Apr 1, 2026 | Law, Politics
Indonesia is once again attempting to reform its judiciary. The proposed RUU Jabatan Hakim (Judges Bill) promises to elevate judges into fully independent state officials, free from bureaucratic constraints. On paper, it is a long-overdue correction. In practice, it...
Apr 1, 2026 | Law, Politics
The decision by the TNI to formally request access from Lembaga Perlindungan Saksi dan Korban (LPSK) to question Andrie Yunus is not merely procedural. It signals a deeper and far more consequential legal question: will this case be tried in a military court, even...
Mar 31, 2026 | Market, Politics
The Red-White Village Cooperative (KDMP) was initially designed to strengthen the rural economy. However, when cooperatives are created through government mandates rather than local community initiative, fundamental problems emerge from the very beginning. In many...
Mar 27, 2026 | Market, Politics
The Italian Senate has recently given the green light for Indonesia’s acquisition of the retired carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi. Classified as a grant, the Indonesian government has framed the move as a cost-effective way to support the national armed forces’...
Mar 26, 2026 | Market, Politics
Sekolah Rakyat program is being sold as a bold intervention to break the cycle of poverty through education. With a target of more than 100 new schools in its second phase alone—promised to be completed by June 2026—the initiative signals urgency, ambition, and...
Mar 25, 2026 | Market, Politics
President Prabowo Subianto has framed his flagship Makan Bergizi Gratis (MBG) program in stark moral terms: better for state funds to feed the people than to be lost to corruption. It is a line that resonates powerfully in a country long frustrated by leakages in...
Mar 25, 2026 | Market, Politics
Recent policy signals on energy conservation reveal less about the severity of the crisis than about the state of its governance. Within days, the government floated the idea of work-from-home (WFH) to reduce fuel consumption, while simultaneously cancelling plans for...
