Fifty regional heads to join retreat in June: Bima Arya – Archipelago

irst Deputy Home Minister Bima Arya Sugiarto has said that around 50 regional heads elected in the 2024 regional head elections will take part in the second regional leaders’ retreat in June 2025 at the Institute of Public Administration (IPDN) in Jatinangor, Sumedang regency, West Java. “God willing, the second retreat will be attended by … Read more

Simultaneous election system doesn’t reduce costs: Bima Arya – Politics

espite initially aiming to cut costs, the 2024 simultaneous elections turned out to be highly expensive, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Bima Arya Sugiarto has revealed. According to a Finance Ministry report, the government allocated a total of Rp 71.3 trillion (US$4.34 billion) for the 2024 elections. By early 2024, Rp 16.5 trillion had already been … Read more

Gov’t to Refine E-Voting System Ahead of Possible 2029 Election Use, Says Minister

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Vice Minister of Home Affairs Bima Arya Sugiarto stated that the government is open to the possibility of implementing a digital voting mechanism or electronic voting (e-voting) in the 2029 elections. According to him, the readiness for the implementation of technology-based voting will be refined. Bima announced that the 2025 village head … Read more

Sri Mulyani as Magelang Retreat Speaker: Discussing New Efficiency Strategies

Archyde Jakarta – Minister of Finance (Minister of Finance) Sri Mulyani Indrawati scheduled to provide material Regional Head Retreat at the Military Academy (Akmil), Magelangtonight. Sri Mulyani is one of the speakers presented. Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani is scheduled to provide material from 19:00 to 20:30 WIB. The material is given at the location … Read more

Regional Head Retreat Costs Rp13 Billion, Says Deputy Minister of Home Affairs

TEMPO.CO, Magelang – Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Bima Arya Sugiarto stated that the retreat for regional leaders at the Magelang Military Academy from February 21 to 28, 2025, will cost Rp13 billion. “The budget is fully funded by the Ministry of Home Affairs’ State Budget to enhance the leadership capacity of regional leaders,” said … Read more