Findings from an investigation by Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) point to alleged corruption in the 2025 procurement of halal certification services at the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), with potential state losses estimated at up to Rp 49.5 billion. ICW highlights four main issues, namely a weak legal basis for the procurement, the splitting of procurement packages, the use of unregistered service providers, and indications of cost inflation.

The government’s decision to exempt state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from taxes on corporate restructuring until 2029 may appear technical on the surface. Officials frame it as a pragmatic step to support consolidation, improve efficiency and accelerate the transformation of Indonesia’s sprawling SOE ecosystem under Danantara.

The draft presidential regulation on the protection of online transportation workers may become one of the country’s most controversial digital economy policies in years. Presented as a long-overdue response to driver exploitation, the regulation promises tariff transparency, social security protection, limits on arbitrary account suspensions and stronger bargaining rights for ride-hailing drivers.

Salim Ivomas Pratama (SIMP), controlled by Anthoni Salim’s Indofood Agri-Resources Ltd, is, by far, the only company openly challenged the hefty administrative fines charged by President Prabowo Subianto’s Forest Area Enforcement Task Force (Satgas PKH).

Last month, around 155 people in the Kepulauan Anambas Regency, Riau Islands, suffered food poisoning after consuming meals from the MBG program. The laboratory test results, which were only released recently, revealed traces of borax and E. coli contamination in the food samples. SPPG Air Asuk, the sole MBG provider in the area, has been temporarily suspended from operating due to this incident. But the problems do not stop there.

The dispute over a heritage property on Teuku Umar Street in Menteng, Central Jakarta, may appear at first glance to be just another land conflict between a private company and the state. But the ongoing battle between PT Temasra Jaya and the Military (TNI) reveals something far larger: the unfinished legacy of military-controlled assets, the fragility of property rights in Indonesia, and the growing political reach of the armed forces beyond defense affairs.

As Finance Minister introduced Peraturan Menteri Keuangan (PMK) Nomor 28 Tahun 2026, the government framed it as a long-overdue response to one of the private sector’s loudest complaints: slow tax refunds. By accelerating the return of overpaid taxes, the policy promises to improve business liquidity, reduce bureaucratic delays and signal a more business-friendly tax administration. On the surface, it is a reform that seems both rational and necessary.