Layoffs in 2026 (6)

Jul 3, 2026 | Market

The latest reports of layoffs at Tokopedia, following TikTok’s confirmation of an organizational restructuring, should not be viewed merely as another round of workforce reductions in the technology sector. TikTok has not confirmed the widely circulated claim...

Beyond the 8 Percent: New Battle Over Platform Power

Jul 3, 2026 | Market

The debate over the government’s decision to cap ride-hailing platform commissions at 8 percent has been framed as a victory for Indonesia’s millions of motorcycle taxi drivers. After years of complaints over shrinking earnings and opaque commission...

AI Hub without AI ownership

Jul 3, 2026 | Market

Indonesia has every reason to welcome the announcement that Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus Technologies, together with Nvidia and Singapore-based DayOne, will build a 360-megawatt AI data center campus in Batam. With up to 170,000 Nvidia AI accelerators...

Beyond the partnership with Imperial College London

Jul 3, 2026 | Market

The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Technology is set to partner with Imperial College London to establish 10 medical and science universities in Indonesia under President Prabowo Subianto’s plan. On paper, the initiative is both ambitious and promising....

The arrest of Syah Afandin

Jul 3, 2026 | Law

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has just arrested Syah Afandin, regent of Langkat in North Sumatra province, days after Suhardiman Amby, regent of Kuantan Singingi in Riau province, surrendered to the anti-graft agency. Afandin is a politician from the...

Agrinas Palma, a giant in the making?

Jul 3, 2026 | Commodities, Market

By late 2025, state-owned company PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara (APN) controlled 1.7 million hectares of area, including forest areas seized by Satgas PKH, a task force established by Prabowo administration. Big portion of the areas will be developed into palm oil...

Revisiting Danantara Sumberdaya (DSI)

Jul 2, 2026 | Market

Starting January 1st, 2027, all export of coal, palm oil and ferro alloy, will go through PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI). Recently, however, Danantara leaders said DSI is not a trading company. Then, what is it? Government Regulation No. 24/2026 signed by...

One Data, One State? The Risks of Digital Centralization

Jul 2, 2026 | Law, Market

Indonesia’s proposed One Data Bill is being presented as a long-overdue solution to a familiar problem: fragmented government databases. Ministries often produce conflicting figures on poverty, education, agriculture, and social assistance, undermining policy...

Trust before expansion

Jul 2, 2026 | Market, Politics

The announcement by National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo that the National Police (Polri) aims to build 1,500 Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) by the end of 2026 was intended as a message of commitment. According to the plan, the kitchens will...

The Kuansing case

Jul 2, 2026 | Law

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) alleges that Kuantan Singingi Regent Suhardiman Amby demanded a Toyota Land Cruiser 300 GR-S worth around Rp2.05 billion in connection with the appointment of a regional secretary (sekda). Investigators also allege that...