorial race.

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House Speaker Puan takes jab at Jokowi as she laments declining democracy

At the annual People’s Consultative Assembly plenary session on Friday, House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani lamented the declining state of democracy in Indonesia in what appeared to be a jab at outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.

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Prabowo pledges to host future Independence Day celebrations in Nusantara

President-elect Prabowo Subianto has promised to continue the legacy of his predecessor President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo by hosting the Independence Day celebration next year in Nusantara.

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President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo (left) shakes hands with House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani (second right) on Aug. 16, 2024, while talking with People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Bambang Soesatyo (second left) and Regional Representative Council (DPD) Speaker La Nyalla Mattalitti (right) after delivering his State of the Nation address during the annual MPR plenary session at the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta.

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Palace denies Jokowi used law enforcers to intimidate opposition

Coordinator of President Jokowi's special aides Ari Dwipayana said in a press statement published on Saturday that the claim made by Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary general Hasto Kristiyanto alleging that the President marshaled law enforcers to do his bidding was false and unsubstantiated.

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Woman killed in python attack in South Sulawesi

Maga, a 74-year-old woman, raised concerns when she did not return home on Wednesday, prompting a search by relatives.

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Students of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Surabaya junior high school raise the Red and White national flag on Aug. 17, 2024, during an Independence Day ceremony aboard a ferry anchored in the Madura Strait, off the coast of East Java.

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Indonesians celebrate independence in diversity

While many millions of eyes were turned to the official commemoration in Nusantara, some communities marked Indonesia's 79th Independence Day with ceremonies highlighting their diverse locales and heritage.

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A student scans his retina on Aug. 8, 2024 in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, to submit his biodata for an electronic identity card.

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Jakarta Bawaslu urges voters to report identity fraud in Dharma-Kun bid

The local election agency has set up seven posts across Jakarta to manage complaints from residents on the unauthorized use of their identity by independent pair Dharma Pongrekun and Kun Wardana in fulfilling the candidacy requirements.

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Emcees stand with Si Mayor, the mascot for the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election, on the stage during the election's launch at the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta on May 25, 2024.

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Voter IDs misused for Jakarta governor election

Many Jakarta residents have been shocked to find their names were used without their consent to support candidate pair Dharma Pongrekun and Kun Wardana, who are running as independents in the upcoming gubernatorial race.

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Jakarta Bawaslu urges voters to report identity fraud in Dharma-Kun bid

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Voter IDs misused for Jakarta governor election

Indonesian Military (TNI) stand at the ready during the 79th Independence Day ceremony at the ceremonial field in Nusantara, East Kalimantan, on Aug. 17, 2024, the first time the future capital city has held the national Independence Day commemoration event.

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Nusantara hosts first-ever Independence Day celebration

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Indonesia should form cyber force: MPR speaker

People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Bambang Soesatyo suggests the creation of a cyber force as the fourth branch of the Indonesian Military (TNI).

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President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo, wearing traditional Betawi attire, delivers his State of the Nation Address during the annual People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary session at the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta on Aug. 16, 2024.

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Jokowi boasts of infrastructure, economic gains in final state address

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House Speaker Puan laments declining Indonesian democracy

Puan, an Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician, warns against the declining state of Indonesian democracy due to individuals acting more like politicians, who only think about the election, and less like statesmen who work for the nation's future.

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Jokowi apologizes, again, in final state address

In his speech, delivered in the annual People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary meeting at the Senayan legislative complex in South Jakarta, Jokowi acknowledged that he and Vice President Ma’ruf Amin accepted responsibility for any mistakes that their administration had made.

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Gerindra to announce Ridwan-Suswono ticket next week

Dasco said that Ridwan, now a senior politician with the Golkar Party, would be paired with senior Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician Suswono.

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Protesters hold a banner that reads “No fees for state and private schools“ during a protest demanding free education at a car-free day event in Jakarta on July 7, 2024.

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Jakarta to arrange free schooling for poor students at 1,000 private schools next year

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Jakarta to boost contract quota for non-permanent teachers to 2,650

The Jakarta Education Agency (Disdik) is working to provide 2,650 non-permanent teachers with the opportunity to obtain Individual Work Contract (KKI) status.

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Angkot (public minivan) drivers demonstrate in front of City Hall in Central Jakarta on July 30, 2024. The drivers called on the city administration to change their wage scheme to allow them to earn at least the statutory minimum wage.

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Minivan drivers face uphill financial struggle

Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) chair Kaesang Pangarep (center), accompanied by Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) chair Ahmad Syaikhu (fourth right), greets reporters on July 8, 2024, during his visit to the conservative Islamic party's office in Jakarta. Kaesang met with the PKS chair to talk about the country's latest political issues, including the possibility of building a coalition for the 2024 simultaneous regional elections.

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"I can take on Anies, Ridwan Kamil in Jakarta:" Kaesang

Kaesang also said that he would be ready to join the race in Jakarta if the people in the capital wanted him to run.

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Officials from Singapore's National Population and Talent Division went on a study trip to South Korea and Denmark last month to look at what marriage and parenthood policies worked and what did not.

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Young Jakarta couples think twice about having kid(s) amid urban pressure

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Police name Depok preschool owner suspect in viral child abuse case

Police have named the owner of a preschool in Depok as a suspect of child abuse after video clips of CCTV footage of the incidents under investigation went viral on social media.

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Indonesians celebrate independence in diversity

A partially constructed segment of toll road in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, intended to serve the planned future capital of Nusantara in the nearby North Penajam Paser regency, is pictured on July 12, 2024.

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New city, old problems: People struggle as Nusantara rises

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All eyes on Nusantara as future capital nears curtain up

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‘Bullied’ medical resident at Diponegoro University commits suicide

The Semarang police are still investigating the case, but it is likely that the 30-year-old woman, identified by the initials ARL, was a victim of bullying, as described in a diary found at the scene.

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Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri delivers a speech on May 24, 2024, at the party's national meeting.

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PDI-P nominates former Aceh guerilla commander in regional election

Former GAM commander Muzakir Manaf, who used guerrilla warfare against the Indonesian Military in the late 1990s, was picked by the PDI-P as the party's gubernatorial candidate on a ticket that party chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri deemed a "unity" choice.

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Food for food: A farmer applies dry fertilizer to a paddy field in Sawit, Boyolali, Central Java, on March 1, 2024. The government has allocated a total of 9.55 tonnes of subsidized fertilizer for distribution nationwide throughout 2024.

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Govt pushes for clean tech in fertilizer production

Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Hadi Tjahjanto introduces the new presidential palace, the Garuda Palace, on Aug. 7, 2024, during a press event in Nusantara, East Kalimantan. The newly built city will host this year’s 79th Independence Day celebrations, which are slated to include its inauguration as the nation’s capital.

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Government ramps up preparation for first Independence Day in Nusantara

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Residents clear rubble from their home in Ciamis regency, West Java, on April 28, 2024 after a magnitude-6.2 earthquake the previous night.

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Megathrust caution renews call for robust risk mitigation

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Health Ministry admits bullying rampant at med schools following suicide case

The recent suicide of a Diponegoro University medical resident in Semarang, Central Java, allegedly as the result of bullying, is only the tip of the iceberg, the Health Ministry has confirmed, while promising to take stern measures against the deep-seated problem found at medical education institutions across the country.

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