Overseas, domestic votes to be counted together on Feb 14, affirms KPU chair
Overseas voting began on Feb. 5, 2024, with the first votes cast in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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China urges Israel to stop military operation in Rafah ‘as soon as possible’
Israel is facing growing international pressure to agree to a ceasefire with Hamas as it prepares for an incursion into Rafah, the southern Gaza border city where more than a…
Retailers wary about government’s cheap food program
The doubts may be due to previous experience with the government when it issued a price ceiling on cooking oil and promised to compensate traders, none of the businesses have…
Indonesian elections commission welcomes foreign election observers
There have been widespread concerns over possible electoral fraud and democratic decline in Indonesia ahead of the election.
Indonesian rupiah holds firm hours before election
With a BI reference rate of Rp 15,585 on Tuesday, it hit the highest value so far this month just before the election.
Indonesian consumer confidence inches higher ahead of election
The increase in consumer confidence is backed by improving metrics in people’s expectations of current income and job availability.
Live Coverage: Indonesia decides 2024
After six hours of voting, polling stations in western Indonesia have closed, with official results expected to be released in March.
Rice vanishes from Indonesia’s shelves amid delayed harvest
The National Food Agency, meanwhile, has said that overall rice stocks are adequate as the government has imported around 500,000 tonnes of rice this year.
New energy rule discourages rooftop solar systems, say users
The provisions will make the installation less attractive, users say.
Indonesia’s civil society questions election integrity
The three-day cooling period to end months of election campaigning has been anything but quiet with civil society protesting ethics violations.