by Haryanto Suharman | Sep 25, 2015 | News, Politics, Regional
SURABAYA (Yosefardi) – The pair of mayor and vice mayor candidates Rasiyo and Lucy Kurniasari has passed the verification process conducted by local election commission in Surabaya, East Java. Rasiyo-Lucy will run in the city election this year, to challenge the...
by Haryanto Suharman | Aug 31, 2015 | News, Politics, Regional
SURABAYA (Yosefardi) – The local election commission (KPUD) of Surabaya city decided to eliminate the pair of Rasiyo-Dimam Abror Djuraid after the verification process leaving the city election with only one pair of contender. The KPUD Surabaya argued that a...
by Haryanto Suharman | Dec 26, 2014 | News, Politics, Regional
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The newly Vice Governor of Jakarta Djarot Syaiful Hidayat revealed the capital city administration’s plan to reimpose a moratorium on issuing more permits to mini-markets in the city. Djarot, moreover, also revealed his plan to evaluate the...
by Haryanto Suharman | Nov 7, 2014 | News, Politics, Regional
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo has urged the Jakarta provincial House of Representatives (DPRD) to soon inaugurate acting Governor of Jakarta Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama as the new Governor. Tjahjo, the former Secretary General of the...
by Haryanto Suharman | Sep 24, 2014 | News, Politics, Regional
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The rejection from hardline Islamic group towards the upcoming installment of Vice Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama as new Jakarta Governor intensifies on Wednesday (September 24) as hundreds of the Islam Defenders Front’s (FPI)...
by Haryanto Suharman | Sep 23, 2014 | News, Politics, Regional
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Vice Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama calmly to face protest by the hardline Islamic group Islam Defenders Front (FPI) who rejects Ahok’s appointment as new Jakarta governor next month. FPI plans to hold a demonstration...