The Jakarta Arts Council submitted a motion of no confidence against the Jakarta Provincial government. Governor Anies Baswedan altered the city’s grant-making scheme.

The government is suspected of giving privileges to electronic cigarettes issued by HM Sampoerna. Receiving excise cuts, the IQOS and HEET products enjoy a fast lane to obtain the Indonesian National Standard label.

Inflation in the United States hits the highest record in the last 40 years. It is a big risk for Indonesia

A reader believes that ‘vitality medicine’ advertisements commonly seen on the streets could trigger sexual violence. 

Taufik Abdullah, former Chair of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, asserts that no one is happy with the idea to amalgamate various research institutes into the National Research and Innovation Agency. He highlights a number of initiatives the government can take to foster a climate conducive for researchers.

Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman

The merger of all research institutes into the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has a political motive. It is not in compliance with the law.

Rahmat Effendi is suspected of involving his children as well as officials of the Bekasi City government to hold bribe money. The KPK will charge him with money laundering.

The locomotive and train wagons are part of social history: the story of social mobility, but also of power out to get as much as it can.

A MAN is drying fabrics in the sun after the dyeing process at the textile craft center in Krajan village, Sukoharjo, Central Java, Saturday, January 15. The fabric, commonly called beach cloth, will be used as the raw material for clothes to be sold in various tourist areas in Indonesia such as Yogyakarta, Solo, Jakarta and Bali. ANTARA FOTO/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.