Pesantren’s Progress Through the Circular Economy
Circular economy practices in pesantren offer many benefits, paving the way to financial independence.
Circular economy practices in pesantren offer many benefits, paving the way to financial independence.
The Legislation Body at the House of Representatives is becoming stronger as a producer of laws. A service for the government through the legal route.
UGM dismisses a lecturer involved in sexual assaults. The punishment needs to be publicized in order to bring justice to the victim.
A number of mosques are fostering inclusivity amid diversity, opening their doors to people of different backgrounds.
Trump’s policies are threatening the US dollar’s exceptionalism. Gold, the long-time safe haven, is soaring.
Various bills are being fast-tracked in the House of Representatives’ Legislation Body. Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad is suspected of interference.
Built on the principle of diversity since aiding refugees of past unrest, Nurul Huda Mosque offers social services indiscriminately to all residents, regardless of religious background.
Mosque administrators are learning about inclusivity from the Jogokariyan Mosque in Yogyakarta. The community is involved there from the outset.
Tempo reports on several inclusive mosques for its 2025 Idul Fitri holiday edition. These are mosques which are friendly and provide broad benefits to society.
A mosque in this border city welcomes travelers, people with disabilities, and the underprivileged. It has even introduced an innovative Rice ATM.
In abjection, the subject maintains the boundaries of their identity and then strengthens their differentiation with others.
The #KaburAjaDulu phenomenon takes social media by storm. A reflection of public discontent over the country’s situation.
Indonesia Mosque Council Chair Muhammad Jusuf Kalla explains the diversity of Indonesia’s mosques.
Gadjah Mada University dismisses a pharmacy professor over sexual violence allegations. The case was initially suspected of being covered up by the university.
Several Islamic boarding schools process bathroom and kitchen waste, producing economically valuable products.
A number of Islamic boarding schools are processing waste into maggots and building materials, weaving a circular economy ecosystem among boarding schools.
Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman
Many TNI personnel improperly use their weapons for the protection of illegal businesses. They should be prosecuted in civilian courts.
The appointment of military personnel to Agrinas confirms Prabowo Subianto’s militaristic thinking while undermining economic democracy.
The Ngada Police Chief sexually abused three children and sold the video recordings on the Internet. An act beyond the bounds of humanity.
The revised TNI Law is the realization of Prabowo’s command politics in creating a bureaucracy that is compliant. At the same time, it legitimizes Jokowi’s legal transgressions.
Deputy State Secretariat Minister Bambang Eko Suhariyanto explains the revision of the Indonesian Military Law, which is perceived as reinstating the military’s dual function.
Civil society groups across various regions strongly oppose the revision of the Indonesian Military Law. The demonstrations are marked by intimidation and counterprotests.
The revision of the Indonesian Military Law extends the retirement age of soldiers, potentially leaving many without active assignments.
Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman
The government is lobbying the House of Representatives so that the revision of the Indonesian Military Law can be passed before the Idul Fitri holiday. An effort is underway to give the military police-like powers.
Indonesia’s financial markets are caught in a prolonged downturn, with investor confidence steadily eroding.
Politics needs gimmicks to attract attention. We know it is deceptive, yet we enjoy it.
The virtual world is noisier than the real world. The urge to stay virtually connected can trigger anxiety and stress.
The fatal shooting of three police officers by soldiers in Lampung and acts of terror against Tempo.
Former Indonesian Military Commander (2002-2006), Endriartono Sutarto, shares his views on the revised TNI Law.
The East Nusa Tenggara Police were shocked to learn that Ngada Police Chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Fajar Widyadharma uploaded child pornography videos involving a five-year-old on an Australian website.
Ngada Police Chief, Adj. Sr. Comr. Fajar Widyadharma, is suspected of uploading eight child molestation videos featuring a 5-year-old girl. He was active in a pedophile community.
Indra Karya has been making profits over the past few years. Its construction consulting business remains relatively lucrative albeit with a modest growth margin.
Two state-owned enterprises are set to enter the rice and fisheries business, with government capital injections on the horizon.
Agrinas Palma is entrusted with thousands of hectares of oil palm plantations entangled in legal disputes. The company is run by military personnel.
Four state-owned construction companies that were tasked with implementing Jokowi’s infrastructure projects are on the brink of bankruptcy. There will be systemic impacts.
Damage to peatlands leads to floods and serious fires. The government is busying itself treating the symptoms, not the roots of the problem.
The legal process of the corruption at the LPEI is proceeding very slowly. It should be used to spur on reforms to the institution.
Land use changes for business interests are the main cause of the flooding in Bekasi, Bogor and Jakarta. Environmental destruction is legalized.
The Ciawi and Sukamahi dams are suspected of being ineffective in preventing floods in Jakarta and its surrounding areas. Their capacity is relatively limited.
Land conversion in the upstream areas of the Ciliwung River and Bekasi River is becoming increasingly massive. The government seal off tourism sites and residential areas.
The construction of the Hibisc Fantasy tourism complex is suspected to be one of the causes of flooding in Bekasi. The project is believed to be riddled with violations.
It is suspected that the recent flooding in Bekasi and Jakarta was due to changes to regional spatial planning when Ridwan Kamil was West Java Governor. The upstream portion of the river is damaged.
Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman
The market sees both Donald Trump and Prabowo Subianto as irrational leaders. The collateral damage is mounting.
Capitalism and communism both exist in the Promethean fantasy of nature. Jason Moore advocates a new concept: world-ecology.
Once standing stoutly against the military, Budiman Sudjatmiko is now sitting side by side with the militaristic government. People change.
Fikri Jufri was known as a young journalist with a vast social circle. He displayed civic courage during difficult times.
Flooding worsens as the rainy season subsides, while the threat of forest and land fires looms with the arrival of the dry season.
The KPK has yet to resolve the LPEI corruption case despite handling it since 2023. Of the 10 suspects, only one is in detention.
Wijaya Karya struggles to manage its finances amid a tough climate. The company is burdened by lingering project costs, including the Whoosh high-speed rail.
The IKN development burdens several state-owned construction firms. New contracts bring both hope and risk.
State-owned construction firms face a financial crisis. Budget cuts result in lost contracts and delayed payments.
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung explains the cause of flash floods in Jakarta and its surrounding areas.
The establishment of bullion banks needs good risk management and close oversight. It could have systemic implications.
The environmentally friendly shrimp aquaculture ponds in Donggala restore mangrove forests. This is an important lesson for the food sustainability project.
The Constitutional Court decided that the election for Regent of Serang must be rerun. After being proven that he intervened, Villages Minister Yandri Susanto should be dismissed.
There is still much that is strange following the revelations about the alleged corruption involving Pertamina oil imports. There must be more than simply a change of players.
Muhammad Kerry Adrianto’s lawyer, Reyno Yohannes Romein, denied that his client benefited from the mark-up of oil imports.
Pertamina corruption suspects allegedly colluded to import illegal oil. Prosecutors are tracking the money flow to identify more perpetrators.
Riza Chalid has an extensive political network. He backed Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa in the 2014 presidential election.
Pertamina’s mechanisms remain vulnerable to fraud. Previous improvements have been undone by restructuring.
Allegations of fuel adulteration tarnish Pertamina’s image. The controversy extends to procurement, imports, and fuel processing.
The Attorney General’s Office charges Mohammad Riza Chalid’s son in the Pertamina fuel oil corruption case. Hashim Djojohadikusumo is reportedly set to take over his role.
KPK Chair Setyo Budiyanto explains the oversight of Danantara and the probe into the case involving PDI-P Secretary-General Hasto Kristiyanto.
Yandri Susanto’s involvement in securing his wife’s victory in the regional head election was exposed in the Constitutional Court. The president has yet to take a firm stance.
Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman
Products from Indonesia’s shrimp farms are currently considered as mere substitute for the premium shrimp products from Ecuador, India, and Vietnam.
Vannamei shrimp farming in Donggala is overturning traditional aquaculture practices. It differs from silvofishery.
The presence of the bullion bank is expected to boost domestic gold downstreaming. It is a measure to prevent gold from flowing abroad.
State-owned pawnbroker Pegadaian and BSI are Indonesia’s first bullion bank providers. The plan is to use people’s gold deposits as an alternative funding source for government projects.
Indonesia needs fiscal stimulus and a better business climate to prevent a prolonged economic slowdown. Instead, Prabowo opts for deep budget cuts.
Budiman Sudjatmiko’s Anak-Anak Revolusi and Ma Thida’s A-Maze both tell stories about ‘revolution.’ Yet the two authors had very different fates.
In Indonesia, nepotism looks pervasive with the perpetrators, who are national figures, feeling no self-guilt due to lack of integrity.
Hundreds of active military officers are being trained to run SOEs and region-owned enterprises. Soldiers are meant for wars, not business.
The government’s plan to hand out concessions on conservation forests contradicts the target of lowering emission. Is this an attempt at greenwashing?
Megawati’s relationship with Prabowo is an issue for the elite. The drama has nothing to do with public interest.
Investigation into corruption surrounding fines for oil palm plantations in forest area is stalled at the Attorney General’s Office. Fines are used as a bargaining chip for businesses and those in power.
The Forest Area Regulation Task Force imposes fines on oil palm plantation companies. The exact amounts remain unclear.
The Forest Area Regulation Task Force is still processing the rule on the calculation of oil palm management fines. Oil palm companies remain under examination.
Government forms a task force to enforce fines for oil palm plantation in forest areas. This is a new role given to the military and police.
The Attorney General’s Office has yet to name a suspect in the oil palm fine corruption case at the Forestry Ministry. Prosecutors are targeting eight people.
Negative sentiment is dominating Indonesia’s financial market. A major financial crisis is imminent if there is no change in government policy.
The numbering system of floors in buildings is often overcomplicated. Do numbers really bring bad luck?
KONI Chair Marciano Norman explains the impact of the budget cuts on sports coaching programs.
The government is drafting regulations for the restoration of conservation areas by private entities, non-governmental organizations, or local communities. Carbon trading could be a business option.
Military officers and retirees enter state-owned enterprises as ex officio officials, raising concerns over accountability. Assessing their performance in corporate leadership would be a challenge.
The placement of military officers in state-owned enterprises during the Old Order and New Order eras was rife with issues and misconduct. It was a different model of leadership.
Hundreds of TNI officers undergo management and business training, preparing for leadership roles in state-owned and regional enterprises.
Megawati Soekarnoputri is reportedly disappointed with Prabowo Subianto over the KPK’s decision to detain Hasto Kristiyanto, despite their secret communication.
Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman
Readers’ letters, from corruption eradication and public trust in Danantara to the trending hashtag #KaburAjaDulu.
The Sritex bankruptcy liquidators could not work properly to recover loans owed to creditors. There were threats from senior police officers.
The government is struggling with the ‘collect-transport-dispose’ way of dealing with waste that is proven to be a failure. Waste must be reduced from the source.
The KPK must arrest Harun Masiku after detaining PDI-P Secretary-General Hasto Kristiyanto. This could lead to the solving of other major cases.
The ‘Dark Indonesia’ demonstrations are a warning for Indonesia to not collapse into destruction.
There were various efforts to squash the ‘Indonesia Gelap’ movement prior to the demonstration. Some universities denied permission for rallies.
The ‘Indonesia Gelap’ protests criticized Prabowo’s government in concert around the country. They denounce the dual role played by the military and the president’s oversized cabinet.
The hashtag #KaburAjaDulu has appeared since 2023. The movement is growing traction due to Indonesians’ dissatisfaction in the Prabowo administration.
Summary of events of the week, from the People’s Tribunal trying Jokowi to the nine years sentence for former Pertamina CEO Karen Agustiawan.
The DPR and the government will shortly pass the omnibus Health Bill. They want to repeat the process used for the passing of the Job Creation Law.
Through people close to him, Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo allegedly received tributes to fund his personal needs.
Bulog is suspected of handing over imported buffalo meat distribution to Suri Nusantara Jaya. The agriculture ministry took action to block the monopoly.
The omnibus health bill allegedly was entrusted to the DPR by the government. It would give health ministry great authority.
Rationalization of the healthcare omnibus bill by Health Minister Budi Gunadi and Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) Chair Adib Khumaidi
The government issued a job creation omnibus regulation in lieu of law (perpu) ignoring a Constitutional Court ruling. This is proof of the increasing signs of autocratic legalism.
The PPSK Law was passed with relatively fast deliberations. This financial omnibus law unifies 17 laws, changing the gameplay of many financial services institutions and businesses.
Indonesia is on the list of countries with risky pension systems. There is a sufficient gap between the contributions paid and pension income received by retired civil servants. The government will soon issue regulations on reforming pension schemes.
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The National Zakat Agency (Baznas) encourages digital transformation as a strategy to strengthen the performance of alms management. However, Baznas CEO Mohamad Arifin Purwakananta views that the digitalization that has been seriously developed since 2016 has not really been evenly distributed.
Deliberations on the Omnibus Bill is continuing in the midst of a recess period and at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Golkar Party is giving its full support.
The central and regional governments have begun distributing social aid for those impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. But the disordered database of recipients has resulted in improper aid distribution. Losses may be suffered by the state.
The omnibus bill on job creation will be discussed in the Legislation Body. It could share the same fate as in the revision to the KPK Law.
Preventing public participation in the drawing up of the omnibus law is anti-democratic. There is no reason to continue with this unrealistic project.
Numerous dissemination efforts seem unable to prevent demonstrations planned by labor unions to protest the omnibus bill. New problems appear to arise outside of the official draft content.
Yopie Hidayat (Contributor)
The government plans to turn in a draft of the Omnibus Law to the House of Representatives (DPR) this month.
The deliberations of omnibus laws that are taking place behind closed doors are causing suspicion. The government and the DPR must involve the public.
THE House of Representatives (DPR) has finished designating leaders of its agencies for the period of 2019-2024. The decision on the leadership distribution was made at a plenary meeting of the DPR on Tuesday, October 22.
The development of the Batang Toru hydro power plant in South Tapanuli, North Sumatra, is partly due to the Pasaribu family. Permit processing went smoothly thanks to the Pasaribu brothers.
Lebanon acknowledges Indonesia’s contribution to maintaining world peace, particularly by placing its Garuda Contingent in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
The Afghanistan High Peace Council expects Indonesia’s contribution to establishing peace in their country.
THE International Peoples' Tribunal, held in Nieuwe Kerk, the Netherlands, two weeks ago to address human rights violations committed in Indonesia during the violent events of 1965-1966 might have been nonbinding. It did, however, help bring some of the atrocities committed 50 years ago out of the shadows and into the light.
Several witnesses told stories of being tortured for supposed links to the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI). Some said the abuses were even ordered by members of the armed forces.
The national film industry lacks players in the distribution sector. Producers must often double as marketers.
Supreme Court Secretary Nurhadi claims he often resorts to using personal funds to cover work-related expenses. The source of his wealth and the motives for his contributions are under question.
There is strong suspicion that fertilizer subsidies valued at trillions of rupiah have long been misused. The Regional Information and Analysis Center found violations in seven out of 10 towns studied last year. Consequently, poor farmers may not have benefitted by the prices of fertilizers as determined by the governmentvictims of a fertilizer distribution system lacking transparency and difficult to access.The head of the Model Farmers and Fishermen's Association Winarno Tohir and Gunaryo, director-general of Domestic Trade at the Trade Ministry, exposed the chaotic distribution of rice fertilizers to Tempo reporters Akbar Tri Kurniawan, Eka Utami Aprilia and Y. Tomy Aryanto.
A number of ministries have announced they will follow the example of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and undergo restructuring. Is this an effort to distribute the locus of decision-making?
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