The carefully selected team typically trains for months before the ceremony in a military-like fashion, so those selected and sent to Jakarta are seen as top students who are a …
“Unity is the key to a nation’s success,” Prabowo said after meeting Paloh. Prabowo has also been courting the National Awakening Party (PKB), Indonesia’s largest Islamic party with a 10 …
Supratman Andi Agtas, a member of Prabowo’s Gerindra party, was named minister of law and human rights. This was Widodo’s fourth cabinet reshuffle in the past 12 months, with analysts …
“So, it depends on us,” Alimuddin was quoted as saying by local news outlet Detik. “When we’re just being indifferent, we will not be victims [to black magic], and today …
The celebration was initially planned to inaugurate Nusantara as the country’s new capital, but with construction behind schedule it’s not clear when the transfer will take place. Widodo said earlier …
Widodo has brushed off criticism that the event is a waste of money, calling the expense for a celebration split between two cities more than 1,200km apart “normal”. Vice-President Maruf …
Indonesia may be forced to delay plans to relocate a first batch of civil servants to its beleaguered new capital, potentially casting further doubts on a project that remains behind …
“The free nutritious meals programme requires a large budget. With the existing fiscal limitations, of course it will be difficult for Prabowo to continue with the new capital project, and …
He also asked all public figures, religious leaders and the general public to “monitor each other, and also report if there are any indications of online gambling”, admitting it was …
A court on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on Thursday began the trial of an Australian man who faces up to 12 years in prison if convicted of possessing …