The Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) responds to PDI Perjuangan (PDIP) chair Megawati Soekarnoputri’s threat to intervene if Secretary-General Hasto Kristiyanto is arrested in the Harun Masiku case. KPK’s spokesperson Tessa Mahardhika stated that commission investigators always work according to the law. Megawati had previously said she would get involved if Hasto was taken into … Read more
"Acting President for Two Years: Gus Dur’s Unspoken Directive"
In a recent event held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Central Jakarta, Indonesia’s 8th Vice President (VP), Megawati Soekarnoputri, shared insights about her tenure under the country’s 4th President, Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gus Dur. Speaking at the launch of a book by Todung Mulya Lubis and a discuss about the 2024 Presidential elections, Megawati … Read more
A traffic accident occurred on the Andara Toll Road heading towards Depok – Antasari, KM 4+400, in West Java, Indonesia, on Thursday, December 12, 2024. The accident involved a car and a truck. According to a video, a white car was hit by falling iron bars, likely from the truck. The truck had spilled a … Read more
"I Have No Ill Will"
Ace Hasan Syadzily, the chairman of Golkar Party in Jakarta, stated that his party harbors no ill will towards Megawati Soekarnoputri, the chairperson of PDIP. In fact, PDIP and Golkar have shared the same coalition in previous governments. He emphasized that their relationship has been cordial and there is no enmity between Golkar and PDIP. … Read more
Indonesia’s current major political figure, Megawati Soekarnoputri, expressed her surprise and confusion when Anwar Usman was re-elected as the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK). Megawati couldn’t understand why Anwar was chosen when there were colleagues who, in her view, had more seniority. Anwar, previously a Supreme Court judge, held the MK leadership from … Read more