Java's easternmost province will see a race between three female gubernatorial candidates, with experts saying that voters affiliated with the country's largest Muslim group Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) hold the key to determining the winner.
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1 hour agoNewly installed President Prabowo Subianto has been urged to strictly monitor the performance of his Red and White Cabinet, which consists of more than 100 officials, and tighten the government fiscal discipline to ensure the effectiveness of the cabinet, characterized by many as “bloated”. ...
1 day agoA number of world leaders and foreign officials have congratulated Prabowo Subianto following his inauguration as Indonesia’s eighth president on Sunday in Jakarta.
6 days agoCrowds of people gathered along the routes of outgoing president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his wife Iriana on Sunday, bidding them farewell as they departed the presidential palace compound in Jakarta for the last time and welcoming them back home in Surakarta.
6 days agoIn his inaugural speech on Sunday, President Prabowo Subianto promised to make Indonesia a self-sufficient country in food and energy, as part of his larger goal to build a more prosperous nation.
6 days agoNewly sworn in President Prabowo Subianto announced the lineup of his cabinet at the Presidential Palace on Sunday evening.
6 days agoJoko “Jokowi” Widodo wished new President Prabowo Subianto success in leading the country on Sunday as the former president returned to his hometown in Surakarta, Central Java after passing the baton to his successor.
6 days agoIn his first speech after being sworn in as President, Prabowo Subianto thanked his predecessor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the country’s other past presidents, including Megawati Soekarnoputri, for their roles in building the nation.
1 week agoIn his first political address after being sworn in as Indonesia’s eighth president on Sunday, President Prabowo Subianto called on both private citizens and political leaders to have the courage to confront all the country’s challenges, whether from within or without.
1 week agoPresident Prabowo Subianto plans to announce his cabinet lineup on Sunday evening, only hours after he is inaugurated as the new president, says a senior politician of his Gerindra Party.
1 week agoPrabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka are officially the president and vice president of Indonesia for the 2024-2029 term after being sworn in by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Sunday.
1 week agoIndonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri sent party executive and her daughter Puan Maharani as her representative at the inauguration of president-elect Prabowo Subianto on Sunday morning, as Megawati could not attend due to a cold.
1 week agoChinese Vice President Han Zheng and United States Representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield are among the dozens of foreign representatives slated to attend the inauguration of president-elect Prabowo Subianto and vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka in Jakarta on Oct. 20.
1 week agoPresident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is leaving office on Oct. 20 after a decade of presidency filled with populist tactics and policies, ranging from handing out souvenirs during 'blusukan' to massive infrastructure development.
1 week agoPrabowo met with leaders of the Onward Indonesia Coalition (KIM) at the Defense Ministry's offices on Thursday, a gathering that also served as a celebration of his birthday.
1 week agoPrabowo will be sworn in as president on Sunday with Vice President-elect, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the son of outgoing president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, also taking office.
1 week agoPresident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo toured North Sumatra on Wednesday, just days before leaving office, to inspect infrastructure projects in the province where his son-in-law Bobby Nasution is in a heated two-way race for governor.
1 week agoIn the past few days, president-elect Prabowo Subianto has been summoning more than 100 figures touted to become ministers, deputy ministers and heads of state institutions under his administration ahead of his inauguration as the country's next president on Oct. 20.
1 week agoVice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka attended closed-door sessions for future ministers at president-elect Prabowo Subianto’s residence in Hambalang, Bogor regency, West Java.
1 week agoCybersecurity watchdogs have slammed the government for moving at a snail’s pace in devising implementing regulations for the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Law, particularly since the two-year deadline has already passed and millions of items of data have been stolen and sold on the dark web in a string of hacking incidents lately.
1 week agoState-owned aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) aims to master technologies from French and South Korean aircraft makers to reach its ambition in producing an indigenous jet fighter.
1 week agoThe outgoing President is firmly set on returning to his hometown of Surakarta on Oct. 20 following the events marking the official transition of power to his successor Prabowo, and has even processed the necessary paperwork to update his domicile.
1 week agoPrabowo is to be escorted to the State Palace by droves of supporters, while his predecessor, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will be sent off to Halim Perdanakusuma airport where he will fly to Surakarta, Central Java to retire.
1 week agoIf Prabowo, who will take over the presidency on Sunday, can reach a deal with the PDI-P there would be no opposition parties in parliament, an unprecedented situation since Indonesia began holding direct presidential elections in 2004.
1 week agoAccording to the communications minister, the President is planning to fly either Garuda or Citilink to return home to Surakarta after he steps down on Sunday.
1 week agoThe presidential palace previously said that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo had signed and sent to House of Representatives a presidential letter with the names of the candidates for Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leadership as well as supervisory council members.
1 week agoPresident-elect Prabowo Subianto’s efforts to bring the country’s biggest party into his government ahead of his inauguration on Sunday appear increasingly fraught, with outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo casting a long shadow over the selection process in the last days of his presidency.
1 week agoIndonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) politicians Raja Juli Antoni, Isyana Bagus Oka and Giring Ganesha were among the figures summoned by president-elect Prabowo Subianto ahead of the unveiling of his incoming cabinet.
1 week agoThe House of Representatives confirmed retired Army general M. Herindra, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s sole nominee for National Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief, in a hearing held behind closed doors on Wednesday, only days before Jokowi leaves office.
1 week agoThe People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) will host two rehearsals this week for the inauguration of Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto as Indonesia’s eighth president, slated to be held on Oct. 20.
1 week agoThe orientation program kicked off on Wednesday after Prabowo interviewed more than 100 figures, ranging from social media influencers to incumbent cabinet ministers, as part of the vetting process in the formation of the new cabinet.
1 week agoNon-active Supreme Court justice Gazalba Saleh was sentenced to ten years in prison after the same bench acquitted him of all charges in May, which was later annulled by the Jakarta High Court.
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