#Government
Prabowo-Gibran to create new ministry to manage free food program
An expert at the National Campaign Team for Presidential and vice presidential candidates pair of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka reveals that the pair has devised a plan to establish a new coordinating ministry to manage free lunch and milk program if they are officially declared winner of the 2024 presidential election.
Mini reshuffle in Joko Widodo’s final year of presidency
President Joko Widodo carried out a mini cabinet reshuffle, inaugurating Democratic Party Chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono as Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency in a ceremony at the State Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
Ganjar-Mahfud camp forms legal team to monitor 2024 elections
The National Campaign Team (TPN) for presidential and vice presidential candidates pair of Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD has established a legal team to oversee the implementation of the 2024 elections.
Government still reviews undersea toll road in IKN
The plan to construct a toll road with an immersed tunnel in the Nusantara Capital (IKN) is still under evaluation as its construction is projected to incur massive costs of up to Rp10 trillion (US$638.3 million), a senior government official says.
Prabowo-Gibran’s policy to separate tax and customs directorates raise concerns
The idea of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the presidential and vice-presidential candidates in the 2024 elections, to separate the Directorate General of Taxation (DJP) and the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) from the Ministry of Finance has generated concern from experts.
Investors hope for supportive policies for startups from the new government
Investors in startups have expressed hope that the new government will encourage the growth of the industry by issuing progressive regulations.
ESDM minister has yet to coordinate with Industry minister on LFP battery rule
Energy and Mineral Resource Minister Arifin Tasrif said he has not coordinated with Industry Minister in regards with the plan to regulate the types of battery used by electric cars, including the high profile Lithium Ferro-Phosphate (LFP) battery.
OJK: Comprehensive carbon market ecosystem to achieve net zero emissions
The Financial Services Authority (OJK) says the launch of the carbon market in Indonesia in September 2023 has been insufficient to meet the target of net-zero emissions by 2060.
Revised regulations on rooftop solar power plants criticized
Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), has criticized the revised regulations on Rooftop Solar Power Plants (PLTS) as being not ideal.
Ganjar-Mahfud election-winning team launches probe into election fraud
The Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD election-winning team claims that they have substantial evidence to conduct an investigation into alleged frauds throughout the 2024 presidential election.
Prabowo claims victory after quick count shows him leading the polls
Indonesia presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto claimed victory on Wednesday, February 14, 2014 after quick count tallies by a number of pollsters showed he led the presidential election.
Populi Center: Prabowo-Gibran secures 60,67 percent in "Quick Count"
The results of the quick count of the 2024 Presidential Election by the Populi Center as of 15:30 WIB from the incoming data of 40.40 percent showed that presidential candidate pair number 2 Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka secured 60.67 percent of the votes as reported by Antara on February 14, 2024.