The speculation continues regarding who will become the new Minister of Communication and Informatics (ICT) to replace Johnny G Plate, who has been named as graft suspect and detained by the Attorney General Office (AGO). Media mogul Surya Paloh, the chairman of Nasdem Party, stated that he won’t submit any name for Johnny’s replacement to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.

Surya Paloh, chairman of NasDem Party, responded the arrest of secretary general Johnny G Plate, who is minister of communications and informatics, in corruption case with some unnecessary statements, which could only worsen the party’s reputation ahead of next year’s election. 

Some surveys might have pointed to Prabowo Subianto as the man to beat in next year’s election. But, a vast majority of reputable polls suggested Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo is the one. A new survey from Charta Politika found that Ganjar, a presidential candidate from the ruling party PDIP, led with a significant margin above Prabowo Subianto and Anies Baswedan. Charta also found Sandiaga Uno, who has just resigned from Prabowo’s Gerindra Party, as the most potential running mate candidate.

The latest name being mentioned as a potential running mate for Ganjar Pranowo is Prof. Dr. KH. Nasaruddin Umar, the grand imam of the Jakarta’s Istiqlal Mosque. Media outlets reported that it was the Chairperson of the ruling party PDIP Megawati Soekarnoputri who was considering Nasaruddin Umar to become Ganjar’s running mate in the 2024 presidential race.

For Indonesia, getting gold medal for football in SEA Games is like winning FIFA World Cup. After 32 years of participation in the largest sporting event in Southeast Asia, Indonesia took the gold medal on Tuesday (May 16) after defeating Thailand. Everybody in the celebratory mood, including President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, who was in Medan (North Sumatra) having ‘durian party’ after watching the game at his son-in-law’s official residence as Medan Mayor.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo made a statement regarding his relationship with media mogul Surya Paloh and the future of ministers from Paloh’s Nasdem Party in the cabinet. Although it’s only a brief one, the President’s statement is still truly worth highlighting. The same day, Attorney General’s Office (AGO) said they haven’t found hard evidence to name Nasdem secretary general Johnny G Plate, who is minister of communications and informatics, as suspect in corruption case at BAKTI Kominfo.

Former Vice President Jusuf Kalla has once again thrown criticism toward President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Kalla, who is also former chairman of Golkar Party, claimed that he never intervened with political parties in regards to the presidential election. Is it really true? Why he did so?

Prabowo Subianto, the chairman of Gerindra Party, was reportedly expected to meet with former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), the supreme leader of Democratic Party, over the weekend, but the meeting didn’t happen. However, one can expect that the meeting will happen soon since both parties are working to find the right moment.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has on Sunday (May 14) attended the final event of the the so-called Musyawarah Rakyat (Musra), a convention held by his volunteer groups. In said event, the President received the final results of the convention, i.e., the list of the most potential presidential and vice presidential candidates for 2024 race. Apart from that, what’s interesting to highlight from the event is the President’s speech.