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Constitutional Court rejects bid to disqualify Indonesian V-P Gibran over high school credentials

Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka spent most of his secondary and tertiary education abroad, largely in Singapore and Australia.
Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka spent most of his secondary and tertiary education abroad, largely in Singapore and Australia.

Indonesian parties weigh new election rules that could narrow 2029 presidential field

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (centre) with (left) House Speaker Puan Maharani and Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (right) at the Parliament building in Jakarta on Aug 14.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (centre) with (left) House Speaker Puan Maharani and Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (right) at the Parliament building in Jakarta on Aug 14.

Indonesia Parliament passes law aimed at resolving land conflicts

A forest that villagers of Kalumpang in Central Kalimantan relied on for food and resources has been cleared since September 2025 for a government programme to grow rice.
A forest that villagers of Kalumpang in Central Kalimantan relied on for food and resources has been cleared since September 2025 for a government programme to grow rice.

Prabowo reasserts Indonesia’s support for Palestine with ‘Free Palestine’ call

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto wearing a keffiyeh after leading thousands in chants of “Free Palestine” at the centenary celebrations of the Darussalam Gontor Islamic boarding school on Sept 19.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto wearing a keffiyeh after leading thousands in chants of “Free Palestine” at the centenary celebrations of the Darussalam Gontor Islamic boarding school on Sept 19.

Indonesia accepts Malaysia’s help to tackle Kalimantan wildfires

Smoke shrouding the Equator Monument and the city of Pontianak in West Kalimantan.
Smoke shrouding the Equator Monument and the city of Pontianak in West Kalimantan.

Indonesia president calls for stricter sanctions against forest fire perpetrators

The country is battling its most intense wildfires in 11 years, with “super El Nino” weather conditions parching the country’s forests and fields. 
The country is battling its most intense wildfires in 11 years, with “super El Nino” weather conditions parching the country’s forests and fields. 

Destry Damayanti, voted first woman to lead Indonesian central bank, lifts growth forecast

Destry Damayanti was the sole candidate for the post of Governor of Bank Indonesia.
Destry Damayanti was the sole candidate for the post of Governor of Bank Indonesia.

The ASEAN imperative: How Jakarta must handle great-power rivalry

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at a ceremony marking 81 years of the country’s independence at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Aug 17.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at a ceremony marking 81 years of the country’s independence at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Aug 17.

Indonesia’s Destry says she will back growth policies if confirmed as central bank chief

Destry Damayanti is the sole candidate nominated for Indonesia’s central bank governor. 
Destry Damayanti is the sole candidate nominated for Indonesia’s central bank governor. 

Indonesian police name 72 suspects in crackdown on land burning in Kalimantan

The Ampera Bridge shrouded in haze from wildfires in Palembang, in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province, on Aug 23.
The Ampera Bridge shrouded in haze from wildfires in Palembang, in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province, on Aug 23.

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