Two food estate projects are simultaneously being launched, targeting 2.29 million hectares of forest and land in Merauke. There are intrigues involving Prabowo and Jokowi. This report is part of a collaborative coverage and research initiative by Tempo, the Pusaka Bentala Rakyat Foundation, and Trend Asia.

The rice paddy development program will sacrifice 1.02 million hectares of customary land in Merauke. It will also annihilate biodiversity.

The selection of the KPK leadership is being forced through before the end of the terms of the DPR and Jokowi. Watch out for Presidential Palace appointees.

The free lunch program needs to be selective that the provinces with high prevalence of malnutrition should be put on the priority list.

Optimism is brewing in the financial markets, while the real sector is signaling a slowdown. A heavy burden for the incoming president.

The PDI-P canceled its plan to nominate Anies Baswedan for the Jakarta gubernatorial election. Pressure came in the form of legal cases and revisions to the MD3 Law.

The Indonesia Onward Coalition failed to materialize the ‘empty box’ scenario in several regions in the 2024 regional head elections. Some coalition members have jumped ship.

The 2025 State Budget’s Financial Note illustrates Prabowo Subianto’s financial policies. There is hope for economic improvements.

The PDI-P will be nominating Anies Baswedan in the Jakarta gubernatorial election. A popular candidate against Jokowi’s coalition.

Jokowi is believed to have intervened in making Bahlil Lahadalia general chairperson of the Golkar Party.

The government and the House failed to pass a revision of the Regional Head Election Law. Prabowo suggested that Kaesang Pangarep not run in the 2024 regional head elections.

The trial of the free nutritious meal program involves military personnel and private parties. Authorities manage everything from communal kitchens to food distribution.

The 2025 State Budget accommodates several of Prabowo Subianto’s programs. Lobbying efforts are underway to ensure the smooth implementation of these priority programs.

Two months before stepping down, Jokowi reshuffled the cabinet, selecting close allies of Prabowo Subianto.

The hijacking of the Constitutional Court’s decision on the Regional Head Election Law affects investor confidence, and political commotion hurts Prabowo’s government.

Golkar finally aligned with Gerindra for the West Java and Jakarta regional head elections but faces the threat of being left behind in Banten.

Jokowi and Prabowo’s coalition are maneuvering to thwart Anies Baswedan’s candidacy in the Jakarta regional head election. Cabinet posts are being offered as inducements.

President Jokowi weeps and apologizes for his 10-year leadership. Are not 70 percent of Indonesians satisfied with his governance?

Various cases of hacking and freedom of expression violations are rampant during Jokowi’s presidency. Victims range from public figures to ordinary people.

People close to Prabowo Subianto will be given strategic posts. Jokowi gives his blessing.

The formation of the Supreme Advisory Council creates consequences and risks, ranging from budget issues to inter-institutional conflicts.

Jokowi and Prabowo Subianto plan to revive the Supreme Advisory Council. Is it true that Jokowi will become its chair?

Jokowi is involving Prabowo Subianto’s team in the drawing up of the 2025 Draft State Budget. He ignores the principle of caution in budget management.

Chances for Anies Baswedan to run in the Jakarta regional head election are beginning to open up. A number of political parties support Prabowo Subianto intend to nominate Anies.

The biggest budget absorbers in 2025 will be the development of the new capital city and the free nutritious meal program. A great number of civil servants will soon relocate.

The government earmarked Rp71 trillion for the free nutritious meal program. It is the result of Joko Widodo’s agreement with Prabowo Subianto.

Jokowi allegedly tries to thwart Anies Baswedan’s candidacy in the Jakarta gubernatorial election. There are efforts to include Kaesang in the 2024 regional head elections.

President Jokowi disbursed Rp71.8 trillion of state budget funds for the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) project. Investors are waiting for certainty about who will reside in the new capital.

Two high-ranking IKN Authority officials did not resign, but were asked to step down. IKN development planning has moved away from the initial concept put forward in a national government planning agency study.

The PDI-P is facing a dilemma between maintaining its access to the government and protecting democracy. Corrections are needed for the damage of the last 10 years.

PDI-P cadres and volunteers refuse to let the party join the Prabowo Subianto coalition. The party’s stance remains unclear.

PDI-P has yet to decide whether to become the opposition or join Prabowo Subianto’s coalition. There is concern about losing the seat of House Speaker.

Too many hazardous impacts of implementing Tapera. Prabowo would be better off scrapping it.

The decision to raise tuition fees, which was later cancelled, shows the lack of empathy in the part of policymakers.

An overly ambitious growth target could trap Indonesia’s economy, leading the government to adopt misguided and hazardous policies.

Press freedom is increasingly in peril in the end of Jokowi’s term of office.

The government is exploring a variety of options to finance the free lunch program. There are plans to cut subsidies and raise debt.

A number of institutions are pushing the free lunch program. The Constitutional Court dismisses an appeal for a judicial review. 

The government is asking businesses to provide dairy cows for the free milk and lunch program.

People close to President Jokowi are planning to compete in the 2024 regional head elections. The Presidential Palace is helping pave the way.

Prabowo Subianto intends to form a cabinet of 40 ministers. This will result in a bloated bureaucracy and wasted public money.

The parties supporting Ganjar and Anies are offered ministerial posts in the cabinet of Prabowo. There is rejection from Prabowo’s coalition.

The Constitutional Court has failed to uphold justice in the face of electoral fraud. It is time to take the political route.

The Constitutional Court rejected lawsuits disputing the results of the 2024 presidential election. The option of disqualifying Gibran was discussed in a meeting of the judges.

Ganjar Pranowo will be taking up environmental issues after the Constitutional Court’s verdict. Anies is considering joining the Prabowo-Gibran camp.

A number of celebrities and incumbents failed to get into parliament. Money politics is believed to be rife in many regions.

The extra-long lame-duck period creates many conflicting policies when the global market is in turmoil. The rupiah is under pressure.

Parties supporting Prabowo Subianto are vying for ministerial posts. There is a wish to see the PDI-P join the coalition.

Gerindra Party Executive Chairman Sufmi Dasco Ahmad gives his explanation about the preparation of Prabowo Subianto’s cabinet ministers.

Prabowo Subianto is actively lobbying the PDI-P, NasDem, and PKB. The Opportunity to get into Prabowo’s cabinet is wide open.

Prabowo’s cabinet is expected to be filled with many party cadres. Jokowi and other officials from the coalition of parties supporting Prabowo-Gibran already floated a number of names.

Under the leadership of Airlangga Hartarto, Golkar sees a significant increase in votes during the 2024 General Elections. Part of it is due to the Jokowi effect.

There are indications that Jokowi is supporting Bahlil Lahadalia to become the next General Chairman of the Golkar Party. Airlangga Hartarto is fighting against efforts to hold an extraordinary party congress.

Jokowi and his ministers begin tinkering with the budget for the free lunch program. It is not appropriate and highly risky.

Jokowi is taking Indonesia right back to the start of the Reformasi era. The right of inquiry could be a way to save democracy.

Megawati and Jusuf Kalla are the driving force behind the use of the right of inquiry in the House to investigate election fraud. The coalitions of the Anies-Muhaimin and Ganjar-Mahfud presidential tickets are not solid.

The PPP and NasDem have not expressed strong support for using the House’s right of inquiry to investigate alleged fraud in the 2024 elections. The Prabowo-Gibran camp is offering cabinet positions.

Various instances of fraud in the 2024 General Elections meet the conditions for the House to use its right of inquiry. PSI’s surge in votes is in the spotlight.

Prabowo shows some changes in his economic approach. The market is unconvinced yet.

Bahlil Lahadalia has a glimmering political and businees career. He is aiming for Golkar Party’s top position.