The three presidential pairs will attend an event held by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) today (Jan. 17). In the event, the three presidential pairs will talk about their commitment and strategy on preventing and eradicating corruption. The event is worth...

Outgoing president Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo admitted he just knew about substantially low index of higher education in Indonesia vis-a-vis Vietnam and Malaysia in a meeting with a forum of university leaders on Monday (Jan 15). He promised to organize a meeting, presumably with cabinet members, to take necessary policy to address the issue. What has he done in nine years in office?

We’ve reported about an impeachment attempt on President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo from the so-called Petition 100. Apart from the impeachment attempt, there are some lawsuits filed against the President and his eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is running in the 2024 presidential race as Prabowo Subianto’s running mate. Those lawsuits have been submitted by some ex-1998 activists together with the advocates from Tim Pembela Demokrasi Indonesia (TPDI) or the Indonesian Democracy Defense Team as their lawyers. TPDI is strongly affiliated to the ruling party PDIP.

Christmas celebration organized by ministry of state-owned enterprises has drawn criticism from civil society groups and netizens. In the event, minister of state-owned enterprises Erick Thohir indirectly issued statement ‘endorsing’ Prabowo Subianto, a president candidate. Prabowo was the only president candidate invited to the event.

Maruarar Sirait a.k.a Ara, the son of former secretary general of the ruling party PDIP Sabam Sirait, announced his resignation from PDIP last night (Jan. 15). Ara revealed that he left PDIP because he chose to follow President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. This should not be a surprise given Ara’s close relationship with some major business families in the country. What are the implications?

Data from OECD pointed to Indonesia’s tax-to-GDP ratio in 2021 at 10.9%, way below neighbors like Vietnam (18.2%) and Thailand (16.4%) in ASEAN and average Asia Pacific (19.8%). Three president candidates have been asked about their strategies to increase the country’s tax ratio. Unfortunately, they failed to address the issue clearly.

The so-called Petition 100 is on the move trying to gain support for an impeachment attempt on President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. This group has been working for months to impeach the President. What do people say about this attempt?

Puan Maharani, the daughter of PDIP matriarch Megawati Soekarnoputri, admitted that Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD’s camp has been in an intensive communication with Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar’s side. Puan, however, said that the decision on whether to work together will be determined later after the election day. The big question now is whether joining forces with Anies will be a good or a bad decision for Ganjar and PDIP.

On Thursday (Jan. 11), Anies Baswedan was campaigning in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, and after that he attended a dialogue held by the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin). In Samarinda, Anies talked about corporatocracy, but in the Kadin’s event he promised all businessmen to get equal opportunity in the country. Let’s talk a bit about these rhetorics.

Former Vice President Jusuf Kalla, a political mentor and patron figure of Anies Baswedan, admits that he was the one who helped Prabowo Subianto in acquiring the huge land concessions in Kalimantan, which was questioned by Anies in the latest presidential debate. It makes people wonder whether this confession will help Anies or become a blunder instead.