The recent transformation of the Presidential Communication Office (PCO) into the Government Communication Agency (BKP) is more than a bureaucratic reshuffle. It is a revealing case of how communication, politics, and patronage intersect in Indonesia’s corridors of power. The change did not only affect institutional nomenclature; it also involved the repositioning of Hasan Nasbi, the PCO’s first chief, who was appointed commissioner of state oil giant Pertamina days before being formally replaced. To subscribe please click here
