Controversies over Covid-19 vaccination continue to occur. While some health care workers are having difficulty getting vaccine booster shots, some government officials already received their third shot.

So even as the economy falls into ruin because of the pandemic, banks are still raking in profits. Meanwhile, the government is straining under its weight.

Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators arrested Probolinggo Regent Puput Tantriana Sari and her husband Hasan Aminuddin, for their alleged involvement in trading administrative appointments. The KPK has been following this possible corruption case for two years, but was unsuccessful to make arrests until now as sting operation plans were frequently leaked.

Kaesang Pangarep, Raffi Ahmad, Atta Halilintar, and other celebrities bought League 2 soccer clubs. Not because it promises financial gains, but rather to change the face of soccer politics.

Indonesia’s carbon footprint market and tips to safely play games during the pandemic.

President Joko Widodo appointed Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto to oversee the enforcement of multi-level public activity restrictions or PPKM outside Java and Bali following the surge in Covid-19 cases caused by the Delta variant. Amid the challenging job of managing the pandemic, Golkar Party’s Chair still manages to go on political canvassing trips to several regions.

Cartoon: Toni Malakian

Jokowi's administration is once again pursuing the debtors who received Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI) totaling Rp110.4 trillion. There must be no seeking of political benefit.

Sunda Hejo was started by a group of people concerned about their environment in Garut, West Java. Now it runs a coffee cooperative that breaks through international markets.

President Biden’s decision to withdraw forces from Afghanistan is – as when Saigon fell to Vietnamese forces – a sign of failure. Meaning, even the state with the strongest economic, technological and military power is not an unlimited force.

RESIDENTS walk along piles of woods and tree trunks carried away during a flash flood in Rogo village, Sigi, Central Sulawesi, Monday, August 30. The flash flood which occurred on the night before due to heavy rains broke the river embankment, swept away and buried dozens of houses. Antara/Basri Marzuki

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.