The relationship of Andika Perkasa and Dudung Abdurachman seems to have taken a turn for the worse. The Palace is considering replacing both military officials.

Waskita Karya finds it difficult to raise working capital after restructuring its debts. It is difficult to get bank guarantees for large infrastructure projects.

Central banks, including the Federal Reserve and Bank Indonesia, raised their interest rates. What is the consequence?

The Corruption Eradication Commission named Papua Governor Lukas Enembe a suspect in connection with Rp1 billion in gratuities. Hundreds of billions of rupiah went to Singapore casinos and an Australian bank.

The Justice and Human Rights Ministry explains its reason for granting remission and parole to corruption convicts.

Weekly news capsules, from two candidates for Lili Pintauli Siregar’s replacement to the arrest of Supreme Justice Sudrajad Dimyati.

Dancer and senior choreographer Irawati Durban with some 50 of her students and thousands of other dancers appeared in a colossal performance of the Merak Dance. Part of a campaign to promote the dance as intangible cultural heritage to UNESCO.

Azyumardi Azra was a multidimensional individual. He was an intellectual, an educator, an activist and a journalist.

Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman

A letter suggesting Oakland’s concept for building an environmental-friendly Jakarta.

Hyperion, the tallest tree on earth, is not alone. Its arrogance is the fruit of fantasy.

WORKERS clean the terracotta waterways in the second phase work of the MRT Jakarta rail line construction project in Glodok area, Jakarta, Tuesday, September 20. According to MRT Jakarta Construction Director Silvia Halim, workers found several terracotta artifacts in the form of bridges and waterways, which would be kept as cultural heritage in a museum to be built around the Kota Tua Station/Tempo/Tony Hartawan

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.