Weekly Politics: From Super Garuda Shield to the 35th NU Congress
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Various political news stories have been reported by ANTARA News Agency. We have summarised the five most popular political news items from the past week that are worth revisiting as a source of information for your weekend.
- TNI and US Military Repair Army Base Asphalt in South Sumatra
The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and the United States military collaborated to repair the asphalt at an Army base in South Sumatra on Wednesday (2/9). This road repair activity was conducted as part of the Engineer Civic Action Program (ENCAP), aimed at improving public facilities as part of the Super Garuda Shield (SGS) 2026 joint military exercise.
According to an official press release from the TNI Headquarters Press Centre received in Jakarta on Thursday, the repaired road spans three kilometres and is located at the Combat Training Command (Puslatpur) Headquarters, TNI Army Education and Training Command (Kodiklat), Baturaja, South Sumatra.
- Seven Air Force Bases Drive TNI AU Cooperation with West Java
The Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force, Air Marshal Mohamad Tonny Harjono, and the Governor of West Java, Dedi Mulyadi, signed a cooperation agreement to support accelerated development in West Java. In an official Air Force press release issued in Jakarta on Friday, Tonny stated that the Air Force possesses resources that can be synergised with local government programmes and priorities to support West Java’s development.
“Because of this, we felt it necessary to come here and establish cooperation to support the development of West Java. The Air Force has resources, while the local government has programmes and priorities that must be implemented. If all these potentials are united, it will certainly become a collective strength to build West Java,” said Tonny.
- Cabinet Secretary: President Prabowo Convenes Meeting on Decent and Affordable Housing
Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya stated that President Prabowo Subianto led a limited meeting with several ministers in Hambalang, Bogor Regency, West Java, on Tuesday. The limited meeting discussed concrete steps to improve the quality of housing and living environments for the community.
According to the Cabinet Secretariat in Jakarta, the meeting addressed efforts to provide more decent and affordable housing for those in need, including policies to ease access to housing finance so that more people can achieve homeownership.
- Indonesian Defence Minister Receives Russian Ambassador to Strengthen Defence Cooperation
The Indonesian Minister of Defence, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, received a visit from the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Indonesia, Sergei Gennadievich Tolchenov, at the Indonesian Ministry of Defence Building in Jakarta on Wednesday (2/9). The meeting was documented via the official Instagram account of Sjafrie @sjafrie.sjamsoeddin.
As explained in a written statement cited by ANTARA on Thursday, the meeting was held to strengthen diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Russia. “The meeting discussed the development of Indonesia-Russia bilateral relations as well as concrete steps to further strengthen defence cooperation between the two countries,” Sjafrie stated on his Instagram account.
- President Departs for East Java to Attend the 35th NU Congress
President Prabowo Subianto departed for East Java on Monday morning to attend the closing ceremony of the 35th Congress of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in Jombang Regency. According to statements received in Jakarta on Monday, the President and a limited delegation were scheduled to arrive at Juanda International Airport, Sidoarjo Regency, at approximately 09:30 WIB, before continuing their journey to the Bahrul Ulum Tambakberas Islamic Boarding School in Jombang.
The President’s presence also demonstrates respect for the significant role of NU as one of the key forces in the journey of the Indonesian nation.