Nurdin Abdullah, the governor of South Sulawesi, was once praised for his anti-corruption image and intellect. Who would’ve thought that in only several years, Nurdin would become a suspect of corruption? Nurdin was arrested along with five other people as the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a series of Sting Operations on the morning of Feb. 27, 2021. He was named a suspect later on the same day and was immediately detained.

Last year was almost perfect for the Attorney General’s Office (AGO). After being under the spotlight for a long time due to its unsatisfactory performance, the AGO scored points after investigating corruption in State-owned insurance company PT Asuransi Jiwasraya (Persero). The key suspects were found guilty near the end of 2020. All received record-breaking punishment of life imprisonment. The convicts appealed, and the process started two weeks ago. To our surprise, only less than two weeks after that, the High Court gave its verdicts for Heru Hidayat and Hary Prasetyo. Hary is the lucky one as the Panel of Appeal decided to reduce his sentence. 

On Feb. 24, 2021, the Central Jakarta District Court registered a civil lawsuit filed by PT Adi Boga Cipta, operator of popular restaurant Hanamasa, against PT Plaza Lifestyle Prima (familiarly known as fX Sudirman shopping mall). It’s an ordinary lawsuit on a rental dispute, but the people behind the companies are interesting to be discussed. 

Since 2018 the West Papua Provincial Government, with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)’s assistance, has evaluated the licensing of oil palm plantations in eight regencies. The plan is to use the evaluation result as a reference for regional governments to deliberate on the continuation of oil palm companies’ licenses. On Feb. 25, 2021, the KPK announced the evaluation result in a press conference.

On Feb. 19, 2021, the Commercial Court at the Central Jakarta District Court registered two lawsuits on the suspension of debt payment (PKPU) filed by the same Company: Singapore-based Sccpre Sixteen S Pte Ltd. The Company has filed four PKPU lawsuits in the span of...

Nearly three months ago the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) uncovered a case of corruption related to the procurement of social assistance programs at the Ministry of Social Affairs. The KPK named several suspects including then Minister Juliari Batubara. On...

Of the 45 Government Regulations (PP) issued by the Government as implementing regulations for Law No. 11/2020 concerning Job Creation (Omnibus Law), several PPs are getting extra attention. Today we outline PP No. 36/2021 concerning Wages. Labor organizations are challenging the new provisions in the said PP.

A few weeks ago, former deputy minister of foreign affairs Dino Patti Djalal shared on his personal Twitter account that his mother had fallen victim to a land mafia syndicate scam. The syndicate illegally took several of the latter’s houses. Not long after, Dino named the person he suspected of masterminding this syndicate: Freddy Kusnadi. In turn, Freddy reported Dino to the police on suspicion of defamation. But just two days after the report was made, the police announced that it had arrested dozens of land mafia suspects, including Freddy.

On July 30, 2020, after being in dispute for nearly two years, Joko Mogoginta and Budhi Istanto (former executives of PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food Tbk – AISA) were finally found guilty of embezzlement. On the same day, the company’s new management held an incidental public expose to fulfill the requirements demanded by the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the reopening of the company’s securities trading on the Stock Exchange. AISA was finally allowed to recommence its operations in September 2020. In October 2020, Joko and Budhi were indicted for fraud. Their trial is ongoing. 

The Government has issued 49 implementing regulations for Law No. 11/2020 concerning Job Creation (Omnibus Law). The derivative regulations consist of 45 Government Regulations (PP) and four Presidential Regulations (Perpres). Among the dozens of implementing regulations is PP No. 35/2021. It regulates Fixed-Time Work Agreements, Outsourcing, Working Time and Rest Time, and Termination of Employment (PP PKWT-PHK). We will try to explain the provisions outlined in PP 35/2021 briefly.