May 15, 2026 | Market, Politics
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...
May 15, 2026 | Law, Politics
“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...
May 15, 2026 | Market, Politics
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...
May 13, 2026 | Law, Politics
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...
May 13, 2026 | Market, Politics
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...
May 12, 2026 | Market, Politics
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...
May 11, 2026 | Market, Politics
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...
