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Edition 29 November 2021
Cover Story
Jamaah Islamiyah’s New Look
Jamaah Islamiyah infiltrates mass organizations and political parties. Choosing to halt their terror acts, the terror organization is now focused on fundraising to prepare for jihad. They also manage to penetrate into various government institutions, including the military and the police.
Cover Story
The Great Parliament Dream
Jamaah Islamiyah supporters are believed to have entered politics. The organization wishes to ascend to power, either legally or illegally.
Cover Story
Jemaah Islamiah’s Mask of Charity
Jamaah Islamiyah members—recruited from various channels, such as universities and charity organizations—are using businesses to raise funds. Two JI members confess to Tempo.
Economy
Instant Relief Fund
Ahead of the year-end, the government rolls out an aid program for the film industry using the national economic recovery (PEN) fund. The discourse sparks pros and cons.
Economy
Oil Palm Paradise’s Empty Coffers
Oil palm-producing areas are demanding a fairer share of profits. The oil palm industry’s contributions are considered disproportionate to its negative impacts.
Law
Traces of Herman on the Covid-19 Assistance Package
Herman Hery and Ihsan Yunus, two PDI-P politicians, have long been mentioned in connection with the Covid-19 social aid corruption case. There is proof that he was at a Kelapa Gading warehouse.
International
Tensions are Running High under the Surface
The AUKUS pact and construction of nuclear-powered submarines by Australia put stability at risk in the Indo-Pacific. Some nations still have unanswered concerns.
Science & Technology
Electricity-Generating Roofs
Through solar panel installation, the roofs of GBK and the Jakarta International Stadium could generate energy from the sun. The current implementation reduces the electricity bill by 5.5 percent.
Environment
Environment
Geothermal Project Rejections
The customary community of Wae Seno at West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, rejects a geothermal project. Their living space would be sacrificed for the project.
Environment
Holes in the Geothermal Power Plant Project
Dozens of hot mud ponds appeared in the land of the people in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, where a geothermal power plant was constructed. People’s crops also decrease.
Opinion
Terrorism and Halfhearted Pluralism
Police apprehended the ringleaders of Jamaah Islamiyah who weaseled themselves into the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and a political party. It is an evidence of weak police intelligence.
Opinion
Commission to Protect Corruptors
The Covid-19 social assistance corruption case allegedly involving PDI-P politicians, Herman Hery and Ihsan Yunus, has stalled. They are under the protection of high-ranking officers in the Corruption Eradication Commission.
Interview
All SWF Needs Independency
The Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), the agency that manages Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund (SWF), is different from SWF institution in other countries. It was established to attract foreign investments. It needs independency and transparency.
Photo
Picture Window
High in Demand
A SEAWEED farmer holds her newly harvested seaweed on the coast of Nembrala, Rote Ndao Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, November 20. According to the farmers, the price of seaweed in the village has gone up to Rp21,500 from the original Rp15,000 per kilogram due to high demand/ANTARA PHOTOS/Kornelis Kaha
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Picture Window
To Whom It Matters
MEMBERS of Indonesian trade unions hold placards during a protest against the government’s labor reforms, as the Constitutional Court reads the verdict on a judicial review filed on the controversial ‘omnibus’ Job Creation Law in Jakarta, November 25. The Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered the government to amend parts of the Job Creation Law within two years, citing procedural flaws in how the controversial legislation was handled/REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
Video
Tempo Talks
Palm Oil and Green Deal between Indonesia and the EU
The relationship between Indonesia and the European Union has not always been smooth. For examples, there are issues on oil palm and nickel ore export which create a tense relationship between the two sides. The EU, which aims to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, refuses to recognize palm-based biodiesel as a renewable fuel and plans to end its use by 2030. The EU considers palm oil plantations as the cause of widespread deforestation. Indonesia subsequently lodges a trade dispute with the World Trade Organization. Follow our interview with Frans Timmermans, the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for European Green Deal.
Opinion
High Heat in Wae Sano
The Wae Sano geothermal power plant project is threatening the safety of customary communities. Relocation is not a solution.
Opinion
Chaotic Cinema Stimulus
National economic recovery fund allocation for the film industry is late in disbursement and is now under threat of remaining unabsorbed. Evidence of failure by the tourism and creative economy ministry in providing support for creative industries.
Sidelines
Photographic journalism forbids the fictive, but like perception, many things come together. The work of journalism does not stand alone. It is not only the work of the photographers, but also their technology, and those who view it.