Telkom could lose its investment in Tiphone Mobile Indonesia, a company on the verge of bankruptcy. New problems raise back suspicions over a peculiar transaction made seven years ago, involving the Sinar Mas Group. 

Yopie Hidayat (Contributor)

Issues on COVAX meeting, Non-Alignment Movement ministerial meeting, and G20 Sherpa meeting.

The Bangka Belitung High Court, citing anti-SLAPP law, acquits six residents of Sungailiat after having been found guilty for demanding their right to live free from air pollution. It is a legal precedent to protect environmental activists.

Carmel Budiardjo loudly demanded human rights justice when it was difficult for people in Indonesia to raise their voices. A consistent human rights activist until the day she died.

Tempo selects new leaders in digital transformation amid Covid-19 Pandemic period.

Below are excerpts from an interview with Sung Y. Kim, new United States Ambassador to Indonesia. Ambassador Sung Kim was born in Seoul to South Korean parents. Having spent the majority of his diplomatic career in Asia, he has a deep understanding of the region. This is his first interview with the local media since his arrival in Jakarta last June. He discussed vaccine assistance (to Indonesia), the weapon system procurement as well as cooperation for mitigating climate change issues.

BNPB responds to Questionable Quarantine report.

Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman

President Joko Widodo cancels the plan to allow individuals to pay for vaccinations, but retains the commercial vaccination program for corporations. The health minister must have the courage to say no.

Maxime Rodinson is an atheist. But he is not one to shut himself off with arrogance as do the ‘new atheists’. He sees that “…Muhammad did really experience sensory phenomena translated into words and phrases and that he interpreted them as messages from the Supreme Being.”

Sacrificial goats wear masks put on by the trader selling them in Pucang Sawit, Solo, Central Java, Sunday, July 11. The mask-wearing goats are part of the marketing gimmick, as well as to encourage people doing activities outside their homes to wear a mask during the emergency public activity restrictions or PPKM./Antara/Maulana Surya

This year, Indonesia and India mark 75 years of diplomatic relations. However, the ties between the two nations have existed much longer, predating the establishment of the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of India. These connections span social, cultural, religious, economic, and trade aspects. But do those close ties of the past have any bearing on the present relationship? Why is there no direct flight between the capitals of the two countries?

Indian Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor-Leste, Sandeep Chakravorty, shares his views on this matter at TEMPO TALKS.