Jonan: No Response Yet
The national campaign team of Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar is hoping that Ignasius Jonan will join the team following Anies’ invitation to involve Jonan in developing rail way in Kalimantan. Thus far, however, there is still no response from Jonan—at least in public.
Prabowo’s Meeting with Hendropriyono
Prabowo Subianto, a presidential candidate from a big coalition led by Gerindra Party, on Tuesday (Dec. 5) met with AM Hendropriyono, former chief of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN). The meeting between these two retired army generals is truly worth highlighting in relation to 2024 elections.
Anies’ Rhetoric on Public Transportation
Anies Baswedan, a presidential candidate from a coalition of change, has been busy making promises here and there, including to develop public transportation, when campaigning in the regions. Let’s talk a bit about his rhetoric.
Prabowo-Gibran’s Free Lunch & Milk Program
Some researchers criticized the free lunch and milk program, one of the flagship programs from Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Prabowo-Gibran and their national campaign team, as we all know, have been busy campaigning for the program in the last few days of the campaign period.
The New BNN Chief
Police Insp. Gen. Marthinus Hukom, the commander of the National Police’s Counter-Terrorism Special Detachment (Densus) 88, has been appointed as the new chief of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN). Marthinus is replacing Comr. Gen. (ret) Petrus Reinhard Golose, who has just entered his mandatory retirement age.
Sudirman Said Adds Oil to Fire
The polemic continues surrounding the statement from Agus Rahardjo, former chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), regarding President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. In addition to Agus, former Minister of Energy & Mineral Resources (ESDM) Sudirman Said, who is now the vice campaign manager of Anies Baswedan in the 2024 presidential race, chimed in with his statement against the President.
Latest Rumor on the BIN Chief Position
There is an ongoing rumor about the possibility that the Chief of State Intelligence Agency (BIN), General (ret) Budi Gunawan, might be replaced in the near future. Other than General (ret) Dudung Abdurachman, Police Comr. Gen. Agus Andrianto has also been mentioned as potential candidate to replace Budi Gunawan.
November Rain for Jokowi
A statement from Agus Rahardjo, chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in the period of 2015-2019, in Rosi talkshow at KompasTV on November 30 is the most read article this morning. Agus, for the first time, revealed a meeting between him and President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, where Jokowi asked him to stop investigation into the e-KTP mega scandal.
A Quiet Election Campaign
Today is the fourth day of the election campaign, but we haven’t seen the euphoria in public yet. The campaign in the grassroot is relatively quiet, which is odd given a heated tension, especially between the three presidential camps, on mainstream media outlets and social media platforms.
Ganjar-Mahfud’s Crowdfunding: Effectiveness & Transparency
The national campaign team of Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD, a presidential pair from a coalition led by the ruling party PDIP, is trying to raise money for their election campaign through crowdfunding. Will it be effective to attract people to make some donations for the pair? And how about the transparency?