The Surakarta mayor met with the fashion designer, who descends from the Soeharto political dynasty on his mother's side, while the latter was in town to visit his grandfather's grave.

Jokowi took the time to visit the booth for the Esemka brand after delivering his opening remarks to kick off the country's largest auto show, accompanied by Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto and Eddy Wirajaya, president director of PT Solo Manufaktur Kreasi, the company behind the Esemka brand.

The 52-year-old is one of the most influential figures in Indonesian politics.

Miftah Cut Ade, a senior member of the area's traditional fishing community, told Reuters the group had arrived from Bangladesh, many in a state of exhaustion. Local residents had offered them food, he said.

Two days after originally planned, the two sides have finally come to an agreement on a fee of Rp 49.8 million for this year's haj program, at no extra cost to delayed 2020 pilgrims but Rp 9.4 million more for 2022 pilgrims.

The House of Representatives is set to pass the controversial government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on jobs creation in a plenary meeting in March after securing an endorsement from the House Legislation Body (Baleg) despite criticism of the deliberation being rushed.

Anies is still plagued by the public's past perception of his using identity politics to win the Jakarta governorship in 2017, and while he has been making some effort to try and recast his image, analysts say his ties to the Ummah Party hasn't done him any favors.

The Medan District Court has commenced the trial of Jonni, alleged to be the boss of an illegal online gambling ring whose name was indirectly connected, though unverified, to murder convict Ferdy Sambo in social media rumors.

The spotlight is back on the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) as the oft-criticized sport governing body is set to elect a new chairman in an extraordinary congress on Tuesday.

The junior officer may have a path back into the National Police, depending on the results of an internal ethics hearing.

"We're discussing and we're making it perfect and if we do a marathon job, this could be over in less than a month," Usman said in a statement on Wednesday.

The panel of judges at South Jakarta District Court sentenced on Wednesday Richard Eliezer, the police officer who shot his colleague Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat on the orders of their commanding officer Ferdy Sambo, to one and a half years in prison, a much lighter sentence than the 12 years sought by prosecutors.

Prabowo is said to be seeking a popular running mate for 2024.

The Papua Police chief has said that a negotiation team was en route to secure the release of the New Zealand national who has been held hostage since last Tuesday.

The miltant wing of the separatist Free Papua Movement (OPM) has sent the Post videos and photos of a man it has identified as New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, whom the group had taken hostage last Tuesday.

"He was not intoxicated. When committing the action he was healthy and sober," Said South Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Ade Ary Syam, as quoted by Kompas.com.

Despite plans to announce the new haj pilgrimage cost on Monday, discussions between the House of Representatives Commission VIII overseeing religious affairs and officials from the Religious Affairs Ministry have turned heated as lawmakers remain unsatisfied over the hotel and catering costs proposed by the ministry.

Communications and Information Minister Johnny G. Plate was grilled for over nine hours by the Attorney General's Office on Tuesday, as prosecutors continued raiding offices for evidence in an alleged bribery case involving a ministry agency.

The South Jakarta District Court has sentenced two accomplices of disgraced police general Ferdy Sambo to 15 and 13 years in prison, respectively, for abetting in the murder of Ferdy’s aide-de-camp Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat.

The South Jakarta District Court sentenced Kuat Ma’ruf, a private chauffeur of disgraced police general Ferdy Sambo, to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for his role in the premeditated murder of Ferdy’s aide-de-camp Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat.

A Gerindra executive has dismissed the PPP acting chairman's claim on Sunday that Sandiago had Prabowo's OK to join the Islamic party to run as its 2024 presidential candidate.

The government has portrayed the provisions on online felonies in the much-decried KUHP law as “good news for democracy” as they impose more lenient punishments than those stipulated under the ITE Law.

The government’s plans to reduce the number of number of international airports from 32 to about 15 is unlikely to have an affect on tourism, said Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno on Monday during a weekly briefing.

Teachers are using local languages at schools in the remote and outlying regions of Indonesia to give their pupils a more considerate learning experience.

Millions of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) followers from all over Indonesia gathered in Sidoarjo, East Java, to celebrate the Islamic organization’s centenary this week.

The remark came amid fears that the upcoming election will again polarize the country the way it did in the previous two elections, in which pro-Islamic sentiment, the religion professed by most Indonesians, was used to mobilize voters. 

Police reform advocates believe that Ferdy Sambo's death sentence will not help push the country toward progress, considering that the problems are institutional and run deep.