The renewed tension between Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman and Tempo magazine has been popularly framed as a continuation of their long, uneasy relationship. But reducing it to a personality clash misses the deeper story. The controversy triggered by the DPR and the Ombudsman’s findings on rice governance is not about media hostility — it is about the enduring structural weaknesses that have plagued Indonesia’s food system for years. To subscribe please click here
