Jul 30, 2026 | Law, Politics
Every time another regional leader is arrested in a corruption sting, Indonesia responds with the same ritual: public outrage, criminal prosecution, and promises of tighter oversight. Yet the arrests keep coming. The latest response from the House of...
Jul 29, 2026 | Law, Market
The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Kemkomdigi) is preparing regulations on post-quantum cryptography, AI-based identity verification, cloud signing and internationally recognised electronic certificates. Officials describe the package as the foundation...
Jul 28, 2026 | Law, Market
The government’s decision to step into the dispute between PT Adhi Commuter Properti (ADCP) and around 2,400 buyers of unfinished LRT City apartments is welcome. But mediation is only the beginning. It is not, and cannot be, the solution. Housing Minister...
Jul 27, 2026 | Law, Market
Ariseno Ridwan, spokesperson of Hashim Djojohadikusumo (younger brother of President Prabowo Subianto), told Tempo on July 19, 2025 that oil trader Mohammad Riza Chalid (MRC) contacted Hashim twice related to the corruption case being investigated by the Attorney...
Jul 27, 2026 | Law, Politics
President Prabowo Subianto’s decision to establish seven new district prosecutors’ offices (Kejaksaan Negeri) may seem like an administrative adjustment. But, it reflects a governing philosophy that deserves greater scrutiny: Indonesia is expanding the...
Jul 24, 2026 | Law, Market
For years, millions of Indonesian mobile users have accepted a peculiar business practice as inevitable: unused internet data simply disappears when a package expires. Consumers pay for 50 gigabytes but use only 35. The remaining 15 gigabytes vanish, regardless of...
Jul 24, 2026 | Law, Politics
Question has emerged following the National Police’s handling of the alleged corruption case involving land grants for the National Police Women’s Academy (Sepolwan). Former National Police deputy chief Oegroseno was invited for clarification only weeks...
Jul 23, 2026 | Law, Politics
The Press Law was enacted to prevent a return to the censorship that characterized the authoritarian era. Editors, not bureaucrats, determine what deserves publication. If a report is inaccurate or harmful, the law provides remedies through rights of reply,...
Jul 22, 2026 | Law, Politics
President Prabowo Subianto has appointed Kuntadi, head of asset recovery agency (BPA) at Attorney General’s Office, as the new assistant to attorney general for special crime (Jampidsus), a strategic and powerful position. Kuntadi, born January 1970, is among senior...
