May 12, 2026 | Law, Market
Prosecutors from the Jakarta High Prosecutor’s Office named three top executives of KoinP2P as suspects in an alleged corruption case tied to the disbursement of approximately Rp600 billion in loans through a cooperation scheme with state-owned lender Bank Rakyat...
May 11, 2026 | Law, Market
The recent acquittal of eight bankers in the Rp1.3 trillion Sritex corruption case may have protected banking industry from immediate reputational shock. But it also exposed a deeper problem within the country’s legal and financial governance system: the uneasy...
May 11, 2026 | Law, Market
Findings from an investigation by Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) point to alleged corruption in the 2025 procurement of halal certification services at the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), with potential state losses estimated at up to Rp 49.5 billion. ICW...
May 8, 2026 | Law, Market
The government’s decision to exempt state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from taxes on corporate restructuring until 2029 may appear technical on the surface. Officials frame it as a pragmatic step to support consolidation, improve efficiency and accelerate the...
May 8, 2026 | Law, Market
The draft presidential regulation on the protection of online transportation workers may become one of the country’s most controversial digital economy policies in years. Presented as a long-overdue response to driver exploitation, the regulation promises tariff...
May 8, 2026 | Law, Market
Salim Ivomas Pratama (SIMP), controlled by Anthoni Salim’s Indofood Agri-Resources Ltd, is, by far, the only company openly challenged the hefty administrative fines charged by President Prabowo Subianto’s Forest Area Enforcement Task Force (Satgas PKH). Financial...
May 7, 2026 | Law, Market
Last month, around 155 people in the Kepulauan Anambas Regency, Riau Islands, suffered food poisoning after consuming meals from the MBG program. The laboratory test results, which were only released recently, revealed traces of borax and E. coli contamination in the...
May 7, 2026 | Law, Politics
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) recently renewed its push for the acceleration of the Bill on Restrictions of Cash Transactions (RUU Pembatasan Transaksi Uang Kartal/PTUK), arguing that limiting large cash transactions is necessary to combat money politics...
May 6, 2026 | Law, Market
The dispute over a heritage property on Teuku Umar Street in Menteng, Central Jakarta, may appear at first glance to be just another land conflict between a private company and the state. But the ongoing battle between PT Temasra Jaya and the Military (TNI) reveals...
May 6, 2026 | Law, Politics
The assault case involving Ronald Aristone Sinaga, better known as Bro Ron, is more than a sensational altercation inside a Jakarta law office. It reflects a deeper transformation in Indonesian public life: the rise of politicians who simultaneously operate as...
