Non-governmental organizations assisting social forestry farmers are collecting fees for processing permits. The money in circulation may exceed Rp300 billion.

After the options of postponing elections and extending the presidential period were off the page, talk of President Jokowi running as a vice-presidential candidate emerged.

PLN makes ICON Plus as a subholding company engaged in businesses other than electricity sales. The company releases a bundling package of electricity and Internet services, preparing to compete with Telkom.

Our economy is relatively well-off right now. However, the global recession and crisis looming at the door have the potential to be a serious issue. 

The KPK arrests Supreme Court Judge Sudrajad Dimyati in a Rp2.2-billion bribery case. Court clerks and staff members of the Supreme Court are involved.

What does Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Yudo Margono have to say about the issues surrounding the candidature for the position of the armed forces commander and maritime security?

Indonesia and Norway resume cooperation in carbon emissions reduction by pushing down deforestation. Both support forest and land use (FOLU) net sink.

Detention camps and forced labor sites for political prisoners of 1965 can be found in a number of regions. Most of these camps are nearly unknown today. There is a push to create a memorial.

A reader questions the wage subsidy that has not yet been disbursed.

Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman

Power never exists in perfect form. It is rather the sign of something lacking, but it is effective because it produces main actors who can differ from one another, yet be of one desire: to overcome that sense of lack.

SUPPORTERS evacuate a man due to tear gas fired by police during the riot after the soccer match between Arema vs Persebaya at Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java, October 2. At least 125 people were killed and some 320 hurt as panicked fans were trampled and crushed trying to flee a riot, in what appeared to be the worst stadium disaster in half a century. World soccer's governing body FIFA specifies in its safety regulations that no firearms or "crowd control gas" should be carried or used by stewards or police./REUTERS/Stringer

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.