WITNESSED by President Joko Widodo, two ministers engaged in a heated debate at the State Palace in Jakarta on March 13. Luhut Pandjaitan, the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, and Bahlil Lahadalia, the Minister of Investment/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), argued over the plan to grant special mining licenses (IUPKs) to community organizations.

Speaking to Tempo at his official residence on Friday, Marc