Speaking after the meeting, the chair of the Jokowi National Secretariat (Seknas Jokowi) volunteer group, Rambun Tjajo, said the President had called on his supporters to continue backing his policies until the conclusion of his term in 2024 and then to vote for a candidate who would advance his current agenda.

Experts said that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s big-tent government coalition remained untroubled despite the recent internal rift within the United Development Party (PPP) that saw chairman Suharso Monoarfa ousted from office last week, as the government had moved swiftly to recognize the party’s new acting leader.

The National Awakening Party (PKB), the country’s most popular Muslim-based party, rallied behind chairman Muhaimin Iskandar, who is set to receive a visit from ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) executive Puan Maharani this week.

The quake in the Mentawai Islands struck at a depth of 27 km (17 miles) and was followed by one of magnitude 5.3 in the same area, authorities said. There was no danger of tsunami.

The newly revamped Kota Tua area in West Jakarta offers a glimpse at the future, with pedestrian-friendly infrastructure offering a lull in the fast-paced, noisy and traffic-filled city.

Tridi Oasis Group, which employs 120 people, has recycled more than 250 million bottles since it was founded six years ago.

The quake was at a depth of 27 km (17 miles) and was followed by one of magnitude 5.3 in the same area, BMKG reported. Local online media said one person was injured in the head by falling wood.

The Law and Human Rights Ministry has granted parole to several high-profile graft convicts, including former public prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari, former religious affairs minister Suryadharma Ali and former Constitutional Court justice Patrialis Akbar.

Anies Baswedan is hoping to leave a legacy of inclusivity in the development of Jakarta as he looks back on his five years of governing in the nation’s capital.

Despite challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Riau Ecosystem Restoration (RER) program continues to record notable progress in maintaining and protecting peatlands in Sumatra’s largest intact peat swamp forest, summarized in the newly released 2021 RER Progress Report.

A leadership crisis threatens to shift the United Development Party's focus away from preparing for the 2024 general elections, with the remarks of the recently deposed chairman Suharso Monoarfa angering many clerics.

Policymakers have agreed to give the President the authority to establish a data protection oversight agency, but many questions remain about the draft privacy bill, with critics believing public institutions found in violation of privacy will still enjoy impunity.  

That's the hope of Jakarta's light rapid transit operator, which has turned a train and station into the set of a bloody zombie apocalypse -- with real passengers invited to the show.

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has officially formed an ad hoc team to investigate if the 2004 murder of activist Munir Said Thalib constitutes a gross human rights violation.  

For 11 hours, Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators grilled Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan over concerns surrounding the hosting of the Jakarta Formula E electric motor race in June.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo named Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician Azwar Anas the new administrative and bureaucratic reform minister on Wednesday to replace fellow-politician Tjahjo Kumolo, who died in July after holding the post since the start of Jokowi's second term in 2019.

Ahead of a meeting with its government counterparts, the House of Representatives has promised to open up the draft personal data protection (PDP) bill that it had been deliberating behind closed doors.

Tangerang regency is set to host the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia’s (PEMSEA) Network of Local Governments’ Forum Summit in October later this year.

Under pressure to address a ballooning energy subsidy budget the President, announced on Saturday that fuel prices would be increased by about 30 percent, the first such increase since 2014. 

Recent research has revealed that tobacco consumption reduces Indonesian households’ spending in essential needs such as food, education and health care, adversely impacting human capital investment in the country, especially in low income families.

People rallied in the country’s biggest cities on Tuesday, demanding the government reverse its decision to raise subsidized fuel prices, which might hurt low-income households.

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said he would comply with a summons issued by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in its preliminary investigation into graft allegations surrounding the Formula E electric motorsport race, one of his flagship programs that has long been a bone of contention among his political foes.

A survey has found that the majority of ASEAN thought leaders believed that the region and their respective countries as socially cohesive.

Under pressure to control a ballooning energy subsidy budget, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Saturday said he had little choice but to hike subsidised fuel prices by about 30 percent, an unpopular move in the country of 270 million people. Oil prices are about 32 percent higher than a year ago. 

In a recent meeting of digital economy ministers held as part of a series of high-level meetings during Indonesia's Group of 20 presidency, Communications and Information Minister Johnny G. Plate underlined the need for people-centered enhancements in digital connectivity in the post-pandemic recovery.

A political tour carried out by Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) executive Puan Maharani in recent days is expected to change the political map ahead of the 2024 presidential election, as the nation’s largest party seeks coalition partners to extend its rule beyond the reign of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.

Under pressure to control a ballooning energy subsidy budget, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Saturday announced the price of subsidised fuel would be increased by about 30 percent, after weeks of speculation of a hike.