Denny Armandhanu

Jan 12, 2025 | channelnewsasia.com | Denny Armandhanu |Izzah Aqilah Norman

JAKARTA: It was a tense four-hour journey from the city of Bavet to the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh for Indonesian worker Slamet. The man - who had just escaped from an online gambling ring where he had been forced to work for a period of three months - was making his way to the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia to seek help in order to return home. But memory of his experience, which happened in 2023, still haunts Slamet to this day.

Jan 10, 2025 | channelnewsasia.com | Denny Armandhanu

JAKARTA: Indonesia this week marked a significant milestone in its international endeavours, one that is a success for President Prabowo’s ‘outward-looking’ administration, according to some analysts. Brazil, which currently chairs the intergovernmental organisation BRICS, announced on Monday (Jan 6) that Indonesia has been unanimously approved as a new member. This follows a decision made during the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2023 to expand the group’s membership.

Sep 18, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Denny Armandhanu

JAKARTA: Old online posts allegedly linked to Indonesian Vice-President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka have been making its rounds on social media, with some of its content involving negative statements against political figures, including incoming President Prabowo Subianto. And while analysts believe that this may not impact the working relationship between the two, they warn that it is important for Mr Gibran to keep his decorum once he begins his term in the upcoming administration.

Sep 9, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Denny Armandhanu

JAKARTA: Several newly inaugurated Indonesian lawmakers have resorted to pawning their appointment letters (SKs) in exchange for bank loans, to relieve some of the high costs of political campaigning for the regional elections. Observers say this is an old phenomenon that occurs with each new batch of regional legislative council (DPRD) members, while expressing concern that this condition will lead to political corruption and a deteriorating democracy.

Aug 21, 2024 | channelnewsasia.com | Denny Armandhanu

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s second-largest political party Golkar on Wednesday (Aug 21) appointed newly-minted Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia as its chairman, in a move analysts say will allow President Joko Widodo to wield political influence even after he steps down later in October. Mr Bahlil - known to be a key ally of Mr Widodo - garnered unanimous backing from party delegates during a national congress held the the day before in Jakarta.