#Social Issues
Government pledges support for port workers’ welfare, logistics efficiency
The Ministry of Transportation has reaffirmed its commitment to improving the welfare of port loading and unloading workers (TKBM), emphasizing their vital role in maintaining the smooth flow of goods across Indonesia’s seaports.
Prabowo vows to resolve free nutritious meal poisoning cases, warns against politicization
President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to resolve the poisoning cases linked to the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program, which have affected thousands of students across Indonesia. He also warned against turning the issue into a political tool.
President hosts meeting with interfaith leaders at palace
President Prabowo Subianto held a gathering with interfaith leaders and youth organizations at the State Palace in Jakarta on Monday, September 1, 2025.
Trawling threatens lives of coastal women: Indonesian activists
Indonesian coastal women voiced strong opposition to bottom trawling at a side event hosted by the Transform Bottom Trawling (TBT) Coalition during the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) 2025 in Nice, France on June 9-13, 2025.
Merauke declaration: Indigeneous communities unite to reject PSN projects
Over 250 indigenous peoples, local communities and various civil society organizations from all over Indonesia announced the Merauke Declaration on March 11-14, 2025 in Merauke, South Papua, rejecting various National Strategic Projects (PSN) throughout Indonesia.
NFC-I Report 2025: Systemic exploitation of fisheries workers in Indonesia persists
The National Fishers Center Indonesia (NFC-I) released its latest annual report for 2025 on Thursday, March 13, 2025, on Exploitation of Fisheries Crew Workers, shedding light on the worsening conditions faced by workers in Indonesia's fishing industry.
Muhadjir Effendy
Muhadjir Effendy was born in Madiun in 1956, is the sixth child of nine children from the husband and wife pair Soeroja and Sri Soebita. He is the current Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs. He is married to Suryan Widati and has children: Muktam Roya Azidan, Senoshaumi Hably, and Harbantyo Ken Najjar.
Moh. Mahfud MD
Mahfud MD was born in Madura in 1957, with the name Mohammad Mahfud from the wife of Mahmodin and Siti Khadidjah. He is the current Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs. Mahfud MD's father, kept a low-level employee in Sampang Regency. Mahfud MD studied Islam at the diniyyah madrasa. Then he continued to a State Elementary School and in the afternoon he studied religion at Madrasah Ibtida'iyyah, then studied religion at Surau. Then to the Somber Lagah Islamic Boarding School to study religion. Mahfud did not continue his education at SMPN but he continued his education at the State Religious Teacher Education (PGA) in Pamekasan.
Ma’ruf Amin
Ma'ruf Amin was born in Banten in 1943, he is the current Vice President. Amin spent most of his early life in Tangerang, where he inherited a tradition of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) from his family. His family chose to send Ma'ruf Amin to the Tebuireng Islamic Boarding School in Jombang, East Java. After graduating he continued his education at the Ibn Chaldun University in Bogor, West Java. Amin is known to be a descendant of Syaikh Nawawi Banten (great-grandson of Syekh Nawawi Banten). He then received an Honorary Doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa) in Sharia Economic Law from UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. After the death of his wife in 2013, Amin later took another marriage in 2014 with a widow named Wury Estu Handayani.
Ida Fauziah
Ida Fauziah was born in Mojokerto in 1969. She is the current Minister of Manpower. As a child, she studied at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri (MAN) and graduated in 1989.
Ganjar Pranowo uses social media to communicate with public
Ganjar Pranowo was born in Karanganyar, Central Java in 1968. Ganjar is the governor of Central Java. He is married to Siti Atikoh Supriyanti and has a son Muhammad Zinedine Alam Ganjar. Ganjar is the son of Pamuji and Sri Suparmi. His father is a police officer who makes Ganjar always follow his father's discipline while his mother is a housewife who always teaches the norms of life to her children. Ganjar’s family is a fairly modest family.
Abdul Muhaiman Iskandar, from teacher to politician
Abdul Halim Iskandar was educated in a madrasah (Islamic school) from a very young age. He is very well educated in religion, philosophy, and educational sociology. He started out as a teacher at a madrasah then a dean at a university, and later on becoming the speaker of the Regional Legislative Council (DPRD). Iskandar owns a hospital, funded by the Nahdlatul Ulama institution before becoming the Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration for the period of 2019-2024.