The Jakarta Post is a daily English-language newspaper in Indonesia. The paper is owned by PT Bina Media Tenggara and based in the nation's capital,Jakarta.
Harmoko,colloquially referred to as Bung Harmoko,was an Indonesian politician and journalist who was active during the New Order era. He served as the Speaker of the People's Representative Council from 1997 until 1999,and was a factor in president Suharto's resignation during the widespread student demonstrations which occurred at the end of the New Order.
Chairul Tanjung is an Indonesian businessman. He is the former Coordinating Minister for Economics in the Indonesian cabinet. He was appointed to this post by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on 19 May 2014 following the resignation of the previous Coordinating Minister for Economics,Hatta Rajasa,who resigned to take part in Indonesia's 2014 presidential election. In 2021,he had an estimated net worth of $4.1 billion.
Mohammad Mahfud Mahmodin,commonly known as Mahfud MD,is an Indonesian politician and legal academic,who is currently serving as the Coordinating Minister for Political,Legal,and Security Affairs of Indonesia and Acting Minister of Communication and Information Technology. He is the first civilian to hold the office;with all of his predecessors coming from military –mostly Army –retirees. He also previously served as the chief justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia,member of the People's Representative Council,Minister of Defense,and Minister of Law and Human Rights.
Putra Nababan is an Indonesian newsreader,journalist and editor in chief of MetroTV. He has received four Panasonic Gobel awards.
Meutya Viada Hafid is an Indonesian newscaster and politician. Since October 2019,she has been Chair of the First Commission of the People's Representative Council,responsible for matters regarding national defense,foreign affairs,information,communications,and intelligence. She is a member of the Golkar Party.
Idham Chalid was an Indonesian politician,religious leader,and minister,who served as Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly and Chairman of the People's Representative Council from 1972 until 1977. He was also a prominent leader of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and leader of the United Development Party (PPP),from 1956 until 1984.
The Berkarya Party is an Indonesian political party formed in 2016. The party was formed to channel the political aspirations of former president Suharto's youngest son,Hutomo Mandala Putra,better known as Tommy Suharto. Tommy,a convicted murderer by proxy,lost the general chairmanship of the party in July 2020 after the government recognized the leadership of a breakaway faction headed by former general Muchdi Purwopranjono. Berkarya came 11th out of 16 political parties that contested Indonesia's 2019 general election,receiving 2.09% of votes cast. The party supported Tommy's former brother-in-law Prabowo Subianto's unsuccessful bid for the presidency in 2019. After failing to win a 4% threshold necessary to gain seats in the national parliament,the party in 2020 split into rival factions:one led by Tommy and the government-recognized faction led by Muchdi.
Bambang Soesatyo,more colloquially referred to as Bamsoet,is an Indonesian politician and businessman,who is currently serving as the 15th Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly since 2019,and as a Member of the House of Representatives since 2009. A member of Golkar,he previously served as the 18th Speaker of the House of Representatives following the resignation of Setya Novanto.
Ahmad Muzani is an entrepreneur and politician from the Great Indonesia Movement Party. He is the Secretary General of the Great Indonesia Movement Party and a member of the House of Representatives (Indonesia).
Oesman Sapta Odang is an Indonesian politician of the People's Conscience Party (Hanura),who served as the speaker of the Regional Representative Council and deputy speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly between 2014 and 2019. He had also served in the latter position between 2002 and 2004.
Aiman Witjaksono is an Indonesian journalist,news anchor and interviewer at RCTI. Previously Witjaksono worked for approximately 10 years at Kompas TV as a broadcaster. On RCTI,his final role was as anchor of the news program Seputar Indonesia before his return on Seputar iNews in 2022.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives,is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives of Indonesia. The speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House of Representatives and is simultaneously the Council's presiding officer. The speakers also perform various other administrative and procedural functions.
Djumhana Wiriaatmadja was a Sundanese aristocrat,regent,politician,and diplomat.
The vice governor of Jakarta is an elected politician who,along with the governor and 106 members of Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD),is accountable for the strategic government of Jakarta. Jakarta is administratively equal to a province with special status as the capital of Indonesia. Hence,the executive head of Jakarta is a governor,instead of a mayor.
Wiluyo Puspoyudo was an Indonesian military figure and politician who became the deputy speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly from 1960 until 1966,and as the acting Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly in 1966.
Soedardjat Nataatmadja was an Indonesian politician who served as the Regent of Bogor from 1983 until 1988,the Vice Governor of Irian Jaya from 1989 until 1993,Inspector General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs from 1993 until 1997,and as the member of the People's Representative Council from 1997 until 1999.
Rais Abin was an Indonesian military officer and diplomat who served as the Commander of the Second United Nations Emergency Force from 1976 until 1979,Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia from 1981 until 1984,and Indonesian Ambassador to Singapore from 1984 until 1986.
Adi Andojo Soetjipto was an Indonesian jurist and lecturer who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia from 1981 until his retirement in 1997. Soetjipto was nominated twice for the position by the People's Representative Council in 1979 and 1980 and was installed in 1981. He was known for exposing bribery and collusion inside the Supreme Court and his criticism of the Supreme Court.
Star Weekly was an Indonesian language magazine published in Jakarta,Indonesia from 1946 to 1961. The magazine was an offshoot of the popular newspaper Keng Po and is considered to be a precursor to today's Kompas. Through its charismatic editor Petrus Kanisius Ojong it became a widely-respected forum for Chinese Indonesian intellectual discussion,cultural expression,and critical political coverage.
