Jul 14, 2026 | Law, Politics
President Prabowo Subianto has made retreats one of the defining features of his administration. Cabinet members, regional heads and officials responsible for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program have all been assembled for intensive leadership retreats aimed at...
Jul 13, 2026 | Market, Politics
President Prabowo Subianto made some troubling remarks on various issues in his recent speeches, including a long speech on the commemoration of Cooperative Day, Sunday (Jul 12), in Jakarta. No scaling back First of all, Prabowo insisted that 81,000 village...
Jul 13, 2026 | Market, Politics
President Prabowo Subianto’s speech at this year’s National Cooperatives Day was built around a compelling image. A single broomstick is weak, he said, but many broomsticks bound together become strong. Cooperatives, in his words, are “the tool of...
Jul 13, 2026 | Market, Politics
The controversy over the leaked official travel document of Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo has entered a more troubling phase. Public attention is no longer focused solely on the minister’s planned trip to the United States or the government’s...
Jul 11, 2026 | Law, Politics
Speculations intensified in the business community and political elites about who will replace Febrie Adriansyah as assistant attorney general for special crime (Jampidsus). Some names have been tipped. They include Kuntadi and Redha Manhovani. Kuntadi is head of...
Jul 11, 2026 | Law, Politics
Assistant Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah has finally stepped down late Friday (Jul 10) hours after dismissing allegation of corruption amid a police graft probe found US$26 million in cash and 74 Kg of gold bars in his private...
Jul 10, 2026 | Law, Politics
Dozens of Military (TNI) personnel appeared guarding the private residence of Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah. Soon afterwards, a confidential internal circular from the Attorney General’s Office instructing prosecutors...
Jul 9, 2026 | Law, Politics
The government’s explanation regarding Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo’s official trip to the United States may have answered the legal questions, but it has not resolved the ethical ones. According to the ministry, the minister’s wife was...
