Nasional

Luhut Leads covid-19 Mitigation Efforts in nine Provinces

PRESIDENT Joko Widodo appointed Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan and National Disaster Mitigaton Agency Chief Doni Monardo to supervise coronavirus mitigation efforts in nine provinces. Luhut said these provinces see the highest transmission rates in the country.

Olahraga

Rahmat’s Response

IN relation to the article in Tempo’s September 15-21, 2020 issue titled Two Men in the 10 Million Dollar Proposal and its digital edition, I would like to make the following response.

The Almighty

Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman

PDA Tempo

Exposing A Global Laundromat

BEHIND the big names of major banks around the world is a hidden story of the failure of the global financial system to detect cross-border crime.

PDA Tempo

Looking for Leadership

The government seems to has lost its way in the fight against the pandemic. Jokowi’s leadership is at stake.

PDA Tempo

Strong Men Behind Makassar Reclamation

The extraction of sand for the reclamation of Makassar New Port threatens the livelihoods of fishermen. Matters will get worse after the omnibus law is passed.

PDA Tempo

When Sugar is No Longer Sweet

A number of sugar mills in Java stopped milling early because of competition from the private sector. It is time the government left the business and became neutral regulator.

Kuliner

Dian Ediana Rae, chairman of Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center: Our Financial System Is Not Immune from Illicit Money

Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) has detected suspicious fund flows from several overseas companies to Indonesia involving several local banks.

Three Questions for Confidence

Yopie Hidayat (Contributor)

Catatan Pinggir

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo: The Pollution Has Been Serious

Various large and small industries have been polluting Bengawan Solo River with liquid waste that goes beyond quality standard limits.

Catatan Pinggir

Arief Buntoro Dibyoseputro, Corporate Secretary of Rayon Utama Makmur: There Are No Problems with Our Waste

Lab results show that waste level for a number of factories around the Bengawan Solo River have exceeded quality standards.

Catatan Pinggir

Booze River

Each dry season, Solo Regional Drinking Water Company’s (PDAM) Chief of Public Relations Bayu Tunggul Pamilih agitates.

Catatan Pinggir

Waste Runs Yonder

Industrial pollution at Bengawan Solo River has reached an alarming point. Of the 85 companies that dump waste into the longest river in Java, only 18 have disposal permits. Firms with permits also still dispose of waste above the allowed standard.

Kuliner

Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, Foreign Minister: Rivalry Is Getting Fiercer During the Pandemic

A Mid her desperate hunt for Covid-19 vaccines, Foreign Minister Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi managed to successfully led Indonesia’s presidency over United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in August.

Kolom

Feeling the Heat

There is concern that a number of articles in the job creation bill may weaken environenmental law enforcement. The bill poses a new threat to forests and peatlands.

Kolom

The Untouchables

Companies responsible for forest fires are not being served equal punishment. Civil suits are difficult to execute, while criminal suits do not seem to be moving forward.

Kolom

Companies Behind Forest Fires

Land and forest fires ravaged Indonesia again in 2019. Tempo, Mongabay, Betahita, Malaysiakini, and the non-governmental organization Auriga Nusantara team up to investigate wildfires in dozens of forest and oil palm concessions. Satellite imagery and field checking on three concession sites of three firms strengthen the suspicion that companies were involved in the disaster that caused Rp75 trillion in losses to Indonesia. Poor law enforcement and lax regulations may trigger similar disasters in the future. This report was made possible through our collaboration with the Pulitzer Center through the Rainforest Journalism Fund program.

PDA Tempo

The Root Cause of Forest Burning

THE repeated burning of the forests in recent years is proof that the state is powerless in the face of the corporations thought to be behind the fires.

PDA Tempo

The Complex Knot of Joko Tjandra’s Bribery

Following involvement of police officers, prosecutors and attorneys, the Joko Tjandra scandal has now spread to the Supreme Court. This shows the never-ending decay of our judicial system.

PDA Tempo

Polluted Bengawan Solo

The pollution of the Bengawan Solo River continues without any satisfactory solution. Serious measures are needed against the companies that dispose waste.