The government’s plan to appoint special presidential envoys to supervise state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has been presented as a necessary step to strengthen oversight of companies that manage some of the country’s most strategic assets. President Prabowo Subianto argued that tighter monitoring is essential because many SOEs operate through complex networks of subsidiaries that are difficult to supervise.

Another day, another problem in the implementation of MBG. Reports of raw, marinated catfish appearing on its Ramadan menu in Pamekasan, East Java, are the most recent example. Although technical guidelines from the BGN are already in place, it seems like partners still rely on their own creativity when deciding what to serve the recipients.

Badan Amil Zakat Nasional (BAZNAS), has long been positioned as a bridge between Islamic philanthropy and national welfare policy. Yet the composition of its newly installed leadership for the 2026–2031 term raises an uncomfortable question: Is the country’s largest charity body drifting toward a political ecosystem where charity, bureaucracy and patronage intersect?

Indonesia’s financial sector stands at a critical juncture as the House of Representatives (DPR) conducts fit and proper tests for candidates to lead the Financial Services Authority (OJK). While the process is formally designed to select the most capable technocrats, the composition of the candidate list reveals something deeper: the next leadership of Indonesia’s financial watchdog will likely emerge from a delicate balance of institutional power between the Finance Ministry, the central bank and the regulator itself.

The Military’s decision to raise its readiness status to Siaga 1, the highest operational alert, was officially framed as a precautionary measure in response to escalating tensions in the Middle East. Yet such decisions are rarely purely technical. In Indonesia’s political context, military readiness often reflects deeper concerns about domestic stability as much as external threats.

The Ministry of Education’s new “Super Rumah Pendidikan” application is being promoted as a unified ecosystem to improve digital literacy, especially for students in remote and underdeveloped regions. Officials describe it as a “super-app” that integrates hundreds of educational services into a single platform, promising easier access to learning materials, teacher training and student resources.

Artificial intelligence is no longer merely a technological competition among Silicon Valley companies. It has evolved into a geopolitical arena where economic power, national security and digital influence intersect. At the center of this emerging contest stand three American technology players: OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.