The Indonesian government has taken a bold step to protect children in the digital sphere with the enactment of Government Regulation No. 17/2025, better known as PP TUNAS. It is arguably one of the most comprehensive child-safety frameworks ever issued in the...
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced that the controversial crude oil procurement case involving Pertamina was being handed over from the Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung), many observers treated it as a technical update. Only a day later, news...
The government and the House of Representatives have decided to proceed with the passage of the new Criminal Law Procedure Code today (18/11), as scheduled, despite strong opposition from the public. It seems like the legal notice previously issued by the civil...
Abdul Wahid, the Governor of Riau, one of the resource-rich provinces in the country, was arrested in the KPK sting operation on Monday (3/11) alongside nine other suspects. There is currently not much accessible information about the details of his arrest, but it...
When the name Najelaa Shihab surfaced amid the ongoing investigation into former education minister Nadiem Makarim’s Chromebook procurement case, the public reaction was instantaneous. Her reputation as one of Indonesia’s most respected education reformers—alongside...
A riot broke out in Chrey Thum, Cambodia last week (17/10) as 110 Indonesian citizens attempted to escape from the online scam company they worked for. Footage of the riot went viral on the internet, receiving mixed public response. Meanwhile, the Indonesian Embassy...
The pretrial motion filed by Delpedro Marhaen, Executive Director of the Lokataru Foundation, may appear at first to be a technical legal step—an attempt to contest the validity of his arrest. In reality, it is far more than that. It is a confrontation between the...
The South Jakarta District Court has rejected a pretrial motion filed by former Minister of Education and Culture, Nadiem Makarim, upholding his status as suspect in the alleged Chromebook procurement corruption. The judge said the entire investigation process had...
Fahmi Mochtar, president director of state electricity utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) in the period of 2008-2009, and Halim Kalla, younger brother of former vice president Jusuf Kalla (2004-2009 and 2014-2019), suspects in corruption case with alleged...
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Hendi Prio Santoso, former president director of state gas transmission and distribution company PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk (PGAS) or PGN, a suspect in corruption case. This is a surprise because Attorney...
