The Jakarta Post

T he National Police recently smashed an international drug ring allegedly controlled by a convict in the class II Tarakan Penitentiary in

Kadin is currently split into two, after one faction held a disputed extraordinary congress in Jakarta on Saturday to appoint Anindya Bakrie the organization's chair.

A planned meeting between Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri and president-elect Prabowo Subianto is expected to determine whether the PDI-P will play a role in the incoming presidential administration of the Gerindra Party chairman.

Following an agreement between the government and the House of Representatives Legislation Body (Baleg), a draft bill (RUU) to amend Law No. 19/2006 on the Presidential Advisory Council (Wantimpres) has entered Level II discussions and decision-making prior to its passage into law.

C ritics have slammed a law passed on Thursday that would allow president-elect Prabowo Subianto to appoint allies, including outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, as his advisors once he takes office next month.

The sudden focus on fish “milk” as a flagship idea risks becoming more of a political distraction than a meaningful nutritional intervention.

In the case of sole candidate failing to win more than 50 percent of votes, the election will be repeated in 2025, with stages kick off after the Constitutional Court finishes hearing all disputes on the regional election results.

The government has merged the country’s two state-owned airport operators into one, PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia, in a bid to improve efficiency, and eventually cut logistics costs in the country, while at the same time improving profitability. After the merger the new entity is now called InJourney Airports, part of giant state-owned aviation and tourism holding company PT Aviasi Pariwisata Indonesia (InJourney).

This year, the ministry expects geothermal developers will realize US$664 million of investment, a figure that would bring the total realized geothermal investment in the last decade to $5.4 billion.

A Batam city councilman has warned that prolonged protests could harm investment in the area.