The relationship between Joko Widodo and the PDI-P is strained due to signals of support for Ganjar Pranowo. The party is looking at potential presidential candidates besides Puan Maharani.

Ahmadi, former regent of Bener Meriah, Aceh, is arrested for selling Sumatran tiger pelt, along with two other suspects. There are only 200 tigers left in Aceh.

Foreign investors quit government bonds due to reckless macroeconomic policies. The government faces big risks due to subsidies.

A Response to the UFOs Sidelines and an idea to prevent general election frauds.

Cartoon: Imam Yunianto

The government asked the Supreme Court to inaugurate the members of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) Board of Commissioners despite the fact that it is not yet time. This could be against the law.

Azyumardi Azra is the new chair of the Press Council with the mission to revitalize the agency to become a critical partner of the government. He discusses the role of political and business oligarchs behind the democratic decline.

The Indonesian National Sport Climbing Team is optimistic about winning medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Indonesian athletes in the boulder and lead categories could be world’s number ones at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Russian writer, Leo Tolstoy, wrote his testimony of a battle in Sebastopol. He wrote that war always interested him.

The private sector has created innovations to support the era of electric vehicles. The government should come up with regulations to achieve economic benefits. #infotempo

A TEAM member of the Nusantara River Expedition (ESN) shows medical plastic waste that are not properly managed and are thrown away haphazardly and finally end up in the river in the Ujung Pancu, Greater Aceh Regency, Aceh, on Thursday, June 2. The ESN team found chlorine, phosphate, and heavy metals exceeding capacity, and microplastics in health studies and detection operations at the Aceh Krueng and several other rivers in the city of Banda Aceh and Greater Aceh. ANTARA FOTO / Irwansyah Putra

SWEDISH Ambassador to Indonesia, Marina Berg, arrived in Indonesia five years ago with a clear mission: to deepen and broaden bilateral cooperation between Sweden and Indonesia, particularly in the critical areas of sustainable development and the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, her commitment remained unwavering. The Sweden-Indonesia Sustainability Partnership, focusing on the sectors of energy, transport, digital technology, and health, has been actively progressing.

As her term came to an end in August, Marina Berg took the opportunity to share her valuable five years of work in Indonesia during a TEMPO TALKS session.