Watch Heru’s Actions (5)
Jakarta’s caretaker governor Heru Budi Hartono continued his efforts to revive the stalled infrastructure projects under five years of Anies Baswedan. He moved fast with the allocation of Rp700 billion from the city’s 2023 budget (APBD 2023) to finance land acquisitions for the river normalization program.
The 2024 Race Dynamics (7)
Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo, who is the frontrunner in various presidential polls, met with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the State Palace Jakarta on Monday (Nov 9). The meeting is worth highlighting since it shows the Governor’s special relationship...
Feud on Analog Switch-Off (ASO)
The Government move forward with the implementation of the migration of analog TV to digital TV or known as Analog Switch-Off (ASO) in stages starting Nov. 2, 2022. The implementation is in accordance with the mandate of the Law on Job Creation, but the process is not...
Military Job Rotation
The Military Commander (Panglima TNI) General Andika Perkasa instituted another major job rotation affecting 130 high-ranking military officers, including territorial commander. Will it be the last rotation before General Andika retires from the military? Spokesperson...
Reading Jokowi’s Signals
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo showed another sign of support for Prabowo Subianto to compete in the 2024 presidential race. This is the second time in a week, which revives a speculation that Prabowo might be paired with Puan Maharani, the daughter of PDIP...
No Term Extension for Andika
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo confirmed that he’s preparing the successor of the Military Commander (Panglima TNI) General Andika Perkasa, and he will soon announce it. In the meantime, General Andika recently instituted another major job rotation affecting 130 high-ranking military officers, including territorial commander.
Hary Tanoe’s Perindo
Hary Tanoesoedibjo, controlling owner of MNC Group, has recently expressed his disappointment to the government’s analog switch-off (ASO) policy. Coordinating minister for politics, law, security & human rights Mahfud MD, however, dismissed Hary’s allegation related to constitutionality of the policy.
Latest Development on the Next Military Commander
Recently, the support is flowing into the Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General Dudung Abdurachman to become the next military commander (Panglima TNI) replacing General Andika Perkasa, who has a month left on active duty. General Dudung has been mentioned as another...
Jokowi’s Latest Message
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asked political parties within his ruling coalition to not take too long in determining their presidential candidate. The President also told his volunteer groups to continue with the Musyawarah Rakyat (Musra) or the People’s Convention.
The Upcoming Extraordinary Congress of PSSI
The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) decided to accelerate its extraordinary congress (KLB) following the recommendation of the Independent Joint Fact-Finding Team (TGIPF) established by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo soon after the Malang stadium tragedy. Some names have been mentioned as potential candidates of new PSSI chairman to replace Police Mochammad Iriawan a.k.a Iwan Bule, a retired three-star police general.