by Yohanes Obor | Oct 3, 2014 | News, People, Politician
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The Chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Abraham Samad regrets over the appointment of Golkar Party’s Treasurer Setya Novanto as the Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) for the period of 2014-2019 as the 59-year-old...
by Haryanto Suharman | Oct 3, 2014 | News, People, Politician
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Irman Gusman, 52, has reclaimed his seat as the Speaker of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) for the period of 2014-2019 after being re-elected in the election conducted in the DPD’s plenary session on Thursday (Oct. 2) evening. In the...
by Haryanto Suharman | Oct 2, 2014 | News, People, Politician
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The failure of the meeting between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) and former president Megawati Soekarnoputri has distrupted the possible alliance between Democratic Party and the Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle (PDI-P). As...
by Haryanto Suharman | Sep 15, 2014 | News, People, Politician
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The National Leadership Meeting (Rapimnas) of the United Development Party (PPP), closing Monday (September 15), has affirmed Emron Pangkapi as its new party chairman replacing Suryadharma Ali, who has been earlier sacked from his position. The...
by Haryanto Suharman | Sep 10, 2014 | News, People, Politician
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The United Development Party (PPP) sacked its chairman Suryadharma Ali, now a graft suspect and former Minister of Religious Affairs, in a meeting of its top executives on Tuesday (September 9). PPP Secretary General Romahurmuziy, in a press...
by Haryanto Suharman | Sep 8, 2014 | News, People, Politician
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Minister of Energy & Mineral Resources (ESDM) Jero Wacik, who is also one of key leaders of President SBY’s Democratic Party, has tendered his resignation from the cabinet as well as his party after being named as graft suspect by the...