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Category: Politics
Jokowi’s Strongman Rival Eyes Third Indonesian Pre...
Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto will run for the presidency in 2024, hoping the third time’s a charm as he tops popul...
Xi eyes in-person summit with Biden in November: r...
The summit, which would come amid tense Sino-U.S. ties, could come on the fringes of meetings to be held in Southeast Asia in Nove...
Borderless Haze Threatens Southeast Asia
Governments, civil society and the international community need to work fast as the dry season approaches and smoke haze returns i...
Indonesia defense minister Prabowo nominated as pr...
Ex-special forces general throws in hat to succeed Jokowi in 2024
Regional budgets not used for distributing 10 mln ...
Deputy Home Affairs Minister John Wempi Wetipo has emphasized that regional budgets (APBD) of districts, cities, or provincial gov...
How Indonesian Islamic politics shape mandatory hi...
Islamic politics play a huge role in shaping hijab and uniform regulations in Indonesian schools, and also the social contexts tha...
When The Choice Is Between Poor-Quality Medicine A...
Poverty drives the market in inferior medicines just as it drives other examples of inequality. A socially integrated approach is ...
Post-Widodo political jockeying kicks off in Indon...
JAKARTA – One of Indonesia’s senior-most politicians, black-bearded National Democrat Party (Nasdem) chairman Surya Paloh appears ...
Indonesia defence minister Prabowo accepts party's...
At the national leadership meeting of his Gerindra party, Prabowo, one of Indonesia's most divisive politicians, said he would mak...
Indonesia, US troops hold live-fire drill as China...
Thousands of troops from Indonesia, the United States and allies held a live-fire drill Friday as part of what a top US general sa...
Energy Round Up August 12, 2022
The Indonesian government vows not to raise the prices of subsidized fuels such as Pertalite and Solar and opts to increase this y...
Political parties prepare for a three-plus-horse r...
At least a three-horse race is shaping up as the nation’s political parties sign up for the 2024 race, marking the official start ...
Food ban may widen in foot and mouth fight
Officials are reviewing whether to impose a total ban on food products brought from Indonesia by travellers due to growing concern...
Reject politicization of religions at 2024 polls: ...
The council of religions in Indonesia has agreed to reject the use of identity politics and the politicization and commodification...
Widodo urges ‘transparent’ probe as murder case ro...
General Ferdy Sambo is named as suspect in killing of his aide and attempting a cover up with a fake shoot-out involving another o...
Epic Games no longer blocked in Indonesia after re...
Epic Games was blocked briefly from the world's fourth-most populated country but on Tuesday complied with Indonesia's requirement...
Indonesia targets zero new foot-and-mouth cases by...
Jakarta, Aug 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indonesia is targeting zero new cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) by the end of this year as ...
New Indonesian Coalition Prepares to Get Big Suppo...
Three parties in the New Indonesia Coalition (KIB): Golkar Party, National Mandate Party (PAN), and the United Development Party (...
More piracy, sea robberies expected in Southeast A...
Attacks in the Singapore Strait, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, have risen significantly since 2019.
Philippine peso slips on weaker-than-expected grow...
Philippine peso down as much as 0.4% Philippine Q2 GDP grows less than expected Thai baht at highest since July 1 Equities mixed: ...
Jokowi Calls for 'Truth be Told' on Murder of Poli...
President Jokowi calls for complete transparency in investigating the death of police officer Brigadier J.
Indonesia defence minister Prabowo signals another...
No allegations have been proven and the United States dropped the ban in 2020. Edbert Gani, an analyst at Indonesia's Center for ...
Grim new warning on deadly disease
Agriculture Minister Murray Watt says the risk of a foot and mouth disease outbreak in Australia has increased over the past year.
Epic Games no longer blocked in Indonesia after re...
The Cary-based company’s games had been blocked in Indonesia after company failed to register with the
Is Epic Games in a standoff with one of world’s la...
The Cary-based company’s games are currently blocked in Indonesia. Is it a principled stance, or did they just miss a deadline?
Energy Round Up August 10, 2022
Pertamina has re-established itself as the only Indonesian state-owned company listed on the Fortune Global 500 in 2022.
Tit for Tat: The Fall-out From the US Approach to ...
Washington was right to censure Phnom Penh over its human human trafficking record. But the U.S. government risks entangling legit...
US strengthens military ties to Indonesia as tensi...
Super Garuda Shield, which kicked off Aug. 1 and ends Sunday, includes smaller contingents of troops from a dozen other nations.