January 31, 2017 edition

After he was questioned for 15 hours, Patrialis Akbar, a judge of the Constitutional Court, did not immediately return to his cell at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) detention facility. It was already 1:00am on Friday, last week. Wearing a vest given to detainees, Patrialis sat ruminating for some time, on the porch of the detention facility. He occasionally spoke to KPK officers escorting him from the interrogation room to his cell.
"This is a very tough test," said Patrialis, a justice and human rights minister during the presidency of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Linda Trianita from Tempo had a chance to ask Patrialis a few questions.

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January 24, 2017 edition

After he was reported to the police by a number of groups, Rizieq Syihab vented out his disappointment to the House of Representatives (DPR). In a hearing with the Legal Affairs Commission last week, Rizieq suspected that the reports to the police were being intentionally arranged behind the scenes. "This is an unhealthy way of law enforcement," Rizieq to Tempo and some reporters at the DPR Complex in Senayan, Jakarta.
What will you do about these reports to the police?

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January 10, 2017 edition

Indonesian crews live on board their ship at portside. They get their kicks visiting food stalls which remind them of home.

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January 3, 2017 edition

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December 27, 2016 edition

The finances of the Bumiputera Mutual Life Insurance Company of 1912 continue to suffer losses. If they fail to take strategic action in the next five years, this company, which is over a century old, could experience a deficit of Rp20 trillion.
Revenue from premiumsdespite having 6.7 million policy holdersis now insufficient to pay insurance claims and operational costs. Its assets are less than liabilities which must be paid. Over the past five years, their liabilities have grown to nearly three times the value of company assets. Various efforts to improve the finances of Bumiputera over the past 12 years have not been successful. Since 2013, Financial Services Authority (OJK) has been keeping a special watch on Indonesia's pioneer life insurance business.

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December 20, 2016 edition

Bahrun Naims network groomed a woman to detonate a bomb during the changing of the guard at the State Palace. The pressure-cooker bomb came from Solo.

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