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The Tax Rules Subterfuge
Prabowo Subianto’s decision to increase the tax on luxury goods was not right. It is amateur governance.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, January 13, 2025
Prosecute the Extorting Police Officers
The National Police Headquarters should ensure that the police officers who extorted money from the audience of the DWP 2024 concert are prosecuted. Ethics punishments are not enough.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, January 13, 2025
Jokowi and the World Corruption League
Jokowi was included in the 2024 OCCRP shortlist of most corrupt leaders. Corruption is not simply stealing state funds.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, January 13, 2025
Total Failure of the Food Estate Program
Following the failure of its pilot project, the government is actually extending the food estate program in North Sumatra. Natural forests and customary lands are under threat.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, January 13, 2025
Objection from the PDI-P
Readers’ letters, from objections by the PDI-P and concerns about democracy in Indonesia to the sold-out editions of Tempo magazine.
Letters Edisi : Monday, January 13, 2025
Recurring Conflict in National Strategic Projects
Another bloody clash occurred on Rempang Island. The embers of conflict failed to be extinguished in national strategic projects.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, January 6, 2025
The Irony of Industrial Gas Crisis
PGN’s gas supply for industrial customers fell sharply this year, resulting from poor management of the energy and gas business.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, January 6, 2025
The Council to Silence Members of Parliament
To the detriment of the public at large, the House of Representatives’ Ethics Council is becoming a tool to silence critics in Senayan.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, January 6, 2025
The Pursuit of Hasto Kristiyanto to Get Jokowi
Jokowi and Hasto Kristiyanto are bluffing one another over the Harun Masiku case, resorting to cowardly means to win.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, January 6, 2025
Jokowi’s Diploma
Readers’ letters on the diploma of Jokowi and Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the New Order-style regional elections, and work termination in the industrial sector.
Letters Edisi : Monday, January 6, 2025
Corruption Under the Guise of Social Funds
Corruption under the guise of social programs at the Bank of Indonesia has been exposed again. It is time to eliminate the source of repeated scrounging.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, December 30, 2024
Urgent Need to Regulate Fintech
The collapse of several peer-to-peer lending fintech companies has brought much concern to individual investors. They were late in anticipating the huge risks involved.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, December 30, 2024
Those Who Strive for Indonesia's Democracy
Despite various pressures, civil society movements provided much hope in 2024. They need to be more solid and strategically directed.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, December 30, 2024
Prabowo's Hapless Diplomacy
The new government's foreign policy has no direction. It is made worse by cabinet ministers with minimal experience.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, December 30, 2024
Regarding the Construction of a Nuclear Power Plant
The government is projecting to build a nuclear power plant. A reader suggests the plan needs to be thoroughly prepared.
Letters Edisi : Monday, December 30, 2024
Reducing the Airfares
The government reduced the price of plane tickets in the run up to Christmas and the New Year. Many components of these high prices need to be re-examined.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, December 23, 2024
The Poor Management of Indonesia’s Rivers
The Batanghari River is becoming increasingly polluted from illegal mining. This is a result of corruption and policies that ignore the environmental carrying capacity.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, December 23, 2024
A Gloomy Future for the Anti-Corruption Commission
The potential for conflicts of interest is overshadowing the new leadership of the KPK. The process is prone to external intervention.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, December 23, 2024
The Wrong Way to Reduce the Cost of Regional Elections
Prabowo Subianto wants regional heads to be once again selected by Regional Legislative Councils. This would weaken democracy and deprive the people of a voice.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, December 23, 2024
Right of Reply from Kukuh Mandiri Lestari
Agung Sedayu Group’s right of reply regarding the interview with Aguan, and letter on the free lunch program.