Jun 10, 2026 | Law, Market
Over the past month, social media platforms have been flooded with allegations questioning the governance of President Prabowo’s signature Koperasi Merah Putih/village cooperatives program (KDMP). The issue escalated after Jakarta’s chapter of the Indonesian...
Jun 9, 2026 | Industries, Law
When the government issued Trade Minister Regulation (Permendag) No. 19/2026 on electronic commerce (PMSE), the stated objective sounded difficult to oppose: give greater visibility to local products, strengthen consumer protection, improve transparency and ensure...
Jun 9, 2026 | Law, Market
Indonesia is once again debating a proposal that would require plain packaging for vape products. The stated objective is familiar: reduce the attractiveness of nicotine products, particularly among young people, by removing logos, colors, and other branding elements...
Jun 8, 2026 | Law, Politics
When National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo recently stated that civilians could occupy certain positions within the Indonesian National Police (Polri), the announcement was presented as a discussion about institutional openness and modernization. Yet the...
Jun 8, 2026 | Law, Politics
As Indonesia awaits the verdict in the case of Andrie Yunus, much of the public debate has focused on a single number: the 2.5-year prison sentence sought by military prosecutors for four soldiers accused of carrying out the acid attack against the KontraS activist,...
Jun 3, 2026 | Law, Market
Ambition to expand tax collection from the digital economy is understandable. As more Indonesians pay for streaming subscriptions, cloud services, software licenses, AI platforms, and online games from overseas providers, the government has a legitimate interest in...
May 29, 2026 | Law, Market
The recent controversy surrounding the online sale advertisement of Pulau Katang in the Riau Islands illustrates how rapidly that shift is happening. A Threads account openly offered the 73-hectare island for Rp65 billion, promoting it as suitable for a “private...
May 28, 2026 | Law, Market
The government, through the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DJKI), is studying the creation of a collective management organization to collect royalties from AI companies that use copyrighted materials to train their models. The proposal would function...
