Over the past ten years, PT Citra Sari Makmur (PT CSM), a company founded by Subagio Wirjoatmodjo, has continuously faced legal problems. The last time we reported on the company’s legal issue was in 2019. The situation has worsened due to the pandemic. However, the problem with PT CSM is not the only thing that Subagio has to worry about. Recently, a familiar opponent filed a lawsuit against Subagio and two of his companies, seeking to force the parties into bankruptcy.

Despite the objections and obstacles, the Satuan Tugas Penanganan Hak Tagih Negara Dana Bantuan Likuiditas Bank Indonesia (Satgas BLBI) continues doing its job. Even though the process is no longer a public concern, in recent days the Satgas has continued to summon...

Towards the end of last year, we reported on the business dispute involving companies under the CT Corp and Gudang Garam business group which took place far from the media spotlight. This dispute has been examined for more than a year at the Sidoarjo District Court....

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced that it was carrying out an investigation into allegations of corruption related to the procurement of building materials of transport vessels at the Ministry of Defense. There is no detailed information regarding this case yet, even though the KPK stated that it had named a suspect, however, from several examinations of witnesses conducted in the several weeks, there is a strong suspicion that this case is related to a State-owned Enterprise (BUMN). The name of the company is very familiar to us because one of the company’s officials reported allegations of extortion by several prosecutors several years ago. What a mess.

Last year, the Satuan Tugas Penanganan Hak Tagih Negara Dana Bantuan Likuiditas Bank Indonesia (Satgas BLBI) commenced confiscation of assets they believed are related to Setiawan and Hendrawan Harjono of Bank Aspac. At the time, the companies who managed the said assets immediately objected to the decision, stating that they have nothing to do with the Harjonos. We know that the two companies decided to fight the Satgas through legal channels and filed two lawsuits through the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN Jakarta). However, apart from the lawsuit against the Satgas in Jakarta, the companies also challenged the confiscation to the Bandung State Administrative Court (PTUN Bandung). In November 2022, the Panel of Judges granted the lawsuit filed by one of the companies. This is why we are not surprised to learn that the PTUN Jakarta also decided to grant the companies’ lawsuit earlier this week.

PT Lundin Industry Invest (PT LII, widely popular as North Sea Boats) made headlines after Minister of Defense, Prabowo Subianto, paid a visit to the company shipyard in Banyuwangi over a year ago. Since then, it has been reported that several Government projects have collaborated with the company. Not much information is known about the company, but recently two companies filed a bankruptcy lawsuit against PT LII.

The devastating 2019 forest fires still leave many problems. We know that the incident occurred simultaneously in several provinces in Indonesia’s western and central regions. In Kalimantan, fires occur almost evenly in oil-palm-producing areas, including South Kalimantan. Some of the companies and individuals accused were prosecuted after the fires were extinguished. The process continues to this day. Last year we learned that the Ministry of Environment and Forestry had filed a lawsuit against one of the companies allegedly responsible for the forest fires in South Kalimantan, PT Agri Bumi Sentosa (PT ABS), a subsidiary of PT Jaya Agra Wattie Tbk (JAWA). Nearly a year later, the Ministry won the case.

The trial of the President Director of PT Diratama Jaya Mandiri, Irfan Kurnia Saleh, a graft suspect in a supposedly problematic procurement of AgustaWestland helicopter will end soon. Irfan listened to the prosecutors' demands recently. But what we need to note is...

Thousands of village officials descended on the House of Representatives on Jan. 25, 2023 to voice their demands. This rally took place a week after the village heads from all over Indonesia also held a similar rally on Jan. 17, 2023. The public was initially...