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.
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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 Monday, December 23, 2024 Edition
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 Monday, December 23, 2024 Edition
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 Monday, December 23, 2024 Edition
The High Cost of Becoming a Regional Head
A number of regional head candidates spent billions of rupiah in the 2024 elections. The elections were rife with money politics.
Cover Story Monday, December 23, 2024 Edition
The Back-and-Forth of Regional Head Elections
Efforts to return the election of regional heads to the DPRD emerge under every administration. Direct elections are considered more democratic.
Cover Story Monday, December 23, 2024 Edition
The Plan to Revert Regional Election to the Regional Legislative Council
Prabowo Subianto wants to have direct regional head elections be conducted through regional legislative councils. His supporters are maneuvering to push the plan through.
Cover Story Monday, December 23, 2024 Edition
Minister of Law Supratman Andi Agtas: Direct Regional Head Elections Are Not Necessarily Bad
Supratman Andi Agtas explains President Prabowo’s idea to hold indirect regional elections or Pilkada.
Interview Monday, December 23, 2024 Edition
Batanghari River Basin Critical Condition Due to Illegal Gold Mining
Illegal mining exacerbates the critical condition of the upstream Batanghari River Basin Area (DAS). The fraudulent practices involve many actors.
Environment Monday, December 23, 2024 Edition
High Unemployment Rate among the Generation Z
The unemployment rate among Generation Z tends to be high. They are considered less resilient, but possess great potential.
Economy Monday, December 23, 2024 Edition
Finding Middle Ground for Affordable Plane Tickets
The government lowers air ticket prices during the Christmas and New Year period. State-owned enterprises sacrifice, but the root causes remain untouched.
Economy Monday, December 23, 2024 Edition
KPK Chair Setyo Budiyanto: No Dual Loyalties in the KPK
KPK’s new chief, Setyo Budiyanto, is confident in tackling investigation and prosecution challenges and determined to unite all staff under his leadership.
Law Monday, December 23, 2024 Edition
Veterans in the KPK New Leadership
Doubts arise over the track records of the 2024-2029 KPK leaders. Some were implicated in gratuity cases.
Law Monday, December 23, 2024 Edition
WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES...
Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman
Cartoon Monday, December 23, 2024 Edition
Major Risks Loom for Indonesia in 2025
The coming year, 2025, poses significant risks to Indonesia. The government and Bank Indonesia are exacerbating the situation by adopting the risky policy of debt monetization.
Market Pulse Monday, December 23, 2024 Edition
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.
Letters Monday, December 23, 2024 Edition
Radical Evil
Radical evil holds the view that evil only exists outside of us. This closes off the possibility that evil could be within us.
Marginalia Monday, December 23, 2024 Edition
The Hasty Move to Nuclear Power
The Prabowo administration has ambitions to start building a nuclear power plant next year. There are many aspects still open to question.
Opinion Monday, December 16, 2024 Edition
Not a Police Station in Kuningan
The Sahbirin Noor corruption case once again exposes conflict of interest within the KPK. It shows how outside forces continue to pull strings.
Opinion Monday, December 16, 2024 Edition
The Seed of Opposition from Jakarta
Prabowo Subianto refused a demand from the Ridwan Kamil-Suswono pair to challenge the Jakarta gubernatorial election results. Signs of divergence with Jokowi.
Opinion Monday, December 16, 2024 Edition
The End of the Road for JETP
The JETP program failed to proceed in line with the plan because only a small amount of the assistance funds were disbursed. Indonesia actually increased the number of coal-fired power stations.
Opinion Monday, December 16, 2024 Edition
The Political Journey of Pramono Anung
Pramono Anung’s political career is quite impressive. He chose to remain neutral during Jokowi’s conflict with the PDI-P.
National Monday, December 16, 2024 Edition
The Failed Two-Round Jakarta Election Plan
President Prabowo Subianto ordered Ridwan Kamil and Suswono to cancel their planned lawsuit regarding the Jakarta gubernatorial election results at the Constitutional Court, contrary to Jokowi’s wishes for a two-round Jakarta election.
National Monday, December 16, 2024 Edition
Fear of Losses from PLTUs Early Retirement
The plan to retire the Cirebon 1 PLTU early is stalled. PLN is requesting an assignment scheme to avoid accusations of causing state losses.
Cover Story Monday, December 16, 2024 Edition
Misfire of Power
Cartoon: Imam Yunni
Cartoon Monday, December 16, 2024 Edition
Huge Financing Gap for Energy Transition
The funding needed for energy transition is difficult to fulfill. The JETP scheme is stalled, and alternative funding remains elusive.
Cover Story Monday, December 16, 2024 Edition
The Uncertain Fate of the Energy Transition Fund
The JETP energy transition program is at a standstill. Captive power plants hinder the preparation of investment plan documents.
Cover Story Monday, December 16, 2024 Edition
KPK Chief Nawawi Pomolango: Evidence of Sahbirin Noor’s Involvement is Overwhelming
The KPK claimed to have obtained hundreds of evidence in Sahbirin Noor’s bribery case. Still waiting for investigators to formulate the case.
Law Monday, December 16, 2024 Edition
Protection for Sahbirin Noor in the KPK
Two directors at the KPK are suspected of obstructing the designation of Sahbirin Noor as a suspect. Investigators already reported this to the commission’s leadership.
Law Monday, December 16, 2024 Edition
Housing and Settlement Minister Maruarar Sirait: If It Isn’t the Conglomerates, How Can We Help the Government?
Housing and Settlement Minister Maruarar Sirait on the three million homes project, and his relationships with Jokowi and Prabowo.
Interview Monday, December 16, 2024 Edition
National Energy Council Member, Agus Puji Prasetyono: Many Have Proposed PLTN Construction
Hashim Djojohadikusumo, head of the Indonesian delegation at COP29, revealed that Indonesia wants to develop nuclear energy. Are we ready?
Science & Technology Monday, December 16, 2024 Edition
Government’s Hasty Pursuit of Nuclear Power Plant
The government is considered hasty in building the first nuclear power plant. Everything is imported, from technology, expert personnel, to fuel.
Science & Technology Monday, December 16, 2024 Edition
Bracing a Trade War on Autopilot
The trade war between the US and China is poised to create significant challenges for the global economy. However, the Indonesian government appears indifferent.
Market Pulse Monday, December 16, 2024 Edition
Aguan’s Right of Reply
The legal division of Agung Sedayu Group replies regarding Aguan’s interview over the IKN.
Letters Monday, December 16, 2024 Edition
The Octopus Man
Asian writers no longer explore grand themes such as war and peace, man’s fate, or this earth of mankind. Is this noticeable shift an allegory of social change?
Marginalia Monday, December 16, 2024 Edition
The Free Nutritious Meal Program Stowaways
The government amended the beef import regulations in order to smooth the way for the free nutritious meal program. This will have a negative effect on the management of the livestock sector.
Opinion Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
We Are All Responsible for this Parricide
The investigation into the killings of a father and a grandmother by a 14-year-old boy must uncover the real cause. The child should be treated as a victim.
Opinion Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
The Shortcut to Victory in Regional Elections
Prabowo continued Jokowi’s methods of bringing about victory for favored candidates. This damages state institutions.
Opinion Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
Disadvantages of National Strategic Projects
Development through the model of national strategic projects is a source of conflict and violations of human rights. One of the causes is excessive favorable treatment in the implementation of projects.
Opinion Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
Indonesia’s Free Nutritious Meal Program Lags Behind in Southeast Asia
Indonesia still lags behind other countries that already implemented free school lunch programs.
International Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
Alleged Involvement of Police and Military in the Regional Elections
A former subordinate of President Prabowo won the regional head election in North Sulawesi. There are suspicions that the police and military helped ensure his victory.
National Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
Indonesian Psychological Forensics Association Chair, Nathanael Elnadus Johanes Sumampouw: The Murder in Lebak Bulus Is Not Just a Criminal Matter
The psychologist’s take on the murder of a father and a grandmother. The perpetrator is only 14 years old.
Law Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
Fatal Stabbing by the Only Child
A 14-year-old student, who killed his father and grandmother, is suspected of experiencing academic pressure from his parents and sleep deprivation.
Law Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
Improving the Quality of Milk
The government will issue regulations requiring the industry to purchase local milk. There are issues with quality and unscrupulous actors.
Economy Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
Seeking Help from Companies and Cooperatives
The government is involving cooperatives and private companies in the free nutritious meal program, which they hope will bring additional capital.
Economy Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
Forced Support for the Nutritious Meal Program
The government asks businesses to assist in importing cattle for the free nutritious meal project, with import recommendation issuance becoming the leverage.
Economy Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
Founder of Agung Sedayu Group, Sugianto Kusuma: We Must Protect the President’s Image
Agung Sedayu Group Chief Sugianto Kusuma alias Aguan talks about Nusantara Capital City, the national strategic projects and oligarchy.
Cover Story Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
Aguan in the Pantai Indah Kapuk Strategic Project
Aguan is involved in various government flagship projects. He started out in the import business.
Cover Story Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
Donations to the Three Million Homes Project
Aguan participates in the construction of three million affordable homes, amid suspicions of receiving project rewards from the government.
Cover Story Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
Overlapping Problems at PIK 2
There are various problems at Pantai Indah Kapuk 2 and the strategic mangrove forest tourism project. Aguan claims no one is at a disadvantage.
Cover Story Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
Tycoons’ Showcase in Sepaku
Under Aguan, a group of conglomerates pooled funds to develop the new capital city in a bid to attract foreign investors.
Cover Story Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
Prabowo’s Contradictory Economic Policies
The government’s economic policies fail to inspire investor confidence, leading to a turbulent time in the market ahead
Market Pulse Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
Children of Light
Mythical symbols of religion, like stains or sins, can open the mind to the possibility of human fallibility and wickedness.
Marginalia Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
DESPERATE FOR A REVOTE
Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman
Cartoon Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
Teacher’s Allowance Not Yet Disbursed
Reader’s letters from a non-formal teacher, locally known as a guru sertifikasi (certified teacher), who complains about not receiving allowance. Other readers raise concerns about the role of civil society and the CIA’s alleged involvement in a secret mission behind the failed coup attempt by Indonesian communists, known as the G-30-S PKI movement.
Letters Monday, December 9, 2024 Edition
A Forgotten National Asset in Our Ecosystem
A total of 117 lakes in West Java and Banten are shrinking, or even disappearing. These national assets should not be forgotten.
Opinion Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
The Disarray in Our Prison Management
The problem of overcrowding in jails has never been resolved. The law enforcement authorities need to put forward alternatives to punishment.
Opinion Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
Democracy has Returned to Jakarta
Pramono Anung is leading in the Jakarta gubernatorial election. This is a form of resistance to intervention from the national leadership.
Opinion Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
The Populist Wage Policy
The government is increasing the 2025 provincial minimum wage. This ignores national economic conditions.
Opinion Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
Immigration and Penitentiary Affairs Minister Agus Andrianto: There Are ‘Kingdoms’ in Prisons
Immigration and Penitentiary Affairs Minister Agus Andrianto on the issues ranging from the inmate escapes from Salemba Detention Center to Mary Jane’s repatriation.
Interview Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
How Seven Prisoners Escaped from Salemba Detention Facility
The Salemba Detention Center guards are suspected of negligence in the case of seven inmates escaping. It is alleged that someone supplied tools to the escapees.
Law Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
KoinWorks Subsidiary’s Borrower Trap
A subsidiary of the peer-to-peer lending platform KoinWorks falls victim to an alleged fraud, resulting in a loss of Rp365 billion. Lenders are now threatening legal action.
Economy Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
Provincial Minimum Wage Compromise
The government finally set the average minimum wage increase at 6.5 percent, following a tug-of-war over the calculation formula after the Constitutional Court annulled the labor cluster in the Job Creation Law.
Cover Story Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
The Move to Push for Round Two in Jakarta
Prabowo Subianto and Joko Widodo are maneuvering to ensure that the Jakarta gubernatorial election proceeds to a second round. Pramono Anung is predicted to win the election.
National Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
RACE FOR DOMINANCE
Cartoon: Imam Yuni
Cartoon Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
The Long Dispute Over the Alpha Index
The government announced the provincial minimum wage during ongoing negotiations about the value of the alpha variable.
Cover Story Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
Textile Industries’ Predicaments
Textile industries seek a special waging policy. They fear being unable to pay minimum wages amid low demand.
Cover Story Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
Frequent Changes to Minimum Wage Regulation
The government repeatedly revised the formula for calculating minimum wage. Policy changes create uncertainty.
Cover Story Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
Muhammad Adek Rizaldi, Director of Operations and Maintenance, Public Works Ministry: We Hope to Continue Receiving Oversight
Long-delayed decrees to establish legal boundaries to restore and protect lakes from exploitation require cooperation across government and local agencies.
Environment Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
Setting Boundary Lines to Protect Lakes
The regulation on determining lake boundaries begins to be executed. It reduces repurposing and state losses resulting from the loss of lakes.
Environment Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
Pornography of Sadism
The second season of Squid Game is coming soon. What is the point of this brutal death porn?
Marginalia Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
Provision of Three Million Houses
Readers’ letters from three million houses provision to suggestion that officials be open to criticism.
Letters Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
Sea Sasi Planning in Negeri Kailolo
The people of Kailolo draft regulations for the enforcement of marine sasi, aimed at improving coral reefs in their area.
Outreach Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
Sasi Saves Nutmeg and the Maleo Birds
In Maluku, the sasi tradition is also applied to various natural resources to ensure their sustainability and quality.
Outreach Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
Sasi in Maluku: An Ancient Tradition to Protect Natural Resources
Amid rampant fish poaching in Indonesian waters, traditional communities in Maluku enforce sasi, a practice that protects the seas and coasts.
Outreach Monday, December 2, 2024 Edition
A New Plan for the Food Sector
The Agriculture Ministry is to take over the control of food institutions and state-owned enterprises. This risks worsening the management of the food sector.
Opinion Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
The Risk of Prabowo’s Pragmatic Diplomacy
The agreement between Prabowo and Xi Jinping to jointly manage the region of overlapping claims disadvantages Indonesia.
Opinion Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
A Good Example from Hasanuddin University
Cases of sexual violence on campus often go unresolved. Campus task forces established to handle these cases should include legal experts.
Opinion Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
The Danger of Jokowi’s Intervention in Regional Elections
Jokowi is backing a number of candidates in the regional elections, including in Jakarta and Central Java. It is time Prabowo drew a line under his relationship with the former president.
Opinion Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
Securing Anies Baswedan’s Support
Pramono Anung successfully secured Anies Baswedan’s support in the Jakarta gubernatorial election. There seems to be a political deal ahead of 2029.
Cover Story Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
BMKG Chief, Dwikorita Karnawati: Climate Action Has Yet to Show Results
BMKG Chief Dwikorita Karnawati on the extreme weather phenomenon triggered by environmental destruction and the potential for megathrust earthquakes.
Interview Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
Lack of Protection for Victims of Sexual Violence on Campuses
Cases of sexual violence remain high on campuses.
Law Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
Lapor Tempo: Sexual Violence on Campus Victims Reporting App
As a form of public participation, Tempo provides Lapor Tempo to accommodate reports from victims of sexual violence on campuses.
Law Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
Dealing with Increasing Sexual Violence on Campuses
The Sexual Violence Prevention and Handling Task Force often encounters obstacles when dealing with sexual violence cases on campus. Victims feel they do not receive justice.
Law Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
South China Sea Controversy after Prabowo-Xi Jinping Meeting
The joint statement between President Prabowo Subianto and President of China Xi Jinping on the South China Sea triggers a polemic. It weakens Indonesia’s position in the Indo-Pacific region.
Asean & Beyond Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
ECHO CHAMBER
Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman
Cartoon Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
Jokowi and Prabowo’s Support in the Central Java Gubernatorial Election
The PDI-P is wary about Jokowi and Prabowo's support for Ahmad Luthfi in the Central Java gubernatorial election. Police are suspected of pressuring business owners for support.
Cover Story Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
Jokowi in the Jakarta Election
Former President Joko Widodo maneuvered to secure a victory over Ridwan Kamil in the Jakarta gubernatorial election. He orchestrated a scenario for a second round against Pramono Anung and encouraged Prabowo Subianto to support the Ridwan-Suswono ticket.
Cover Story Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
Taking Control of Bulog for the Sake of Self-Sufficiency
Prabowo Subianto intends to place Bulog under the president’s control, changing its autonomous status and eliminating its commercial functions.
Economy Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
Taking Over Agriculture SOEs
Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman aims to take control of state-owned enterprises in the agriculture and food sectors in an attempt to orchestrate food self-sufficiency.
Economy Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
Minister Amran’s Intervention in the Food Sector
Minister Amran Sulaiman recommends changes to regulations on food sector institutions, citing self-sufficiency as the primary reason.
Economy Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
Economic Slowdown, Stimulus Unlikely
No countercyclical stimulus is forthcoming from Bank Indonesia or the government, even as Indonesia’s economy slows. There is no new hope on the horizon.
Market Pulse Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
The Cost of Disobedience
Disobedience has a price. The cost of civility is enormous.
Marginalia Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
Tempo’s New Look
The new Tempo’s website is easier to navigate. Hopefully, Tempo will remain consistent in reporting.
Letters Monday, November 25, 2024 Edition
Loopholes in Debt Write-Offs for Small Businesses
The government writes off non-performing loans of fishermen and small business owners. Detailed criteria can prevent moral hazards.
Opinion Monday, November 18, 2024 Edition
Wrong Approach to Climate Crisis Mitigation
Hashim Djojohadikusumo is leading the Indonesian delegation at the climate change conference COP29 in Azerbaijan. But he is more a representative of corporate interests.
Opinion Monday, November 18, 2024 Edition
Prabowo’s Duplicity over Human Rights
The new government is trying to erase traces of past human rights violations. This hurts the victims and their families.
Opinion Monday, November 18, 2024 Edition
The Joke of Eradicating Online Gambling
The investigation into the Communication and Digital Affairs Ministry employees backing online gambling is expanded to include many people. Ill-gotten gains from a political operation.
Opinion Monday, November 18, 2024 Edition
National Commission on Human Rights Chair: Human Rights Enforcement Cannot Rely Solely on Political Maneuvers
National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Chair Atnike Nova Sigiro on human rights enforcement in the Prabowo Subianto era.
Interview Monday, November 18, 2024 Edition
Hashim Djojohadikusumo’s Conflict of Interests at COP29 in Azerbaijan
The presence of Hashim Djojohadikusumo at COP29 in Azerbaijan was considered as bearing a conflict of interests. He was promoting the business of Arsari Group.