Marulitua Rajagukguk is a public lawyer working at the Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH Jakarta). He has been handling labor cases since 2010. The University of Lampung graduate join LBH Jakarta soon after he completed the famous LBH Jakarta’s Legal Aid Work Training...
Thanks to Rudi Rubiandini, former head of SKKMigas, who has been sentenced few years jail, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named more suspects in scandals surrounding the powerful agency and ministry of energy & mineral resources. Today, KPK named...
The Federation of Independent Workers Union (GSBI) is one of the grass root workers unions established in the 1980s by a number of labor activists and non-governmental organization activists. GSBI is known as the “rival” of the Confederation of the All-Indonesian...
Outsourcing has long been a topic of intense debate between the government and workers union. It has grown to become a complex issue that doesn’t have clearly divided pros-and-cons. We spoke to Retno Kusniati, a garment factory worker and Handono, a security officer...
The Federation of Indonesian Chemical, Energy and Mining Workers Union of the All Indonesian Workers Union, otherwise known as FSPKEP-KSPSI was established in 1985. The union has since been affiliated with the All-Indonesian Workers Union Confederation (KSPSI) and the...
BEST Industry Group is one of major players in Indonesian palm oil industry. Other than producing palm oil, the group has expanded into margarine, shortening, cooking oil, palm wax, and soap. The group was started out in 1982 by the Tjajadi Family. According to the...
PT Bukit Jonggol Asri (BJA), subsidiary of Sentul City (BKSL), is now at the heart of a corruption case investigated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). Rahmat Yasin, Bogor Regent, who is also leader of Islamic party PPP in the area, has been named suspect...
Yogyakarta is one of the world’s largest student cities. As of late 2013, there were around 300,000 registered university students in the city, controlled by Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengku Buwono X. Accordingly, property and retail business have grown fast in the...
We have earlier reported about Gusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR) Pembayun, eldest daughter of Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, King of Yogyakarta, and her business in the Sultanate. Among five of Sultan’s daughters, GKR Pembayun is known to run majority of the Sultanate’s family...
Anyone, who wants to run a business or trying to get a political support from the society in Yogyakarta province, needs to build a relationship with Yogyakarta Sultanate family member. It is because Yogyakarta Sultanate is believed to have a certain power to influence...
