Among Listyo's visions for the police force are controversial programs such as intensifying nationwide public surveillance and creating a new cyber police unit.

A lack of transparency and inconsistent policy have eroded trust in public officials.

The draft bill, which revises and codifies three prevailing election-related laws, also explicitly singles out the long-defunct Indonesian Communist Party (PKI).

The recently passed Job Creation Law and Mining Law revision are deemed harmful for indigenous communities across Indonesia.

The Constitutional Court will settle 132 regional election disputes by March 24, or 45 days after receiving petitions from losing candidates.

A heated online debate that led to the deportation of an American digital nomad raises concerns that Indonesia still lacks laws that regulate foreigners who work here remotely for companies based abroad, especially in terms of staying permits and taxation.

The incident surrounding the deportation of an American woman from Bali has raised uncomfortable and sensitive issues that stem from Indonesia's colonial past, juxtaposed against the contemporary issues of equality and minority.

The President has not hidden the fact that he has been inspired by ancient Javanese teachings, as is the case in his use of auspicious days for policy making.

The election ethics council found KPU chairman Arief Budiman guilty of an ethics breach for assisting a fellow commissioner in a legal challenge against the council.

In a procedure broadcast live on television, the 59-year-old leader, was inoculated at the state palace along with his health minister and several senior officials, as well as business and religious leaders.

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo have topped the list of potential candidates for the 2024 presidential race, according to two recent electability surveys.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered Risma to oversee the distribution of the government’s social aid programs and he wanted her to do it fast — as soon as the first week of January.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated Wednesday six new ministers and five new deputy ministers to complete his first Cabinet reshuffle in his second term, despite a previous pledge to keep the bureaucracy lean.

Surabaya Mayor Tri “Risma” Rismaharini is due to be inaugurated as social affairs minister on Wednesday, replacing Juliari Batubara.

The General Elections Committee (KPU) said it would be ready to face regional election disputes filed by losing candidates with the Constitutional Court.

The Executive Office of the President has confirmed that a Cabinet reshuffle is soon to take place amid rampant speculation surrounding President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s possible course of action in the wake of graft cases involving two of his ministers, as well as the stream of criticism regarding the country’s pandemic mitigation.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is more inclined to reshuffle his Cabinet – a threat he has conveyed to his ministers since June – following his administration’s lackluster pandemic response.

National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) head Suharso Monoarfa has been appointed chairman of the United Development Party (PPP) for the 2020-2025 period by acclamation.

The government and lawmakers had insisted on hosting the elections during the pandemic, despite critics calling for a postponement, and the KPU found itself under pressure to draft special health measures for the Dec. 9 polls.

The expected victory of South Tangerang deputy mayor Benyamin Davnie in the recent mayoral elections has highlighted the advantages of being an incumbent.

With the ruling in the bag, the PKS is no longer obliged to pay compensation to the tune of Rp 30 billion (US$2.129 million), as demanded in an appeal filed by Fahri.

There have barely been any surprises in the 2020 simultaneous regional elections, as two major parties seem to be enjoying the most success: the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the Golkar Party.

A number of incumbents in the North Sumatra regional elections are losing to challengers who have strong support from many political parties, quick counts have shown.

Provisional counts show two relatives of the President in the lead in their respective regional elections.

Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto is expected to return to the mayorship of Makassar, South Sulawesi, after a preliminary count showed him leading in Wednesday’s election.

The two "sons" of the Indonesian President appear to be leading the quick counts for their 2020 mayoral bids in Surakarta, the President's hometown, and in Medan.

Despite the controversies, poll administrators across Indonesia – the world’s third-largest democracy – have delivered safe elections during the pandemic.

COVID-19 patients isolated at Surabaya's makeshift hospital Lapangan Indrapura cast their ballots in the regional elections on Wednesday. The hospital takes in confirmed cases with no to moderate symptoms.

The exposure of a number of regional election candidates and current leaders to COVID-19 has somewhat marred this year’s celebration of democracy in various parts of the country.

Today, around 100 million registered voters – around 40 percent of the entire population of 260 million – will elect a total of nine governors, 224 regents and 37 mayors.