The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is opening the possibility to summon the Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan for questioning in relation to the allegations of corruption in the purchase of land in Cipayung, East Jakarta. The procurement is related to a...

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said on his Facebook account on Monday (March 15) that Indonesia will hold this year’s National Games (PON) in Papua. This year, Indonesia is also scheduled to host the 2021 MotoGP World Championship in the Mandalika International...

Amien Rais, one of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s biggest critics, made some accusations against the President. Amien mentioned a scenario to amend the 1945 Constitution to pave the way for the President’s third term. The opposition party PKS and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s (SBY) Democratic Party also talked about the said scenario. Jokowi, however, had stated firmly that he did not desire a third term.

The Ministry of Law & Human Rights has just legalizes the new management structure of the United Development Party (PPP) for the period of 2020-2025 under the leadership of Suharso Monoarfa, who is now the minister of national development planning (Bappenas) under the administration of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Looking into the said new management structure, one can expect that the PPP will finally be reunited after years of internal conflict. PPP is today the smallest member of President Jokowi’s ruling coalition in the House of Representatives (DPR).

Andi Alfian Mallarangeng, the closest aide of former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), stated that the move of Moeldoko to overthrow SBY’s son Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) through the extraordinary congress (KLB) of Democratic Party is beyond Moeldoko’s political ambition. Andi, who is now the secretary of the Democratic Party’s Highest Council, speculated that Moeldoko’s maneuver is related to the amendment of the 1945 Constitution.

The District Court (PN) of East Jakarta is to kick off the trial of cases involving Rizieq Shihab, the supreme leader of the disbanded hardline muslim group FPI, next week. In the meantime, Rizieq’s political ally Amien Rais met with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the State Palace Jakarta on Tuesday (March 9).

The Democratic Party led by former Commander of the Indonesian Military (TNI), who is now the chief of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP), has submitted its management structure as per the results of the Party’s extraordinary congress (KLB) to the Ministry of Law & Human Rights. Moeldoko’s faction is seeking official recognition and legalization from the Government. The other faction led by Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), the eldest son of former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), submitted pieces of evidence to the Law & Human Rights Ministry in an attempt to prove that Moeldoko’s KLB was illegal.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating the corruption allegation in the purchase of land in Cipayung, East Jakarta. A regional firm (BUMD) owned by the Jakarta Administration made the purchase. The KPK has not yet revealed details of the case, but the media report notes that the case is related to the city’s zero rupiah down payment home ownership project, one of Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan’s signature projects.

The Chairman of the Golkar Party Airlangga Hartarto firmly stated that his party had rejected the revision of the Election Law (UU Pemilu) No. 7/2017.  The Party wants to maintain the schedule of the next simultaneous regional elections remaining in 2024. Airlangga, who is also the coordinating minister for economy, delivered the statement in Golkar’s national leadership meeting (Rapimnas). Airlangga’s statement is a stark contrast to the statement of former Vice President Jusuf Kalla, who is also a former Golkar chairman.