The environment and forestry ministry finds that 83.43 percent of the peat ecosystem are damaged. It claims the restoration of 3.1 million hectares of peat in concession areas.

The government is pressuring private electronic system providers or PSEs to register their companies. It potentially endangers freedom of expression and privacy.

The soaring prices of energy and food trigger inflation spikes across the globe. While other nations raise their interest rates, Indonesia opts to increase its subsidy budget.

Filmmaker Joko Anwar predicts the Indonesian film industry to rebound to even higher levels than in 2019. The director of Pengabdi Setan 2: Communion (2022) gives some insight into why horror movies sell well around the world and in Indonesia. What is the secret?

BANK Indonesia's action to hold interest rates triggered the flight of foreign capital. Domestic investors will find it difficult to absorb government bonds.

The office of deputies in the government often ruins democracy. Why?

Cartoon: Muhammad Nasir

The government’s tardiness in anticipating the spread of foot-and-mouth disease in livestock has led to problems. Some people are seeking to make profits from the import of beef and vaccines.

Jakarta was no longer Betawi as something imagined by looking backwards. We cannot respond to it with fake nostalgia, for instance by changing street names to become ‘Betawi’. Because, from the start, Betawi was not ‘original’.

Besides environmental conservation, PNM strives to develop other potential, namely making this area as the center of household businesses. #InfoTempo

THE evacuation process of a dead sperm whale (physeter macrocephalus) that was stranded on the Warudoyong Beach, Banyuwangi, East Java, Tuesday, August 2. Until now, officials still have trouble evacuating the 16.5-meter-long whale carcass due to limited tools. ANTARA FOTO/Budi Candra Setya

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.