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Deputy chair of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Nurul Ghufron, apologized to the public after the anti-graft agency's chief Firli Bahuri was named a suspect in an extortion case by the Jakarta Metropolitan Police Department (Polda Metro Jaya).

Gen. Agus Subiyanto officially replaced Adm. Yudo Margono as Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) chief. The succession was marked by a handover ceremony at TNI Headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, Wed (22/11).

State-owned electricity company (PLN) inaugurated the first batch of 21 green hydrogen plants (GHP) across Sumatra, Java and Bali, earning Indonesia the reputation of the country with the most GHP in Southeast Asia.

The Immigration Directorate General launched the Diaspora Visa that is valid from 5-10 years, announced its director general Silmy Karim.

The Indonesian language (Bahasa Indonesia) has officially become one of the official languages ​​at the UNESCO General Assembly. This was announced at the Plenary Session of the 42nd UNESCO General Conference in Paris, France on Tuesday (20/11).

Indonesia was elected as a member of the International Program for the Development of Communications (IPDC) Council, a UNESCO program for global media development that supports pluralism, gender equality and counters hate speech.

In the run-up to the 2024 elections, state civil apparatus (ASN) who deliberately pose with hand gesture in expression of support for certain presidential and vice presidential candidates can be sacked.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has given a nod to the extension of PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) contract for the next 20 years. He even admitted that he was happy that the discussion has reached the final stage.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo appealed to US President Joe Biden to help end the conflict raging in Gaza. He also said that the partnership between the two countries can contribute to global peace.

Lake Toba, North Sumatra will host the 2023 Aquabike Jetski World Championship on November 22-26 participated by 22 countries.

Presidential candidate for the Onward Indonesia Coalition, Prabowo Subianto, emphasized the importance of maintaining peace through a good neighbors policy which he summed up as in the philosophy “a thousand friends too few, one enemy is too many.”