The government issues new policies on the price and distribution of fuel oil. But Pertamina’s finances are already bruised and battered.

Money laundering using crypto currency is increasing in recent years. It is suspected that Indra Kenz, the defendant in the Binomo binary option illegal investment case, carried out such scheme.

The government will impose fines on digital platform operators such as social media if they fail to immediately remove ‘problematic’ contents. Various groups oppose this regulation, seen as stifling the freedom of expression.

The Indonesian government, corporations, and consumers must be ready to face a global inflation storm that is starting to happen and intensify.

Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman

After reporting alleged sexual violence on the campus, LPM Lintas, student’s media, was suspended by the Rector of Ambon IAIN. 

Marcus Mietzner, an associate professor in Indonesian Studies at the Australian National University, sees the proposed delayed elections and presidential term extension as democratic setbacks. He attributes President’s lack of firmness to the unabated rumors.

Tycoons close to the government benefit the most from the oil palm fund. This is rife with conflicts of interest.

John Lennon dreamed, Imagine there is no country, and we like to imagine living in the world without divisions, without enmities. But such imagination has no power…

STUDENTS demonstrate in front of the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, Friday, April 8. They demand the government to lower the price of fuel and cooking oil, and review the plan to move the Capital City. The protesters also voice their objection on the extension of the presidential term of office and the increase of value-added tax (VAT). The T-shirt reads: “As if we must be blind, deaf, mute.” /ANTARA FOTO/Arif Firmansyah

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.