Wadas Incident & 2024 Race
The Police arrested scores of local residents in Wadas village, Purworejo, Central Java for protesting the development of the Bener dam. The incident propelled President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo into the headlines. Some blamed the President and the Governor for the said incident. Will it affect Ganjar’s electability ahead of the 2024 race?
Prabowo & NU
The Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto, who is also the chairman of Gerindra Party, was reluctant to respond over the idea of him running together with Muhaimin Iskandar, the chairman of PKB, in the 2024 presidential race. But even if Prabowo isn’t interested in running with Imin, pairing up with another figure from the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) seems to remain a good idea. The NU, as we all know, is the largest Islamic organization in Indonesia with which PKB is strongly affiliated.
OJK vs BAPPEBTI?
The Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK) recently made a bold statement. It asked banks not to facilitate crypto trading. The OJK, through a multi-institutional task force called Investment Alertness Taskforce (Satgas Waspada Investasi) has pledged to ensure that bank accounts will not be used to support illegal activities.
COVID Brief: Feb. 9, 2022
The public was shocked upon learning that Indonesians and foreigners visiting Indonesia for leisure could only enter via Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai airport, Batam’s Hang Nadim, and Tanjung Pinang’s Raja Haji Fisabilillah. The Ministry of Transportation had since clarified that entry through Soekarno-Hatta would be allowed. The Ministry of Transportation is revising circular Number 11 Year 2022, in compliance with the Covid-19 Taskforce Circular Number 4 Year 2022.
Prabowo’s 2024 Bid: Implications?
The Gerindra Party is gearing up for the 2024 presidential race. The Secretary General of Gerindra Ahmad Muzani stated on Tuesday (Feb. 8) that their cadres will go all out in helping their party chairman Prabowo Subianto win the 2024 race. If Prabowo were to make a presidential bid once more, what implications will it have for the 2024 race?
Agrarian Conflict in Wadas Village
News outlets are reporting the dramatic land measurement event in the Wadas Village of Purworejo, Central Java. The land parcels measured will be the location of an andesite rock mine. The rocks will be used to supply the construction of the Bener Dam, a Strategic National Project mandated by law. News reported hundreds of policemen with riot gear securing the event and scores of villagers taken into custody for reportedly possessing arms. What on earth is happening?
Revising the Jakarta Capital City Law
The passage of the Law on the New Capital City (UU IKN) means that Jakarta no longer has its special status of being the capital city of Indonesia. The Central Government and the House of Representatives (DPR) will soon revise the Law No. 29/2007 that regulates the special status of Jakarta as the capital city. What kind of changes can we expect?
A Reminder for Jokowi
Azyumardi Azra, a professor and former rector of Jakarta’s Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic State University (UIN), firmly opposes President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s plan to move the capital city from Jakarta and to build a new capital city in East Kalimantan. Like it or not, Azyumardi’s statement is worth highlighting.
AHY: The Dark Horse?
The Chairman of Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), who is also the eldest son of the sixth President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), believes that he’s a dark horse in the 2024 presidential election. In a related development, some continue to promote the pairing of Anies Baswedan and AHY for the 2024 race.
The Latest Speculation on the New Capital City Chief
The speculation continues on who will President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo choose to become the chief of the new capital city authority. A senior political observer from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) J. Kristiadi believes that rather than picking the former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama a.k.a Ahok, the President might choose someone else for the job.