The vandalism and burning of the Indonesian Huria Christian (HKI) churches in Aceh should shame our country's leaders. As the administrators of the state, they have once again failed to preserve interfaith harmony. And this is not the first time.

The battle being waged by former tax director general Hadi Poernomo can pose a serious threat to our attempts at eradicating corruption. He has already reduced the authority of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators through a pre-trial hearing over a corruption case at Bank Central Asia. Hadi won, and his status as a suspect was revoked.

The government's pride should not get in the way of importing rice if we really need to do so. There must be no fear of being accused of failing to achieve the self-sufficiency target. Forget self-sufficiency for a while, the fact is that we are still unable to prevent shortages of our main staple food. So, there's no other way but to import rice, if it's necessary. Importing would not mean being against local farmers. The interest of the public, particularly those in the lower rungs, those who are vulnerable to the rise in the prices of basic needs, must be made a priority.

Although his role was disguised as 'mediator' House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Setya Novanto need not have summoned Attorney General M. Prasetyo to discuss a legal case. The closed meeting at Senayan between Setya and DPR Deputy Speakers Fadli Zon and Fahri Hamzah, along with two members of the DPR Law Commission to discuss a dispute between two corporations, can be seen as the legislature's interference in the due process of law.

Behind the Jakarta administration's stance in banning the rent of cars through the Uber app, there is a sense of unease that is difficult to conceal. This is because Jakarta has no satisfactory legal instrument to regulate the app businesswhich seems limitless. Even Law No. 11/2008 on Electronic Information and Transactions does not cover in detail the use of specific apps for businesses.