Six members of the ruling coalition at the House of Representatives (DPR) are supporting President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s plan to revise the New Capital City Law (UU IKN) No. 3/2022. The six members are PDIP, Golkar, Gerindra, PKB, PAN, and PPP. Nasdem Party, a political party led by media mogul Surya Paloh, is the only member of the ruling coalition that decided to abstain.

The House of Representatives (DPR) urges President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to submit the name of the military commander (Panglima TNI) nominee within the next three days. The Presidential Staff Office (KSP), meanwhile, stated that the Presidential Letter (Surpres) regarding the military commander nominee has already been prepared and it will be sent soon at the right time. Let’s talk about the options the President has regarding the military commander.

The Chairman of PKB, Muhaimin Iskandar, was furious at the rumor saying Prabowo Subianto might be paired with Ganjar Pranowo. Imin stated that he will form another coalition if the rumor is true.

Today, on Nov. 22, the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI) will elect its new chairman in its congress (Munas) held in Surakarta, Central Java. The congress was opened by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (Nov 21). The congress is worth...

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo reminded aspiring candidates for 2024 race about the danger of identity politics. The President wants them to not politicize religion, race and societal groups (SARA) issues, so that the situation remains conducive throughout the 2024...

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has not sent a presidential letter (Surpres) regarding the name of the military commander (Panglima TNI) nominee that will replace General Andika Perkasa, who is entering his mandatory retirement age next month. Many wonder whether the President is now facing a dilemma.

As predicted, Haedar Nashir won his re-election in the chairmanship congress of the Muhammadiyah, the second largest muslim organization in Indonesia. Haedar will continue to lead the Muhammadiyah for the next five years, including in the 2024 political year.

Nasdem Party, a political party led by media mogul Surya Paloh, talked about the idea of pairing its presidential candidate, Anies Baswedan, with the Mayor of Solo Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is the eldest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Anies, as we all know, visited Solo a few days ago to meet with Gibran.

On Thursday (Nov 17), the House of Representatives (DPR) has passed the bill on the establishment of new Papua Barat Daya or Southwest Papua province into a new law. With the establishment of the new province, Papua is now divided into six provinces and Indonesia has 38 provinces in total.

Muhammadiyah, the second largest muslim organization in Indonesia, will kick off its Muktamar (chairmanship congress) tomorrow (Nov 18) in Surakarta, Central Java. The location of the Muktamar is interesting because Surakarta is the hometown of President Joko “Jokowi”...