News summary of this week. The All Eyes on Papua campaign across social media, and the distribution of mines among religious mass organizations.

The government will make the Tapera program mandatory for all workers. A way to shift the budgetary burden to the people.

There is no possibility for Prabowo to go on a spending spree during his presidency. Debt repayment liabilities will shackle him.

The KPK named a former director of PGN and a businessman as suspects in the gas sales corruption case. The method involved debts settlement.

BPJS Kesehatan CEO Ali Ghufron Mukti explains the standard inpatient class system stipulated in the Presidential Regulation on Health Insurance.

The government is asked to reduce the quota for premium Haj pilgrimages to shorten the waiting time in standard pilgrimages and to buy hotels and guesthouses for pilgrims.

Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman

The government must halt the construction of the Nusantara Capital City. It could become a ghost town in the future.

Polemics has always been a longtime companion of Indonesian literature. This time, literature enters the school curriculum.

A MAN urging the bulls forward in the bull race competition in Probolinggo, East Java, Sunday, June 2. The bull race tradition, locally known as Karapan Sapi, has been around since the 1950s and has been designated as an intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Education and Culture. The race is held as an effort to preserve the traditions and culture in the region. ANTARA/Irfan Sumanjaya

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.