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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.
The government writes off non-performing loans of fishermen and small business owners. Detailed criteria can prevent moral hazards.
The government’s policy of allowing MSME loans write-offs under certain conditions is deemed prone to moral hazard and misuse.
The plan for a super-holding for state-owned enterprises dates back to the New Order era. The SOEs Ministry will be replaced by a giant corporation.
The Joko Widodo administration leaves a heavy burden for state-owned enterprises. Many projects result in big debts.
Megawati reportedly did not approve of PDI-P cadres entering Prabowo’s cabinet. She chose Pramono Anung to communicate with Prabowo.
Jakarta's regulations were considered as failing to fulfill the aspirations of differently-abled people
Tempo accompanied several differently-abled people as they navigated public transportation in Jakarta.
Indonesia is poised to fall into the middle-income trap. Only a few people enjoy the economy pie.
President-elect Prabowo’s cabinet is predicted to be filled by more than 40 ministries in an effort to accommodate the interest of the parties supporting him.
Preparing 2.9 million hectares of land under the food estate program in Merauke, South Papua, the government aims to achieve rice and sugar self-sufficiency within three to four years. Mirroring the previous failed food estate initiative.
Police uncover baby trafficking syndicate operating in Java-Bali since 2023. Five babies were already sold.
The PDI-P will be nominating Anies Baswedan in the Jakarta gubernatorial election. A popular candidate against Jokowi’s coalition.
BRIN is designing the Peluit-40 nuclear reactor to replace diesel power plants, claiming it to be safer.
The government continues with its plan to make vehicle insurance and third-party liability insurance compulsory. There is suspicion that insurance is used to collect money from the public.
The PDI-P plans to nominate Anies Baswedan in the Jakarta gubernatorial election and is preparing to face candidates supported by Jokowi in other regions.
Jokowi’s betrayal of the PDI-P should serve as a lesson: politics is not about seeking power, but trying to bring about democracy.
The PDI-P opens itself up to supporting Prabowo Subianto. Testing the water through the simultaneous regional head elections.
The KPK named three suspects in the corruption case involving personal protective equipment. Other high-ranking officials are also implicated.
Two bread brands are suspected of using a type of preservative that is not allowed in food. It is believed as a way to attack small and medium-scale bread producers.
The presence of Okko and Aoka disturbs home-industry breads produced by micro, small and medium businesses.
The merger between Tokopedia and TikTok Shop shifts the e-commerce business competition. The new entity is competing with Shopee.
The PDI-P is facing a dilemma between maintaining its access to the government and protecting democracy. Corrections are needed for the damage of the last 10 years.
PDI-P cadres and volunteers refuse to let the party join the Prabowo Subianto coalition. The party’s stance remains unclear.
PDI-P has yet to decide whether to become the opposition or join Prabowo Subianto’s coalition. There is concern about losing the seat of House Speaker.
Political parties that supported the Prabowo-Gibran presidential ticket plan to form a permanent coalition for the 2024 regional head elections. They are strengthening themselves in the provinces.
Middle-class society is being squeezed. They don't get social assistance. Nor do they have enough savings while they incur the burdening debts.
Prabowo Subianto is actively lobbying the PDI-P, NasDem, and PKB. The Opportunity to get into Prabowo’s cabinet is wide open.
All residents of Sembulang Hulu on Rempang Island are united in rejecting relocation for the Rempang Eco-City project. The relocation land is still being disputed.
The finances of Indonesian railroad company KAI are suffering because of having to operate the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train. A number of efforts to save it actually make matters worse.
Prabowo-Gibran is likely to win the presidential election in one round. They were boosted by the ‘Jokowi effect’ and Ganjar-Mahfud’s landslide defeat.
The Prabowo-Gibran National Campaign Team Chief Rosan Perkasa Roeslani responds to allegations of election frauds that purportedly benefitted the pair.
Operators of the Jawa-1 steam-gas power plant are in a financial strain. Technical problems are slowing down the project’s development.
The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train is considered less competitive than the Argo Parahyangan regular train service. The company is working to boost its non-passenger revenue.
The Anies-Muhaimin and Ganjar-Mahfud camps are cooperating to prevent election trickery. They are preparing a coalition in the second round.
Acting regional heads are working for a Prabowo-Gibran presidential election victory. This report is a collaboration between Independen.id, AJI Indonesia, and USAID Media-Internews.
The police and a number of government ministries are working for a Prabowo-Gibran election victory. Some are using state funds for this purpose.
Adhi Karya denies that subcontractors supply fill soil from illegal mining for the Yogyakarta-Bawen toll road project.
Pseudo-democracy only sees voters as electoral subordination.
Prabowo and Gibran’s electability rates started stalling in November 2023. In several regions, support for Prabowo is eroded by the Anies-Muhaimin ticket.
The Anies-Muhaimin and Ganjar-Mahfud camps are maneuvering to prevent a one-round presidential election. They are sharing data on frauds and exploring a possible coalition.
President Jokowi is believed to be upset about the electability of the Prabowo-Gibran presidential bid, which is polling at less than 50 percent. He wants a one-round election win.
The Ganjar-Mahfud pair divides the role in netting the votes of millennials and Gen Z. They are trailing behind the ‘gemoy’ gimmick on TikTok.
Budiman Sudjatmiko and other 1998 activists are gathering support for Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka. They are deemed pragmatic and accused of forgetting history.
Reports on the Presidential Regulation on the Rempang Eco-City and the Jayapura riots.
The Anies-Muhaimin coalition is breaking as the 2024 elections approach. Political parties’ campaigns are impacted by the disharmony.
The KPU is slow in preparing the presidential debates. It is considered to favor the Prabowo-Gibran pair.
Iriana, the wife of Jokowi, has been advocating for Gibran Rakabuming Raka to become Prabowo’s vice-presidential running mate since the beginning of the year. She is actively garnering support among entrepreneurs.
Solo becomes one of the battlegrounds for the presidential campaigns of Prabowo-Gibran and Ganjar-Mahfud. They fight over campaign advertisement locations.
The PLN and a Chinese company are negotiating a study of the Java-Sumatra transmission and interconnection network. Other countries are also pursuing it.
Having no democratic legitimacy, Gibran Rakabuming Raka must withdraw his candidacy for the vice-presidency.
The government plans to continue the fast-train project to Surabaya. This is a debt trap staring us in the face.
The Prabowo-Gibran presidential campaign has assessed the impact of the dismissal of Anwar Usman as Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court. They are downplaying the issue of a Jokowi political dynasty.
The Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed train will disrupt other modes of transportation. Tariffs would depend on the investment value.
China and Indonesia have begun an assessment of the Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed train. The project would add to the Belt and Road Initiative’s achievements.
News of public officials’ campaigns for Prabowo-Gibran and the court verdict in the child kidney failure case.
Surya Airways is enlivening the low-cost flight business. The emergence of new airline companies is not yet proportional to demand.
President Jokowi actively supported the Prabowo-Gibran presidential nomination ahead of the Constitutional Court’s decision. A state institution was utilized to support the effort.
Constitutional Court Chief Justice Anwar Usman is reportedly maneuvering to lower the minimum age limit for presidential and vice-presidential candidates, paving the way for Gibran.
A number of volunteers are pushing for a Prabowo-Gibran presidential bid. They are hoping that a lawsuit at the Constitutional Court regarding age requirements for candidates will be decided in their favor.
Prabowo Subianto will almost certainly choose Gibran Rakabuming Raka as his vice-presidential running mate. Jokowi supports a Prabowo-Gibran ticket.
The Constitutional Court reportedly already made a decision in favor of a lawsuit regarding the minimum age requirement for presidential and vice-presidential candidates. The issue is rife with conflicts of interest.
Anies-Muhaimin tries to embrace Nahdlatul Ulama sympathizers. The pair reacts to accusations of identity politics and right-wing affinity.
KCIC is considering its tariff for the Whoosh high-speed train. There is the option to change Argo Parahyangan’s route to eliminate competition for Whoosh.
Potential loss looms over the Jakarta-Bandung fast train. KAI is forced to increase debt and find ways to cover the cost of operations.
Indonesia’s first pumped storage hydroelectric power plant will generate 1,040 megawatts, the largest capacity in the country.
The idea for a Prabowo Subianto-Ganjar Pranowo presidential ticket resurfaces. Both camps are resolved to field their nominees as presidential candidates.
A company from China plans to build a glass factory in the Rempang Eco-City. It merges a tourist area with a quartz processing project.
Coal-fired PLTUs are the world’s biggest carbon polluters. Green taxonomy revisions open up possibilities for transition-washing.
Anies Baswedan choses Muhaimin Iskandar to be his vice-presidential running mate. Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono is eliminated in the final turn.
ISIS sympathizer Dananjaya Erbening had dozens of ready-to-use firearms and ammunition. He raised funds through charity.
Muhaimin Iskandar is insistent on becoming the vice-presidential candidate in Prabowo’s coalition. The PPP is considering of withdrawing from Ganjar’s coalition.
The signature of Sarwono Kusumaatmadja was used to validate the names of candidates for echelon-I officials of the Environment and Forestry Ministry. The announcement letter was issued when he was hospitalized in Malaysia.
The recycling process of used Coca-Cola plastic bottles at Amandina Bumi Nusantara gets community support.
Closing down Al-Zaytun is not a solution. State officials must relinquish their political links with it.
Singapore is able to finance its energy transition using low-cost funding. Indonesia’s green financing relies on grants and loans.
Boasting the largest bandwidth capacity in Asia, the Satria-1 satellite took to the skies. It will provide fast Internet access in remote regions.
Helen Keller, a deaf-blind woman, became known throughout the world for being able to read and writing 14 books.
A Laotian choreographer performed at the Helatari Salihara 2023 event synergizing hip-hop moves with dance steps from his own traditions.
A summary of our news, from Prabowo Subianto’s proposal for the Russia-Ukraine war to Luhut Pandjaitan’s special privileges.
Vice-presidential candidates will determine who will be the 8th President of Indonesia. Why?
In the hands of politicians drunk on electoral politics, it is difficult for Indonesian soccer to develop. The cancellation of the U-20 World Cup is just collateral damage.
Tiza Mafira is actively waging war against single-use plastics. She co-founded the Indonesian Plastic Diet Movement.
Makarim Wibisono talks about a myriad of problems faced by the Non-Judicial Resolution Team for Past Serious Human Rights Violations.
For Indonesia, the plan for bauxite export ban will be a self-inflicted double blow. Besides lowering export earnings, domestic bauxite mining firms will face big trouble.
The experience of taking the South Korean high-speed train to Busan.
ASEAN agrees in principle to accept Timor-Leste to become its 11th member.
Sugar producers claim they were not involved in the discussion of sugar self-sufficiency regulations. They question the import quota for raw sugar.
The government is formulating a presidential regulation to fast-track sugar self-sufficiency. The SOEs Ministry is fusing sugar mills into Sugar Co to boost production. However, the import facility given to PTPN III sparks allegations of monopoly.
Barring the entry of five foreign researchers underlines the anti-science and anti-criticism stance of Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya. This is a danger for the environment.
The training was given to PNM Mekaar customers in the Purwokerto area with a total of 50 participants. #Infotempo
Controversies follow news of Andika Perkasa and Dudung Abdurachman’s thorny relationship. The PDI-P is attempting to quell Dudung’s fury.
A letter suggesting Oakland’s concept for building an environmental-friendly Jakarta.
Why do Joko Widodo’s supporters continue promoting his third-term presidency?
As many as 30,000 SOE-fostered MSMEs received training and NIB certificates. The training was held gradually from August to October. #Infotempo
The European Union will implement a due diligence regulation to ensure that products entering the continent are deforestation-free. Is Indonesia’s Timber Legality Assurance System compatible with the new regulation?
It is time production of single-use plastic be ended. Consumers should simply boycott products using non-environmental-friendly packaging, such as single-use plastic.
The agriculture ministry created a Cattle Village Corporation program known as the 1,000 Cattle Villages in 2020 in the quest for self-sufficiency in beef supply. Local cows are mated with Australian cattle.
The criminal nature of the gratuities accepted by Lili Pintauli Siregar was enough to take the deputy chair of the KPK to court. This is momentum to restore the dignity of the anti-graft commission.
The government is to inject Rp7.5 trillion of fresh funds into Garuda Indonesia. This has the risk of turning into a long-term burden.
Every country will submit a greenhouse gas emission reduction report at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. Indonesia has not reached its target.
The OJK changes the Green Taxonomy criteria. Coal and palm oil are now in the green category based on aspirations from banks and industry actors.
A number of cases show that carbon exchanges are prone to greenwashing. Carbon trading is considered a manipulative method.
In Indonesia, the green economy has become nothing more than a slogan. Government policy is now heading in the opposite direction.
Greenwashing practices are increasing in the finance industry. Indonesia does not yet have regulations to counter these deceptive actions.
Financial authorities encourage the implementation of the green economy. Controversial sectors are still present in the green stock index and taxonomy.
Bumi Mineral Sulawesi, owned by the Kalla Group, is building several nickel smelters in joint venture projects. They will utilize green energy as part of sustainable development.
The European Union regulation on deforestation-free supply chains will go into effect in May. No more ‘green lane’ for Indonesia’s timber.
Indonesia has an opportunity to obtain green financing through a number of schemes. The underlying framework for development must be changed in order to achieve the emissions reduction target.
Banks are preparing disbursement plans and calculating the risk of green financing. It still needs plenty of adjustments.
Commitments to green financing are pouring in from developed countries. At the G20 Summit, Indonesia received many of such commitments. The green economy continues to flourish despite potentially looming debt.
PLN is pursuing funding for the green energy transition in order to meet the 2060 carbon neutral target. Aside from large funds, there are other potential problems.
City administrations are having difficulties meeting the green open space requirement of 30 percent of overall city area. Jakarta sets an annual growth of 23 hectares of open space, far below the ideal amount of 650 hectares.
Several bamboo varieties are used to revive a plot of land in critical condition, formerly the site of illegal goldmining, in Dharmasraya, West Sumatra. Besides being good for re-greening, bamboo absorbs mercury.
The traditional tabat water system has turned thousands of hectares of peatland at Kahayan Hilir in Central Kalimantan, green again. This traditional method of managing peat areas also prevents forest fires.
Broker-'slaying' Community
People in 54 regions are now practicing logging in an environment-friendly way. Being financially independent through cooperatives, they were once sabotaged by timber financing backers.
THE plantation area at the foothills of Pekandangan village is very similar to a forest. Plots two or three hectares wide are filled with fruit-trees such as durian and jackfruit as well as with commodity shrubs such as coffee, cacao and pepper. The fecund green land stretches for three kilometers. Teakwood trees, mahogany, acacia, and the soaring jabon (Anthocephalus cadamba) rise amidst the plants. "Each trunk is our savings for medical treatment and our children's tuition," Margo Widodo said. This resident of Pekandangan accompanied Tempo English on a tour of the area three weeks ago. During the walk, he told Tempo how three years ago, he cut down several trees to finance his son's wedding.
Pekandangan is a village in the subdistrict of Pubian, Central Lampung Regency. A three-hour drive from Bandar Lampung, six years ago this area was not as green as it is now. Today the amount of its hardwood trees almost outnumber the coffee and cacao shrubs. "Actually, people have been planting acacia and teak for quite a while, but not as routinely as they do today," Margo said. In a month the residents here can plant 50-100 tree saplings. Each time they cut down one tree, they would replace it with 10 saplings.
Outreach Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Edition
Broker-'Slaying' Community
People in 54 regions are now practicing logging in an environment-friendly way. Being financially independent through cooperatives, they were once sabotaged by timber financing backers.
THE plantation area at the foothills of Pekandangan village is very similar to a forest. Plots two or three hectares wide are filled with fruit-trees such as durian and jackfruit as well as with commodity shrubs such as coffee, cacao and pepper. The fecund green land stretches for three kilometers. Teakwood trees, mahogany, acacia, and the soaring jabon (Anthocephalus cadamba) rise amidst the plants. "Each trunk is our savings for medical treatment and our children's tuition," Margo Widodo said. This resident of Pekandangan accompanied Tempo English on a tour of the area three weeks ago. During the walk, he told Tempo how three years ago, he cut down several trees to finance his son's wedding.
Wilmar's continued engagement with suppliers that clear orangutan habitat, peatlands and valuable forests were highlighted in a report last week, despite the agribusiness group'shigh-profile "No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation" policy.
The report, by think tank Greenomics Indonesia, was the fourth in a series to raise questions about Wilmar's policy, whose "Implementation Timeline" leaves serious questions unanswered.
Green Wall in a Barren School
A junior high school in a dry area of Southeast Sulawesi received a prestigious environment award. Its students and teachers helped other schools clean up their acts.
Through green architecture, the over a century old traditional village of Dukuh Dalam, was resurrected. Obstacles in conducting the entire reconstruction work included the lack of funding, appropriate construction material and existing taboos.
Executive Director of Greenpeace UK, John Sauven, was denied entry to Indonesia. Greenpeace believes systematic efforts are continually driven by companies responsible for the destruction of forests.
The architecture of the MPR/DPR Building and the landscaping of the site where it stands is the work of eminent pioneers in Indonesian architecture. The green-domed building with its wide expanse has become a landmark as well as a national treasure. The addition of a new building should remain respectful of the old construction.
Indonesia’s 90 million hectares of forests and more than 200,000 square kilometers of peatlands make it a natural site for reducing carbon emissions in the global effort to mitigate climate change. Our commitment to cut emissions by 26 percent over the next decade will be a daunting challenge, given the continuing contest between economic growth and environmental conservation. Recently, the National Council on Climate Change identified the provinces of Jambi, Central and East Kalimantan as priority targets for its green growth strategy. Are these areas up for the challenge? What about the opportunities offered in resource-rich Papua?
A special empowerment program was created to address communities’ lack of green awareness. There is positive progress, but challenges remain.
The subdistrict of Margasari on Balikpapan Bay has metamorphosed from a shanty settlement into a green and sustainable neighborhood. Residents are motors of change.
ENVIRONMENTAL experts say that Jakarta is committing ecological suicide. The air quality in Indonesia’s capital city has become so bad that in 2006 the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that Jakarta had become the third most-polluted city in the world after Mexico City and Bangkok. In one year of living in Jakarta we only enjoy clean air for 22 days, 223 days of medium-quality air, 95 days breathing unhealthy air and four days of extremely unhealthy air. Around 80 percent of Jakarta’s air pollution is caused by vehicle exhaust emissions and 20 percent from industry.
During the massive floods last February, around 69 percent of the city was inundated. During a similar disaster in 2002, “only” around 25 percent was submerged. And during the dry season Jakarta runs short of water. It turns out that the ground level is sinking by 2-8 centimeters per year. According to the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), seawater intrusion has already reached as far as the National Monument in Central Jakarta.
The largest cause for the slump in the quality of Jakarta’s environment is the increasing decline of open green space. As we know, open green space not only functions as the city’s lungs, but also as a buffer against all of the effects of environmental damage. This is truly regrettable because Jakarta once had a city administration plan that was very pro-environment, the 1965-1985 Jakarta Master Plan, which was also the city’s first master plan. Included in the design was the concept of a greenbelt which would be a part of open green space covering 37.2 percent of the city’s land area. Only around 10 percent of this open green space now remains.
In order to add some spice to the start of Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo’s term in office, in this issue Tempo is featuring a report on Jakarta’s city administration and green open spaces. We want to illustrate just how much Jakarta’s environment has changed—and for the negative. Some believe it is the time to halt this decline. One example is what is being done by residents such as Chaerudin at the Pesanggrahan River and Abdul Khodir in Condet (see Safeguarding Our Grandchildren’s Future). They are now enjoying a small slice of a greener Jakarta.
Rainbow Warrior lay at anchor at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port late in January. The ship owned by the environmental group Greenpeace was on a mission to gather evidence of illegal logging and the theft of timber in the Kalimantan forests. Over the years Greenpeace has roamed the seas stalking environmental offenders, earning in the process praises and abuses alike. For two weeks TEMPO's I G.G. Maha Adi sailed with the Rainbow Warrior in Kalimantan waters. Following is his report.
The city administration is intensifying its re-greening efforts, and residents are lending a helping hand.
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