Politics

We still have a hope. The Constitutional Court has on Monday (Feb 24) issued an interesting ruling. The Court ordered re-voting for Serang Regency in Banten province because it found convincing evidence about intervention from Yandri Susanto, minister of village affairs in Prabowo’s administration, for the benefit of his wife in the regional head election.

tempo.co reported this morning that PDIP matriarch Megawati Soekarnoputri has ordered regional leaders from the party to halt their participation in the retreat arranged by central government in Magelang, Central Java. 

While the leadership struggle within PDI-P largely revolves around the factions of Puan Maharani and Prananda Prabowo, one name that cannot be overlooked is Utut Adianto. As a seasoned politician and a close confidant of Puan, Utut holds a strategic position as the Deputy Speaker of the DPR RI. His loyalty to Puan and his relatively neutral stance in internal conflicts make him a viable candidate to replace Hasto Kristiyanto as Secretary General.

In the previous article, we discussed the potential removal of Bahlil Lahadalia, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) and a prominent figure within the Golkar Party. Historically, changes in Golkar’s leadership often arise from internal friction at the grassroots level, frequently driven by the so-called “Brutuses” within the party.

An investigation has been under way for several days into the alleged police intimidation used by Directorate of Cyber Research (Ditressiber) personnel against Sukatani band, which earlier took down its viral song “Bayar Bayar Bayar”. According to the Profession and Security Division of the National Police (Divpropam POLRI), six personnel are still being closely examined as of Sunday (23/02), and therefore no conclusion has been drawn regarding the allegation. On the other hand, a member of Sukatani band was reportedly dismissed from her workplace amidst all this. Is it mere coincidence?

President Prabowo Subianto has on Wednesday (19/02) appointed Brian Yuliarto as the new Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Mendikti Saintek) to replace Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro. This marks the first cabinet reshuffle in Prabowo’s administration. Satryo is the first and only minister to be removed from his post after serving for 4 months.

Single Judge Djuyamto rejected the pretrial lawsuit filed by the Secretary General (Sekjen) of PDI-P, Hasto Kristiyanto, against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). With this decision, the KPK can proceed with its investigation into the alleged bribery and...

The battle is not over yet. After four days of mass protests in many regions all across the country, which at this point have received global attention, students plan to continue with the “Indonesia Gelap” (Dark Indonesia) rally today on February 21. This time, everyone—not exclusive to students or any groups in particular—is welcome to join in their fight against injustice.

The picture of an emergency warning (Peringatan Darurat) is now trending again on social media platform X, or formerly known as Twitter. This time, however, the blue background beneath our national emblem has turned pitch black to represent the current situation of...

So, Gerindra Party has on Thursday (Feb 13) officially nominated Prabowo Subianto, the incumbent, as president candidate in 2029 election. A forum initially designed as a national leadership meeting (Rapimnas) was swiftly transformed into an extraordinary congress (KLB) to reappoint Prabowo as supreme leader of the third largest political party.