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, by BALOWSKI James, CNN Indonesia
Jakarta — The Labour Party and the Confederation of the Indonesian Trade Union (KSPI) is opposed to the government’s plan to raise Value Added Tax (VAT) from 11 to 12 percent in 2025. Labour Party President and KSPI President Said Iqbal has threatened that they will hold demonstrations if the (…)
, by BALOWSKI James, SINAGA Nikson
Scores of TNI (Indonesian Military) soldiers from the Medan 2 Artillery Battalion/Kilap Sumagan (Armed-2/KS) attacked residents in the Selamat Village near their headquarters in the Sibiru-Biru sub-district, Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra on Friday November 8.
The conflict began with a (…)
, by BALOWSKI James, NEGORO Dipo, SUTANTO Hadi
President Prabowo Subianto accompanied by Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka inaugurated the ministers and deputy ministers of the new Red and White Cabinet for 2024-2029 at the State Palace in Jakarta on Monday afternoon, October 21.
Included among them were former cadres of the People’s (…)
, by BOYLE Peter, HARTONO Rudi
When Indonesia’s new president Prabowo Subianto announced his cabinet on October 20, it was not surprising that politicians from the old and notoriously corrupt parties of the elite were included.
However, a number of former activists and leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PRD) — which (…)
, by BOYLE Peter, MAHENDRA KUSUMAWARDHANA Ignatius
While mainstream media broadcast images of crowds cheering former Suharto-era general Prabowo Subianto, after he was inaugurated as Indonesia’s new president on October 20, anti-Prabowo demonstrations were being dispersed in the capital, Jakarta.
Protests accused Prabowo of “crimes against (…)
, by BALOWSKI James, CNN Indonesia
Jakarta — The latest Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) survey has revealed an increase in the fear of most people feel about talking politics over the 10 years President Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi) administration.
The survey found that 51 percent of respondents said they were afraid of (…)
, by ASPINALL Edward , MAYANGSARI Fauziah
Repression and harassment have played a part in the political marginalisation of reformist civil society. But that marginalisation is also deeply linked to structural shifts—from the rise of populism and money politics, to the increasing state control over how civil society can raise and spend (…)
, by BALOWSKI James, FADILAH Kurniawan
Kurniawan Fadilah, Jakarta — The Labour Party has officially declared its support for the Ridwan Kamil-Suswono (RIDO) electoral ticket in the Jakarta gubernatorial elections (Pilgub). Kamil personally attended the declaration in Jakarta on Friday October 11.
"There are two important events (…)
, by BALOWSKI James, MANTALEAN Vitorio, RAMADHAN Ardito
Vitorio Mantalean, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta — Labour Party President Said Iqbal says that workers re demanding an annual minimum wage increase of 8-10 percent in 2025.
“Based on a Labour Party and Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) Litbang [research and development] analysis, this (…)
, by BALOWSKI James, PELU Maula
Maula M Pelu, Ambon — A number of civil society organisations held a peaceful action at the Leimena traffic circle in Poka Village, Ambon City, on Friday October 11. This action was a critical reflection of a decade of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration, which according to (…)
, by AGNE Yolanda
Yolanda Agne, Jakarta — A number of parties have protested the proposal to award the title of national hero on the second President of the Republic of Indonesia, Suharto, which was announced by People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker and Golkar Party politician Bambang Soesatyo at a (…)
, by BALOWSKI James, ULIM Aida
Aida Ulim, Jayapura — The South Papua Student Concern Front held a free speech forum on Monday October 7 in Jayapura city, Papua, rejecting investment and deforestation of customary forests the Animha region of South Papua that the government want to transform into sugar cane and rice (…)
, by BALOWSKI James, RASTIKA Icha, SARI Haryanti Puspa
Haryanti Puspa Sari, Icha Rastika, Jakarta — Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) says that 354 out of the 580 new members of the House of Representatives (DPR) for the 2024-2029 period are affiliated with business.
This figure was obtained by ICW based on an investigation using publicly available (…)
, by BALOWSKI James, CNN Indonesia
Jakarta — A “King of Java” theatrical action held by a civil society alliance in Jakarta was marred by chaos after a number of unknown individuals blocked them in the Jalan Jenderal Sudirman area of Central Jakarta on Monday September 27.
The civil society alliance initially held a long-march (…)
, by BALOWSKI James, CNN Indonesia
Jakarta — Amnesty International Indonesia believes that the People’s Consultive Assembly’s (MPR) decision to remove the name of the 2nd President of the Republic of Indonesia Suharto from MPR Decree (TAP MPR) Number 11/1998 on Orders to Organise Clean Governance without Corruption, Collusion and (…)
, by BALOWSKI James, Ihsanuddin, NI’AM Syakirun
Syakirun Ni’am, Ihsanuddin, Jakarta — Former Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) coordinator Fatia Maulidiyanti and Lokataru Foundation founder Haris Azhar have won a Supreme Court appeal in the criminal case of alleged defamation against Coordinating Minister for (…)
, by BALOWSKI James, CNN Indonesia
Jakarta — Protesters from various different organizations commemorating National Farmers Day (HTN) in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) parliamentary complex on Tuesday September 24 brought a number of demands related to agrarian reform which they see as still not addressing with the (…)
, by SAPTOHUTOMO Aryo Putranto
Aryo Putranto Saptohutomo, Jakarta — In the midst of Jakarta’s hustle and bustle on Tuesday September 10, right in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, dozens of domestic workers (PRT) gathered to demand the enactment of the Draft Law on the (…)
, by BALOWSKI James, Ihsanuddin, SUTRISNA Tria
Tria Sutrisna, Ihsanuddin, Jakarta — The People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) has officially revoked Provisional People’s Consultative Assembly Decree (TAP MPRS) Number 33/1967 on the Revocation of Executive Powers from President Sukarno
This was done by the handing over of an official (…)
Indonesia’s two largest Islamic organisations have accepted the Widodo administration’s offer of mining concessions to fund their activities. Critics inside and out say that they’ve sacrificed their function as independent civil society organisations by positioning themselves as partners of (…)
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