The Bill on the Asset Forfeiture Connected to Crimes failed to be put on the 2021 Priority National Legislation Program. The House of Representatives blocked it.

Chaos over the transfer of employees affects the merging of Asuransi Jiwasraya into IFG Life. It sparks concerns among workers of liquidated state-owned enterprises.

What is more seriously threatening the world economy now is the simmering energy crisis in Europe and China. When gas and coal prices are soaring, in the last week oil prices are following them as if refusing to be left behind.

As the climate change conference (COP26) in Glasgow draws near, Edvin Aldrian once again reminds the government about formulating strategies to achieve the zero carbon emission target. The IPCC expert panel member calls for more bilateral cooperation to combat the climate crisis.

National Police Chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo plans to recruit anti-corruption fighters who failed their controversial civic knowledge test, but many regulations stand in the way.

Letters on the land for Keureuto reservoir, civic knowledge test for KPK employees, and carbon tax.

Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman

BRIN researchers discover concentrations of pain and cold relief medicine pollution in the Jakarta Bay. This acetaminophen waste is known to have an impact on shellfish, but its effects on humans are yet to be determined.

President Joko Widodo’s food estate project has the potential to trigger an ecological disaster. It is against the law and is not transparent.

Ambiguity—others might call it diversity—is being gradually suppressed. Civilization is changing. In capitalist societies, in a life system where science, high technology and administration shape people’s lives, there is no place for ambiguity.

AN aerial photo of a murky coast filled with mud at the Kendari Bay, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Thursday, October 7. The local government has been dredging the mud since four years ago, but the shallowing of the Kendari Bay continues because of the high volume of waste and soil from the C mine excavation./Antara/JojonMud Attack

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.