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...
The recent verdicts in the Kominfo online gambling (judol) case should have closed one of Indonesia’s most controversial scandals in digital governance. Four defendants were convicted for “making accessible electronic information containing gambling.” Zulkarnaen...
Minister of Agriculture, Amran Sulaiman, has filed a Rp 200 billion lawsuit against news media company PT Tempo Inti Media Tbk for its past article about spoiled grains, which is said to have impacted negatively on the Ministry of Agriculture’s good reputation...
The government has agreed to include the Asset Forfeiture Bill in the 2025 legislative priority list (Prolegnas), targeted for completion this year. Like any other bill that is under discussion, this one also sparked a heated debate among the public as it might turn...
