Mountains of cash and General Sjafrie

Latest forest enforcement campaign no longer resembles a routine bureaucratic operation. It has evolved into something far more theatrical: stacks of confiscated cash displayed before cameras, senior officials posing behind mountains of money, and President Prabowo...

East Kalimantan’s brewing political storm

Politics in Kalimantan Timur is no longer just about a regional dispute. What is unfolding today increasingly resembles a test of political legitimacy in the province that hosts Ibu Kota Nusantara. The escalating conflict between Governor Rudy Mas’ud and factions...

Soldiers vs movie (2)

“We did not ban the screening of Pesta Babi.” That statement from Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendrawas intended to calm public controversy surrounding the documentary film. Instead, it exposed a deeper and...

Between judicial welfare and public trust

Recently, President Prabowo Subianto ordered the Minister of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP), Maruarar Sirait, to construct approximately 8,900 official residences for judges across Indonesia. This directive has drawn strong public reaction, as it came at a...

MBG lawsuit quietly disappeared

Last week, the Constitutional Court approved the withdrawal of a judicial review petition challenging provisions of the 2026 State Budget Law related to MBG. The petition had been filed by “MBG Watch,” a coalition of civil society groups that includes anti-corruption...

The inclusion of the 3B group in MBG coverage

The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) now requires all Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) to expand the beneficiary lists to include the 3B groups (pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and toddlers) within their respective service areas. The deadline is two...

Soldiers vs movie

The controversy surrounding the documentary Pesta Babi may appear to be merely another dispute over a politically sensitive film. In reality, however, the public backlash reveals something far more serious: growing anxiety over the return of security institutions into...

KDMP & KNMP Managers: 2-Year Free Trial

In a media briefing on Monday (11/05), Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa revealed that salaries for village cooperative (KDMP) and fishing village (KNMP) managers will be funded by the state budget for the first two years. It sounds like a free trial. But what...

Connectivity or control?

The inauguration of a new Community Gateway in Wamena by Telkomsat may appear, at first glance, as another infrastructure success story. The government celebrates it as a leap forward for digital inclusion in Papua, promising internet capacity increases of up to...

Teachers fight back against fiscal politics

The recent pushback from the Federation of Indonesian Teachers Unions (FSGI), demanding local governments properly validate honorary teacher data, is not merely administrative advocacy. Behind the bureaucratic language of “data verification” and “budget adjustments”...
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