Indonesia

The General Election Commission (KPU) officially appointed Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka as elected president and vice president in the 2024 presidential election. This determination was read out by KPU Chairman Hasyim Asy'ari in an open plenary meeting at the KPU office, Central Jakarta, Wednesday (24/7 /2024). "The General Election Commission has appointed presidential and vice presidential candidate number 2, Mr. Prabowo Subianto and Mr. Gibran Rakabuming Raka, as president and vice president for the period 2024 to 2029," said Hasyim. Based on CNN Indonesia's report, this open plenary meeting was attended by the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu), the Honorary Council for Election Organizers (DKPP), the leadership of the Attorney General's Office, leaders of political parties participating in the 2024 election, Chair of Commission II DPR RI, political parties... READ MORE

The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag), has decided to revise the import regulations for goods sent by Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) and passengers' personal luggage. This decision is based on the results of a limited coordination meeting at the Ministerial Level for Economic Affairs which was held on Tuesday (16/4/2024). "The Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs has decided to revise the rules for importing goods sent by Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) and personal belongings of passengers. "The results of the coordination meeting agreed that Minister of Trade Regulation 36/2023 in conjunction with 3/2024 will be revised, so not revoked," said Import Director Arif Sulistiyo," as reported by Kompas.com, some time ago. According to Budi, the revision of the regulations on luggage from abroad will be completed as soon as possible. Later, the policy... READ MORE

Floods and earthquakes hit many areas in Indonesia. The disaster occurred on the islands of Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and the eastern region of Indonesia. One of the disasters that is in the spotlight is the Bawean earthquake. Data from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) as of March 25 at 06.00 WIB recorded that 4.679 houses were damaged, 33.533 people were displaced, and eight people were injured due to the earthquake in Bawean, East Java. This was conveyed by the Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari. "So from these 33 thousand (refugees) what we need to explain is that the 33 thousand people who were displaced actually do not represent the number of damaged buildings," said Muhari... READ MORE

The world of Indonesia is in an uproar regarding the implementation of Minister of Trade Regulation (Permendag) Number 36 of 2023 which limits the amount of luggage carried by passengers traveling from abroad. Because it is closely related to Indonesian migrant workers returning to their homeland bringing souvenirs for their families or personal items, this issue is widely discussed among Hong Kong PMIs, especially on social media. Responding to this, the Minister of Trade (Mendag) Zulkifli Hasan or Zulhas said that his party would evaluate Minister of Trade Regulation Number 36 of 2023. He said this was done because the Ministry of Trade received many complaints from the public regarding regulations limiting the number of items brought in from abroad. ... READ MORE

The Indonesian government announced that 1 Ramadhan 1445 Hijriyah or the start of fasting in Indonesia will be March 12 2024. This was decided through an Isbat Session held by the Ministry of Religion. This determination was based on the decision of the Isbat Session (Determination) for the Beginning of Ramadan 1445 AH which was chaired directly by the Minister of Religion, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, together with representatives of religious mass organizations and the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) in Jakarta, Sunday (10/3/2024). "Based on the position of the new moon in several regions in Indonesia which is already above the horizon and does not meet the new MABIMS criteria, as well as the absence of reports of seeing the new moon, the isbat session unanimously determined that 1 Ramadan 1445 Hijriah falls on Tuesday, the 12th... READ MORE

The General Election Commission (KPU) noted that as of February 19 2024, 71 officers during the 2024 election had died. Meanwhile, 4.567 other people fell ill. This was conveyed by KPU Chairman Hasyim Asy'ari in a press conference at the Ministry of Health office, Jakarta, Monday (19/2/2024), as reported by Kommpas. "Based on our monitoring, regarding the status or situation of our friends, our friends, ad hoc body election organizers, especially during the peak season where the burden is heavy on February 14 to February 18 2024 at 23.59. "In our records, there are 71 people who died," he said. Hasyim explained that the details of the 71 people who died consisted of one PPK member... READ MORE

The Muhammadiyah Central Leadership Tarjih Council launched a Single Global Hijriyah Calendar. This calendar can be applied throughout the world. "The concept of a Single Global Hijriyah Calendar was prepared with the principle of one day and one Hijriah date throughout the world," said Chairman of PP Muhammadiyah Syamsul Anwar at the PP Muhammadiyah Office, Yogyakarta, Wednesday (21/2/2024), as reported by CNN Indonesia. Making this global Hijri calendar took quite a long time, including socializing it to the public. “So this is not a simple thing, it takes a long time to understand its importance and to be accepted. So we always make efforts to socialize the Global Hijriyah Calendar. The Gregorian calendar is only three centuries old... READ MORE

Indonesia today, Wednesday (14/2/2024), has held a General Election (Pemilu) since morning. Based on Article 4 PKPU Number 3 of 2019, voting at TPS is held from 07.00 to 13.00 local time. In the 2024 elections, the Indonesian people in Indonesia will elect the President and Vice President, members of the DPR RI, members of the DPD RI at the national level. At the regional level, the community will also elect members of their respective provincial DPRD and district/city DPRD. Based on CNN Indonesia's report, Mahfud MD is the first vice presidential candidate to vote in the 2024 election. Candidate number 3 voted at TPS 106 Maguwoharjo. At almost... READ MORE

A total of 76.481 Indonesian citizens in Hong Kong and Macau have exercised their right to vote in the 2024 elections. Two voting methods are used in the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China, namely by coming to a polling place (TPS) and by post. Unlike the two previous elections which used the Victoria Park open field in Causeway Bay (2014) and public facilities (2019), in the 2024 election this time the polling stations were placed in the Indonesian Consulate General in Hong Kong. Chairman of the Overseas Election Committee (PPLN) for Hong Kong and Macau, Agustinus Guntoro, said that as many as 753 voters voted directly at four polling stations centered in the Indonesian Consulate General building... READ MORE

Deputy Attorney General for Intelligence (Jamintel) at the Attorney General's Office, Reda Manthovani, was confirmed as Professor of Criminal Law at Pancasila University. The appointment of Reda Manthovani as a professor in the field of law/criminal law is based on the Decree of the Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia Number: 2957/E4/KP/2023 concerning Promotion to the Academic Position of Lecturer. This determination starts from December 1, 2023. "With this decision, Prof. Dr. "Reda Manthovani, SH, LL.M becomes Professor of Legal Studies/Criminal Law," said Head of the Attorney General's Penkum Ketut Sumedana, in his statement, Thursday (25/1/2024), as reported by DetikNews. When inaugurated, Reda discussed overcoming and preventing hoaxes and hate speech in the 2024 political year. When... READ MORE