At the meeting, Prabowo praised Bobby's leadership of the city, crediting him with improving the quality of life in the North Sumatran capital.

Speaking at a national COVID-19 coordination meeting on Thursday, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said he would hold a meeting with the WHO leadership in March to discuss the issue.

Gerindra Party leader Prabowo Subianto has thrown his support behind President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s son-in-law Bobby Nasution, the mayor of Medan, to run for governor of North Sumatra in 2024. 

Riau Islands Governor Ansar Ahmad says sovereignty issues were important factors to make the Natuna island chain into its own autonomous province.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is poised to see both his sons follow in his political footsteps in the 2024 simultaneous elections.

"There's no such a proposal. The idea is to serve two terms and each term lasts nine years," Abdul Halim said as quoted by kompas.com.

"There's definitely a discussion about that. It's a private meeting so it's a loss if I don't talk about it [gubernatorial race]," Gibran said as quoted by Antara. 

Thousands of members of the Indonesian Village Apparatus Association (PPDI) from across Indonesia staged a protest demanding that policymakers revise the 2014 Village Law before the 2024 presidential and legislative elections, in Jakarta on Wednesday, a week after a similar protest by village heads.

RI saw 32 times more measles cases in 2022 than the year before, amid a slump in routine pediatric immunizations blamed on the COVID-19 pandemic.

The North Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has started an investigation following the death of a 15-year-old Sumatran orangutan from severe injuries during treatment in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra.

The Bali Police are investigating into fake information that an Australian man was mugged and bashed while holidaying on the resort island.

After thousands of village heads across Indonesia held a protest in front of the House of Representatives last week demanding a longer term in office, policymakers are signaling that they might agree to extend the tenure to nine years. But observers are questioning the political motive behind the move, occurring as Indonesia enters its political year, and the risk to democracy it poses.

The Gerindra and PKB have formalized their nationalist-Islamist alliance through a joint secretariat in Jakarta, but still appear to be keeping their options open for the 2024 race.

Prabowo joined President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani, Tourism and Creative Industry Minister Sandiaga Uno and former vice president Jusuf Kalla to pay tribute to Budi's father, Soedarno Hendroto, who died at the age of 91.

Swedish-Danish politician Rasmus Paludan on Saturday torched a copy of the Islamic holy book in front of Turkey's embassy in the Swedish capital, stoking the anger of Ankara which said it would not support the Scandinavian country's bid for NATO membership.

The President also noted that the new haj fee would need House approval before it could be finalized.

Responding to calls to send an official diplomatic note to protest the Swedish government, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that Swedish Ambassador Marina Berg would be summoned this week.

The government has expanded its second booster rollout to the general public, in an attempt to bolster waning immunity after Indonesia lifted pandemic curbs just before the turn of the year.

Prabowo said on Monday that he would only help coordinate the collection of intelligence information carried out by the relevant spy agencies.

The government’s plan to introduce a rise in the cost of haj for Indonesia's pilgrims this year has elicited a mixed response from observers, particularly since it surfaces at a time when Saudi authorities have instead lowered haj service prices.

Figures released by pollster Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI) showed satisfaction with the president had risen consistently over recent months to reach 76.2 percent at the start of 2023.

After nearly two decades languishing in the legislature, the domestic worker protection bill has been publicly endorsed by President Jokowi “Jokowi” Widodo, putting pressure on the House of Representatives to hasten its passage.

Indonesians celebrating Chinese New Year have welcomed the return of festivities this year along with many of its traditional hallmarks, such as family gatherings and lion dances, as businesses reliant on the holiday have also begun to show signs of bouncing back from the pandemic.

Central Java Governor Ganjar has widened his lead over potential rivals, former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan and Gerindra Party leader Prabowo.

Chinese-Indonesian residents of Semarang, Central Java, are hoping for better lives in the Year of the Rabbit, as restriction-free Lunar New Year festivities return.

On Sunday, Bali is eager to welcome the first flight from mainland China since all flights were stopped in February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indonesia has received US$ 103.65 million of funding allocated for programs related to biodiversity, climate change and land degradation from the multilateral environmental fund Global Environment Facility.