The Muara Enim case

The Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) raid on the South Sumatra office of the Audit Board (BPK) on June 23, 2026, marked a new turn in the case involving Muara Enim Regent Edison. What began as a corruption case tied to the procurement of goods and services...

Rewriting emergency powers law

For nearly seven decades, Law on the State of Emergency has remained largely untouched. Enacted in 1959 during President Soekarno’s Guided Democracy, the legislation was designed for a vastly different political era—one in which executive authority faced few...

Latest on Kresna Life case

The legal battle surrounding Kresna Life has now entered a new phase. While the Supreme Court’s administrative ruling strengthened OJK’s authority to revoke the company’s business license, criminal law enforcement has finally begun to catch up with...

Attacking Sony Sonjaya

Attorney General’s Office rejected former National Nutrition Agency (BGN) deputy head Sony Sonjaya’s request to become a justice collaborator, the decision was expected. Prosecutors argued that Sony was not a secondary participant but one of the principal...

Intiland: What’s up?

Shares of property developer Intiland Development (DILD) ended lower to Rp113 Thursday (Jun 25) to make a market capitalization of Rp1.17 trillion, not even half of its equity (Rp6.77 trillion). It is not alone, of course. Bumi Serpong Damai (BSDE) is now worth Rp12.1...

Going downhill

Shrinking civil space, growing militarization, worsening graft, governance issues in flagship programs (free meal, village cooperatives, food estate, People’s School), fiscal discipline (including expansion of Danantara’s blurred mandates), legal and policy...

The relaxation window for coal and nickel

Nickel and coal miners are gearing up preparations to best use the window for revision of their work plan and budget (RKAB), which will officially open July 1st. Subject to approval, this will likely drag further down international price of both commodities. “We need...

Danantara’s new tasking: Iconic towers

State fund management agency Danantara has been tasked by President Prabowo Subianto to redesign the 13.5 hectares area previously known as Hotel Sultan in Jakarta. Danantara CEO Rosan P Roeslani said on Monday that the strategic area will be managed by InJourney,...

Prabowo & Sjafrie-Dasco

The arrest of Silmy Karim, former vice minister of immigration, in a corruption case is interpreted by some as part of competition between key influencers close to President Prabowo Subianto, simply because of Silmy’s close relationship with Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin,...

AI for free meals?

An intriguing detail has emerged from a draft presidential regulation currently awaiting President Prabowo Subianto’s approval. Several provisions reportedly outline the use of AI in the government’s flagship Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program, signaling that the...
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