- September 8th, 2024
![Prabowo Subianto-Indonesia](https://i0.wp.com/theasialive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Prabowo-Subianto-Indonesia.jpg?resize=300%2C180&ssl=1)
Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and his running mate, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, have widened their lead in the 2024 presidential race, according to a survey conducted by Indikator Politik. Indonesia's president's son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, won 46.7% of the vote, while...
![Gibran Rakabuming Raka (center), the mayor of Solo (Surakarta) and eldest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, greets Pro-Jokowi volunteers at the Projo National Meeting at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta.](https://i0.wp.com/theasialive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Gibran-Rakabuming-Raka-center-the-mayor-of-Solo-Surakarta-and-eldest-son-of-President-Joko-Jokowi-Widodo.jpg?resize=300%2C180&ssl=1)
Indonesia's Constitutional Court has rejected a challenge to its ruling that allowed President Joko Widodo's son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, to run as a vice-presidential candidate in the February 2024 general election. The court, consisting of eight justices, unanimously dismissed the...
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Indonesia's anti-corruption agency, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), has appointed Nawawi Pomolango as interim commissioner after the suspension of the previous chief over allegations of extortion. Nawawi takes over after police named ex-commissioner Firli Bahuri as a suspect in a...
![Indonesia Army](https://i0.wp.com/theasialive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/indonesia-army.jpg?resize=300%2C180&ssl=1)
Indonesia's parliament has approved Gen. Agus Subiyanto as the new military chief, despite concerns from civil society groups that the departing president is attempting to retain power by enscancing loyalists in top positions. The military has a long history of...
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Up to 525 Rohingya refugees have been allowed to disembark in western Indonesia's Aceh province after three boats landed there after weeks at sea. 250 people on a boat reached the province's coast but were pushed back by villagers before...
![Indonesian President Joko Widodo](https://i0.wp.com/theasialive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Indonesian-President-Joko-Widodo.jpg?resize=300%2C180&ssl=1)
Prabowo Subianto has chosen Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the current mayor of Solo and the son of President Jokowi, as his running mate for the 2024 presidential race. The Constitutional Court relaxed the age limit for vice presidential candidates, and Kaesang...
![BRICS](https://i0.wp.com/theasialive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BRICS.jpg?resize=300%2C180&ssl=1)
Indonesia has been a potential BRICS member since 2011, with the country's potential to become one of the top five economies by 2045 and a leading power in Southeast Asia. However, Indonesia was not among the six countries selected from...
![Muslim](https://i0.wp.com/theasialive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Muslim.jpg?resize=300%2C180&ssl=1)
Indonesia's Islamic religious elites have been increasingly involved in politics since the fall of the New Order in 1998. From the 1970s to the late 1990s, Islamic political parties like Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Partai Islam Persatuan Tarbiyah Islamiyah (PERTI), Partai...
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The September 2023 New Delhi G20 Summit marked the end of the Indian G20 presidency and Indonesia's role in the troika. Indonesian President Joko Widodo's pacifist demeanour was reflected in his handling of the Ukraine conflict and his role during...
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