Jokowi’s ToT Demand
Transfer of Technology (ToT) is one of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s main issues of interest. The President mentioned the importance of securing a transfer of technology from the development of the Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Train project when inspecting the...
Dems: The Conflict Isn’t Over (2)
Tomorrow, the Central Jakarta District Court (PN Jakpus) will hold a mediation session for the Democratic Party led by Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) and the other Democratic Party led by Moeldoko. But tension has increased between the two warring factions. Some...
PAN’s Latest Moves
The National Mandate Party (PAN) has begun to criticize President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration after failing to return to the President’s ruling coalition. The Party criticized the Government for the arrival of Chinese workers to Indonesia.
Military Procurement: The Plan
The Indonesian Military (TNI) plans to procure attack submarines as part of an effort to modernize its primary weapons system (Alutsista). With the procurement, the TNI expects that by 2029, it will have ten units of attack submarines. The question is, which submarines will the Government procure?
The Military Procurement Mafia (2)
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) stated that it would welcome military observer Connie Rahakundini Bakrie should she decide to report the military equipment mafia. The KPK promised to follow up on the report.
Military Procurement: Russia Deals?
Former Military Commander (Panglima TNI) General (ret) Gatot Nurmantyo commented on the sunken Nanggala-402 submarine. He called it a reminder for the Government to modernize the country’s primary weapons system (Alutsista). Interestingly, Gatot said that once he suggested President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to purchase Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets and Kilo Class submarines from Russia.
Dems: The Conflict Isn’t Over
The conflict between the Democratic Party led by Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) and the other Democratic Party led by Moeldoko looked as though it was coming to a close. Both warring factions agreed to hold a mediation arranged by the District Court of Central Jakarta (PN Jakpus). AHY, however, did not come to the mediation session held on Tuesday (May 11) at the PN Jakpus. It forced the Court to postpone the mediation for a week.
Military Procurement: South Korea’s Project
The 5th Deputy of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) Jaleswari Pramodhawardani, in an interview with Media Indonesia, revealed that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had asked his underlings to not abandon on-going partnerships in military and defense programs, including the partnership with South Korea. The President supposedly said that the unilateral termination of contracts could ruin the relationship between Indonesia and South Korea.
The Military Procurement Mafia
The Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto responded to the statement made by military observer Connie Rahakundini Bakrie on the presence of a mafia in the procurement of military equipment. Prabowo, according to his spokesperson Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak, asked the observer to reveal the identity of the mafia and submit a report to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) or the National Police (POLRI).
A New Lawsuit Against Jokowi (2)
The Central Jakarta District Court (PN Jakpus) has on Monday (May 10) decided to postpone the trial of a lawsuit filed by a group of people called Tim Pembela Ulama dan Aktivis or the Ulema and Activist Defender Team (TPUA) against President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. The TPUA, led by lawyer/activist Eggi Sudjana, demands the President’s resignation.