President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has just appointed Lt. Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo as the new Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) to replace General Budiman. The latter will enter into his mandatory retirement age on September 25, 2014. Rumors have been swirling around in line with Budiman’s dismissal and Gatot’s promotion. So, who is Gatot Nurmantyo?

In these past few months, one of the oldest international schools in Jakarta has been under scrutiny by both the national and international media. The Jakarta International School (JIS) became a national discourse ever since the allegation of sexual abuse by its janitors to a kindergarten student came to surface last April.

Now that the draining presidential election is over, Indonesian muslims are readying themselves to celebrate the Eid-al Fitr. The holiday celebration will take place on Jul. 28-29. It’s a part of Indonesian tradition that those who celebrate Eid wear new outfits to celebrate the festivities. Herein, we profile two Indonesian muslim wear designers to get you acquainted with the business.

Yesterday was a historic day. Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Jusuf Kalla was named president elect and vice president elect by the General Election Commission (KPU), after an afternoon of political drama. But we’re not going to talk about what happened with Prabowo Subianto in this occassion. This is our photo journal of the moments leading up to Jokowi’s victory speech at the Sunda Kelapa harbor in North Jakarta.

On September 21, 2012, we published an article titled ‘Jokowi & Ahmadinejad’, which basically predicting Jokowi would be unstoppable to become president in 2014 election, pretty much like Ahmadinejad, who was elected as president of Iran only two years after becoming Mayor of Tehran. “If he could maintain the strong current, and that he delivers decent performance in the first year as governor, it is not impossible that he would be a strong president candidate in 2014,” we wrote back then.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, according to Tempo.co, has surprisingly dismissed General Budiman as Indonesian Army’s chief of staff at the height of security alert ahead of tomorrow’s scheduled announcement from the General Election Commission (KPU) about the winner of July 9 presidential election.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has sent a strong signal to corrupt officials in the country that their family members, especially wives and mistresses, would join them behind the bars. This week, KPK arrested regent of Karawang and his wife in bribery case. Also this week, KPK examined spouses of Jero Wacik (energy minister) and Suryadharma Ali (former minister of religious affairs).

Those who want to become the chairman of Golkar must have exceptional political kung fu. He must be one of the strongest kung fu master in Golkar’s political martial arts arena. Since we now know that Agung Laksono is aiming for the chairmanship. Let’s see whether or not he has the proper kung fu training and experience. This is our brief on Agung Laksono.

Without blessings from Megawati administration, Bakrie Group’s history in Indonesian business and politics might be completely known differently. State-bank Mandiri and state-owned social security firm Jamsostek played crucial role in the acquisition of Arutmin Indonesia by Bakrie Group. Two years later, Bakrie won the precious Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) shares from the frustrated BP/Rio Tinto consortium.

Five years ago, Arpeni Pratama Ocean Line (APOL) owned 77 vessels for various types of services: dry bulk, liquid cargo, general cargo, and others. By late 2013, number of Arpeni vessels had dropped to 66, mainly due to substantial drop in dry bulk. In the past two months, the company’s fleet reduced further following continues pressures in the industry.