Indonesia’s defense shopping spree

Jul 24, 2026 | Market, Politics

Indonesia has signed a contract to procure 12 M-346F “Block 20” aircraft from Italian aerospace company Leonardo. This procurement adds to the government’s growing efforts to modernize the country’s defense equipment in recent years, particularly under Prabowo...

The Constitutional Court’s internet quota ruling is about more than data

Jul 24, 2026 | Law, Market

For years, millions of Indonesian mobile users have accepted a peculiar business practice as inevitable: unused internet data simply disappears when a package expires. Consumers pay for 50 gigabytes but use only 35. The remaining 15 gigabytes vanish, regardless of...

The Oegroseno case and the price of speedy investigations

Jul 24, 2026 | Law, Politics

Question has emerged following the National Police’s handling of the alleged corruption case involving land grants for the National Police Women’s Academy (Sepolwan). Former National Police deputy chief Oegroseno was invited for clarification only weeks...

PKB’s birthday, Prabowo’s stage

Jul 24, 2026 | Politics

A political party’s anniversary is usually an opportunity to celebrate its own history, reaffirm its ideology and project its future. PKB’s 28th anniversary celebration, however, told a different story. While party flags filled the venue and senior cadres...

External pressures resumed, foreign net sell continues

Jul 24, 2026 | Market

Brent crude oil futures surged as much as 7% to US$101 per barrel due to escalated tensions in the Middle East. Foreign investors, in the meantime, returned to net sell position on Indonesian equities. Situation in the Middle East worsened with attacks by Iran-backed...

LiuGong heats up heavy equipment market

Jul 24, 2026 | Industries, Market

China-based LiuGong has recently begun the construction of heavy equipment manufacturing facility in Karawang, West Java province with US$317 million of investment (approximately Rp5.2 trillion). Sitting on 27 hectares of land in the Karawang Artha Industrial Hill...

Missed opportunities at Freeport Indonesia

Jul 23, 2026 | Commodities, Market

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) is predicted to report substantial decline in sales revenues from gold and copper despite higher average price of both commodities. Operational data provided by Freeport McMoRan (FCX) pointed to 55% fall in sales revenues from copper and...

IKN Nusantara so far

Jul 23, 2026 | Market

Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi recently stated that the 81st Indonesian Independence Day commemoration will most likely still be centered in Jakarta, rather than in the new capital city (IKN) Nusantara as it was in 2024. This has once again raised questions...

Vale Indonesia’s outlook

Jul 23, 2026 | Commodities, Market

Shares of Vale Indonesia (INCO) ended higher by 1.21% to Rp5,000 on Wednesday (Jul 22) to make a market capitalization of Rp52.7 trillion. Vale Indonesia was worth smaller than Trimegah Bangun Persada (NCKL) or Harita Nickel (Rp54.6 trillion), but might soon...

Digital censorship or narrative control?

Jul 23, 2026 | Law, Politics

The Press Law was enacted to prevent a return to the censorship that characterized the authoritarian era. Editors, not bureaucrats, determine what deserves publication. If a report is inaccurate or harmful, the law provides remedies through rights of reply,...