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The Supreme Court dismissed three judges suspected of accepting bribes in the Ronald Tannur case. This adversely impacts efforts to improve the judiciary.
Driven by corporate demand, helicopter business opportunities continue to grow. Operators are increasingly expanding their fleets.
VIVA Group is facing a restructuring process under a debt payment suspension scheme and is threatened with bankruptcy. There are maneuvers to lobby creditors and reduce debt.
The KPK named five suspects in the Bank BJB advertising budget corruption, but it has yet to implicate high-ranking officials in the West Java Provincial Administration.
Optimism is brewing in the financial markets, while the real sector is signaling a slowdown. A heavy burden for the incoming president.
The Attorney General’s Office named 23 people as defendants in a tin corruption case in Bangka Belitung. A high-ranking National Police officer is involved.
The defendant, Tamron Tamsil alias Aon, allegedly played a central role in the tin trading corruption case. He is close to the police. His lawyer explains.
The trial of the defendants in the tin corruption case revealed the involvement of Brig. Gen. Mukti Juharsa. He evaded scrutiny from the Attorney General’s Office.
The selection process for BPK members is under scrutiny following multiple instances of its leaders being implicated in corruption cases. The selection process is deemed to be lax.
The name of Brig. Gen. Mukti Juharsa is implicated in the tin corruption case. The Attorney General’s Office must not be soft and slow.
The Indonesia Onward Coalition failed to materialize the ‘empty box’ scenario in several regions in the 2024 regional head elections. Some coalition members have jumped ship.
The response to the Covid-19 pandemic led to a relaxation in regulations and procedures, at the same time as an increase in autocracy. There were plenty of opportunities for corruption.
The KPK named three suspects in the corruption case involving personal protective equipment. Other high-ranking officials are also implicated.
The KPK is investigating a case of land corruption in Rorotan, North Jakarta. The land was intended for the zero-down payment housing program. A go-cart racer is implicated in this case.
The corruption case at the Directorate-General of Railway fails to implicate any of the big names clearly mentioned in court. The KPK is at death’s door.
The investigation into the railway corruption case has yet to implicate high-ranking officials of the Transportation Ministry. The case ran aground at the hands of KPK investigators.
PGN promises to help the KPK uncover the corruption in gas sales. A former director is named as a suspect.
The KPK named a former director of PGN and a businessman as suspects in the gas sales corruption case. The method involved debts settlement.
Indofarma is bankrupt when other pharmaceutical companies are doing very well as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. A capital injection is not a wise option.
The team under the Assistant Attorney General for Special Crimes often fails to fully investigate high-profile corruption cases. Several prominent figures are only designated as witnesses.
There were many irregularities with the sale of the assets relating to corruption in Jiwasraya. The auction winner received special treatment.
Despite decreasing eruption activity, the aftermath of Mount Marapi’s eruption in West Sumatra caused devastating floods and landslides in multiple regions, claiming scores of lives.
Robert Bonosusatya denies involvement in the Bangka Belitung tin corruption case. He often discusses tin business with other entrepreneurs.
The development of the Nusantara Capital City has the potential to cause massive environmental damage. The claim that it will be a sustainable forest city is just empty words from officials.
The tin corruption case in Bangka Belitung implicates PT Timah officials and smelter entrepreneurs. The name of entrepreneur Robert Bonosusatya comes under the spotlight.
Corruption is spreading through the Indonesian legal system. This is illustrated by the case involving the Supreme Court secretary.
Prabowo’s wish of expansive state budget deficit might lead into an economic disaster, just like in Egypt.
Former Pertamina CEO, Karen Agustiawan, files a lawsuit against the audit of PricewaterhouseCoopers. It does not change the Corruption Eradication Commission’s investigation.
Can Constitutional Court’s decision smacked of conflict of interest be referred to as an act of corruption?
The KPK suspects that the attorneys of Syahrul Yasin Limpo have made a legal analysis on the basis of its investigation report. It is a way of escaping the corruption charge.
The Democrat Party is considering options after leaving the coalition that supports Anies Baswedan’s presidential bid. There is an idea to pair Sandiaga Uno with Mahfud Md.
Anies Baswedan’s presidential running mate, Muhaimin Iskandar, was embroiled in several corruption cases. Yet, he is determined to run for vice-presidency.
Politics is connected with corruption. A high rate of corruption reflects our politics.
Former Director-General of Mineral and Coal, Ridwan Djamaluddin, is named as suspect in the Mandiodo Block nickel corruption case.
News summary from the issue of authority over the handling of corruption at the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) to famine in Central Papua.
The Attorney General’s Office has not investigated the role of the Sinar Mas Group and Asian Agri in alleged cooking oil corruption.
CoFTRA Chief Didid Noordiatmoko on Indonesia’s first crypto exchange.
The Attorney General's Office needs to investigate the bribery that was allegedly aimed at covering up the corruption related to the BTS project. Charges of money laundering need to be brought into the case.
Clarifications by Latifah Al Anshori and Pertamina Director Erry Sugiharto regarding alleged corruption in the BTS project.
Several new names of politicians appear in relation to the alleged corruption relating to BTS towers. Law and politics must be kept separate.
Base transceiver station towers project corruption suspects collected Rp243 billion to cover up an investigation being conducted by the Attorney General’s Office.
The Attorney General’s Office named Muhammad Yusrizki Muliawan the eighth corruption suspect in the Internet BTS towers project. A high-ranking political party member is suspected of playing a role.
The investigation into the BTS tower corruption is taking place at a time of disputes between the political elites. The AGO should not become a hostage to party’s interests.
The establishment of a cryptocurrency exchange is not a priority. The bankruptcy of FTX and a number of banks in the United States shows the vulnerability of this commodity.
Reader’s letter about the lifestyle of officials and the behavior of corruption, as well as the fatal accidents at Jembatan Tiga, Jakarta.
Maladministration hangs over crypto exchange operator licensing process. A competitor emerges close to the deadline.
News summary on the weakening corruption eradication, reopening of the Indosurya case, and the Constitutional Court ruling on interfaith marriage.
Some NasDem members consider the investigation into the BTS corruption case as a reprisal in the wake of Anies Baswedan’s presidential bid.
The government made an ambitious promise to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in time for the COP27 convention in Egypt. This was not supported by pro-environment development policies.
A year after taking over the case of Pertamina’s LNG procurement from the Attorney General’s Office, the Corruption Eradication Commission is still keeping the name of the suspect secret. The target is an official during Yudoyono’s presidency.
Minister Erick Thohir promises to ban former corruptors from becoming directors of state-owned enterprises. Mere gimmicks are inadequate for a comprehensive cleanup of state-owned enterprises.
SOEs Minister Erick Thohir said that the government would prohibit former corruptors from becoming leaders in state-owned companies and their subsidiaries.
The Corruption Eradication Commission named Papua Governor Lukas Enembe a suspect in connection with Rp1 billion in gratuities. Hundreds of billions of rupiah went to Singapore casinos and an Australian bank.
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 value of cryptocurrency took a nosedive in the past few months. Investors are biting their nails.
The ‘crypto winter’ crisis causes crypto assets value to plunge by more than 80 percent. The government designs an exchange and regulations for high-risk crypto assets amidst lacking education for investors.
Waste processing projects sees limited success in some areas. Two options are in competition with one another.
Money laundering using crypto currency is increasing in recent years. It is suspected that Indra Kenz, the defendant in the Binomo binary option illegal investment case, carried out such scheme.
Embezzlement of national economic recovery assistance funds continues. The ramshackle budgeting system provides opportunities for corruption.
The Corruption Eradication Commission is investigating an alleged bribery in the regional PEN funds. The case involves an official from the home affairs ministry, whose name also popped up in the special allocation fund bribery.
Digital disruption is pushing the music recording industry to adapt in order to develop their businesses. It offers opportunities for independent musicians.
The Covid-19 social assistance corruption case allegedly involving PDI-P politicians, Herman Hery and Ihsan Yunus, has stalled. They are under the protection of high-ranking officers in the Corruption Eradication Commission.
In his almost nine years as a DPR member, Ganjar Pranowo testified in two corruption cases. The 2024 presidential election is creating heat within the PDI-P.
The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) is asking the government to impose a moratorium on filing petitions for bankruptcy and debt payment postponement (PKPU). This could be a field day for bad debtors.
Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators arrested Probolinggo Regent Puput Tantriana Sari and her husband Hasan Aminuddin, for their alleged involvement in trading administrative appointments. The KPK has been following this possible corruption case for two years, but was unsuccessful to make arrests until now as sting operation plans were frequently leaked.
The West Sumatra police stop the investigation into alleged corruption of Covid-19 pandemic funds despite clear evidence. This move would only encourage more corruption.
In the midst of turmoil from the Covid-19 pandemic, cryptocurrencies are being recognized as commodity subjects. Futures exchanges are also preparing a physical market for digital gold. An interview with the Jakarta Futures Exchange Chief Executive Officer Stephanus Paulus Lumintang.
The Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) sentenced two investigators of the social assistance corruption scandal at the social affairs ministry. Board member Albertina Ho explains how this organization sentenced those investigators.
The cryptocurrency market continues to attract millions of new investors. Clearer regulations are needed.
Crypto assets become increasingly popular in Indonesia. In four months alone, from January to April, their transaction value reached Rp237 trillion, or a fourfold increase from throughout 2020. At least 5.6 million Indonesians now own various digital coins. Bappebti Chair, Indrasari Wisnu Wardana, explains his institution’s position regarding the new, largely unregulated market.
Cryptocurrency is growing in popularity in Indonesia’s online market. Some cryptocurrencies are profitable, some others not.
Millions of Indonesians are betting trillions of rupiah on cryptocurrency. Unpredictable fluctuations do not seem to deter those hoping to make quick profit.
The potential for developing new and renewable energy remains wide open. An ecosystem is required to optimize clean energy in the country.
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati dismissed two tax officials, Angin Prayitno Aji and Dadan Ramdani, both of whom were named as suspects by the KPK. She hopes that the case does not disrupt the annual tax returns reporting currently in progress.
The main reason for the corruption perception index’ slump is global investors’ doubts over the government’s stance on fighting corruption.
The detention of two ministers in the last month shows that there is still widespread corruption in Jokowi’s administration. It is the people who are the victims.
Finance and Development Supervisory Agency’s audit exposes the actors behind Asabri’s investment fund corruption. IT implicates Prominent figures.
Coalitions of parties are forcing unopposed sole candidates on voters in elections for a number of regional heads. This damages democracy and fosters corruption.
AFTER 30 days of detention at the district prosecutor general’s office of Kepanjen Malang, East Java, Abdurachman’s investigation file was submitted to the Surabaya Corruption Court at the end of May.
It is not enough for President Jokowi to reject the proposal to release corruptors during the pandemic. He must also prevent the relaxation of parole conditions for corruption convicts.
Three months of Firli Bahuri’s chairmanship has ended hopes for the Corruption Eradication Commission. A betrayal of the reformasi mandate.
Barely two months after its establishment, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) supervisory board already received a complaint against the commission leadership for alleged ethic violation.
ANTI corruption activists have reported Justice and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator, Novel Baswedan, has doubts about his alleged assailant Brig. Rahmat Kadir Mahulette’s statement, calling him a traitor.
Chairman, Corruption Eradication Commission ComSr. Gen. Firli Bahuri
OESMAN Sapta Odang has been reelected general chairman of Hanura Party for 2019-2024.
Jokowi’s administration is prioritizing prevention rather than prosecution of corruption. This will only nurture collusion.
TUAL City was the last destination for the Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Special Task Force (SKK Migas) Chairman Dwi Soetjipto in his four-day visit to Maluku Province two weeks ago.
SOME issues have cropped up since Law No. 19/2019 regarding the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) went into effect on October 17.
A letter from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrived at the Sukamiskin Prison in Bandung, West Java, at the end of last July.
The Egyptian government is muzzling democracy using the excuse of preventing the rise of radical Islam. The situation is similar to that in Indonesia.
The Law on the Corruption Eradication Commission has given the anti-graft agency a new face. Its board of commissioners is seemingly placed under a newly-created board of supervisors selected by the president.
The House of Representatives (DPR) has just approved a proposed revision of Law No. 30/2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). This revision breaks one of the important foundation stones of the battle against corruption by the anti-graft commission.
THE leadership selection process at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is under scrutiny following the selection committee’s announcement of 20 shortlisted candidates last Friday for the agency’s top seats.
The selection committee for the new KPK leaders will filter 10 candidates to be presented to President Joko Widodo. Two police generals, Firli Bahuri and Antam Novambar, are said to have a good chance to pass. Notes from the anti-corruption commission regarding problematic candidates are said to be ignored.
OIL and gas production in Indonesia are continuing to decline, while consumption continues to increase. Up to the first semester of this year, production realization of oil and gas lifting reached 1.81 million barrels oil equivalent per day. This amount fulfils 86 percent of the 2019 State Budget (APBN).
Scores of Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing officials are suspected of accepting bribes for projects related to clean water supply systems. In chorus they submitted their bribe money back to the anti-graft commission.
Minister/State Secretary Pratikno has sent a memo to Chairman of the General Elections Commission (KPU) concerning the nomination of People’s Conscience (Hanura) Party General Chairman Oesman Sapta Odang as a candidate for the Regional Representative Council (DPD).
The detention of United Development Party (PPP) General Chairman Muhammad Romahurmuziy by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) last Friday was a surprise to no one.
Various efforts are taken to enliven still-empty new airports. A number of programs are launched, from umrah minor pilgrimage and cargo services to offering incentives. Access is key to solving the problem.
In Banyuwangi, the PNM Mekaar program has financed more than 150,000 women. #InfoTempo
The research shows four important contributions of PNM Mekaar in strengthening the family economy and women empowerment. #Infotempo
The Cinta Mekaar Smart Room has a number of facilities, such as laptops and stationery to help children in Cintamekar Village carry out online learning activities. #Infotempo
Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi used his children to receive bribes. Clientelism is on the increase.
Police are investigating an alleged extortion in the parking management of several minimarkets in Bekasi, West Java. Bekasi Police Criminal Division Chief, Comsr
Jababeka’s management feud has gone on to the courts. Among irregularities are mutual fund investments that allegedly violated regulations.
On Tuesday August 7, Ratna Sari Dewi Soekarno, 78, made time in her very tight schedule in Indonesia to visit the National Gallery in Central Jakarta.
Airports are the gateways to a country. They are the veranda, the front door that must not only provide facilities for passengers but also be pleasant. It is fair to say that the level of development and modernity of a nation can be measured from its airports.
As such, Angkasa Pura II is doing the right thing by modernizing the airports under its management. One priority must be Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Improvements to infrastructure and technology are urgently needed. Soekarno-Hatta is still a 'second class' airport. At the 2015 World Airport Awards in March, Soekarno-Hatta was ranked number 57, far below Singapore's Changi Airport, which came on top, and Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur Airport at number 19. This should spur faster improvement and revitalization so Soekarno-Hatta can compete with airports in neighboring countries.
NIAN and Nata have been flooded with orders over the last six months. The two 50-something-year-old tradesmen from Rawa Rengas village, Kosambi, in the Tangerang regency of Banten, are receiving all sorts of requests from their neighbors who want to build homes, rentable premises or miscellaneous buildings on their now-vacant plots of land.
Many other tradesmen in adjacent villages are experiencing similar good fortune. Apart from Rawa Rengas, two other villages in Tangerang as well as two urban villages in Tangerang City lie within Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's expansion zone. Since the information was leaked, locals in these five areas seem to have been competing against one another in building whatever they can. Springing up like mushrooms in the rainy season, hundreds of buildings have been built recently, even in paddy fields. "Villagers have been busily building ever since they heard about the planned evictions," Nian said last week.
One-and-a half-years after moving to Bekasi, West Java, 30-year-old Nanda no longer travels frequently to nearby Jakarta. She said her house was cool enough to stay put. "It's nice, really. And cool," said Nanda at her home in Griya Mitra housing complex in Bekasi two weeks ago.
His name is Sekarpandan. He is short, with a huge behind. In Cirebon style wayang kulit, he is one of the nine clown-retainers who accompany the five Pandawa.
Sekarpandan got his bodily form after taunting Semar, who wanted to marry Sekarpandan's older sister Sudiragen. In the fight that ensued, Sekarpandan lost and was thrown into a clump of pandanus, immediately changing form: he became a replica of the person he had been taunting. Also in character.
ASKED by the Dutch colonial government to spy on the Sarekat Islam, Agus Salim was drawn to the organization instead. His high intellect and religious knowledge soon made him a confidant of Haji Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto, the leader of Sarekat Islam. Later the two were known as a duumvirate. It was Salim who initiated a movement to 'drive out' communist elements within Sarekat Indonesia. In fact, he was instrumental in transforming it into a party and became a top leader of Sarekat Islam Indonesia Party after Tjokroaminoto passed away.
Tjokroaminoto wrote the bylaws of the Sarekat Islam and worked tirelessly to transform it into a national organization. Not surprisingly, it is Tjokro’s name that is often associated with the organization, not the founder.
The regency of Enrekang in South Sulawesi is blessed with land and weather conducive to good coffee production. Despite its domestic consumption and exports, however, Enrekang coffee is not as popular as that of Tana Toraja, even though both types are grown around the same land area and Enrekang coffee ranks at the top nationally. Realizing the potential, the government has begun actively to re-cultivate and seek new ways of processing this coffee, first grown during the Dutch colonial days. A number of importing countries—like Malaysia—have indicated their interest in providing assistance to the farmers and the local government. A Tempo English Edition special report from Enrekang.
Enrekang’s Kalosi Dp is the number one coffee in Indonesia. The local administration is trying to secure a patent on the coffee so that other regions can not claim it.
There have been increasing demands to implement one of the key elements of the 1998 Reforms. Indeed, a number of things have been achieved, like cutting down the military’s political rights in parliament during the 2004 General Elections. Law No. 34/2004 on the TNI says the TNI businesses must be cleaned up. After the data collection team—implemented by Secretary of State-Owned Enterprises, Said Didu—verification will be carried out by the National Team on TNI Assets Takeover, led by Erry Riyana Harjapamekas.
Aeroport de Paris has defeated Schipol International of the Netherlands to become Soekarno–Hatta International airport’s co-operator.
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.
The number of people suspected of protecting online gambling sites increases to 18. Employees of the Communication and Digital Affairs Ministry are involved.
The Communication and Digital Affairs Ministry is tidying up house now that 10 of its employees are accused of participating in online gambling. Their flow of cash is being scrutinized.
Former Communication and Informatics Minister Budi Arie Setiadi is implicated in an online gambling case. He allegedly met with representatives of gambling operators.
Efforts to block online gambling sites are proven futile, as many loopholes remain. Online gambling remains rampant in Jakarta.
The work and strategies of the Online Gambling Task Force lack clear direction. It should be focusing on the gambling bosses.
Tommy Hermawan Lo’s name emerges following the mention of Mr. T in online gambling that involves human trafficking case. He is a director at a casino management company.
An interview with Jerry Hermawan Lo. He denies the allegation that he runs an online gambling scheme.
Victims of human trafficking for online gambling and scamming in Cambodia claimed of being forced to work 12-hour shifts and being beaten. Recruitment is still ongoing.
PPATK Chief Ivan Yustiavandana reveals his agency’s findings regarding online gambling transactions involving DPR members.
A new regulation concerning the purchase of aircraft components gives rise to a new problem for airlines. The TKDN policy is being wrongly applied.
Airlines are suffocating from the high costs of maintenance and operations. The consequence of regulatory bans and restrictions on aircraft components.
The fintech lending business is increasingly losing steam. Returns continue to decline while fund owners are opting for other investment portfolios.
Airlines are competing for passengers traveling for minor pilgrimage. Different marketing strategies are used by Indonesian and foreign airlines.
Online frauds are rife. How to tackle them?
The exact number of dugongs living in Indonesia is not known. Their numbers continue to decline due to the destruction of seagrass beds.
Loneliness does not always exist as isolation. There is a difference between loneliness and solitude.
Goenawan Mohamad wrote the essay After 46 Years, saying goodbye to writing Sidelines.
Changes to Sidelines. Goenawan Mohamad will still contribute to the column, though not on a weekly basis.
A Response to the UFOs Sidelines and an idea to prevent general election frauds.
Online investment is booming during the Covid-19 pandemic. People need to be more careful.
The clinical trial team from Padjajaran University and their supervisors from the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency work under a tight deadline. At stake is the fate of the Covid-19 vaccination.
Discussions on state guidelines have yet to reach an agreement. It could be used to topple the president.
Perpetrators of sexual violence are now hunting potential victims online. More and more adolescents and children have fallen victim.
In order to attract buyers, online shopping applications are offering free shipping for items shipped from abroad.
Leakage of the T-301G tank is believed to be the cause of a big fire at the Balongan refinery. The management ignored community reports on strong gasoline smell prior to the fire. Losses are estimated in the trillions of rupiah.
The increase of leaders of the MPR is suspected to pave the way for the amendments of the constitution. Reviving a five-year plan scheme smacks of reviving the existence of State Guidelines, while changing the constitution could very well spread to other articles.
Hundreds of people have fallen victim to illegal online moneylending services. They are charging high rates and abusing personal data.
The government has issued Transportation Minister Regulation No. 108/2017 on Non-route Public Transportation, which regulates, among others, the minimum and maximum rates for online taxis.
A new oil trading giant is selling gasoline cheaper than Pertamina’s Premium. We should not be allergic to competition.
The importance of Indonesia’s agriculture sector is reflected, among others, by the sector’s 13.8 percent contribution to the total gross domestic product, according to February 2017 data from the Central Statistics Agency. In spite of agriculture’s significance to the Indonesian economy, our farmers are still far from prosperous. The government is now encouraging the growth of agriculture startups to improve the welfare of farmers, in line with the government’s plan to make Indonesia the largest digital economy in Southeast Asia by 2022. Agriculture startup companies, referred to as ‘agritech’ or ‘ag-tech’ companies, are now starting to sprout. iGrow, an agritech startup, empowers farmers through partnership with sponsors, while Sikumis is working to eliminate brokers to allow direct market access for farmers. To commemorate World Food Day on October 16, Tempo English reports.
Nyoman Gunarsa (1944-2017) cared about painting Balinese ornaments and dancers the very things that brought him success. He also established museums to preserve both modern and traditional Balinese paintings.
ONLINE, app-based taxis will increase their rates after a regulation on their base-line rates takes effect on April 1. The regulation is included in the Revised Transportation Minister Regulation No. 32/2016 on non-route transportation services.
Managements of online, application-based transportation services agreed with the government's decision to apply a baseline rate effective April 1. "We are applying [the regulation] with fairness, as well as safety, in mind. There will be quotas and baseline rates. We believe all parties will comply and agree to follow the regulation we have drafted," Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said last week.
The ads offering free delivery by a number of online stores caught the attention of Romi Siska Putra. As the director of Bagaskara Semesraya International, he is always on the lookout for such promotions to boost his company's online sales.
Bagaskara distributes a number of locally-made multivitamin products for women and children. The Yogyakarta-based company focuses on digital marketing sales. One of his marketing techniques: taking advantage of free delivery or subsidized delivery programs in the online market such as Blibli, Mataharimall, and Shopee. "We jump in as soon as there's an offer for free e-commerce delivery," he told Tempo last week.
Efforts to revive the Broad Guidelines of State Policy (GBHN) should not continue. If they came to pass, they would turn back time and Indonesia could revert to the New Order regime. We should not forget that the GBHN, which was drawn up and passed by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), was removed through the long process of amending the 1945 Constitution.
Following four amendments carried out between 1999 and 2002, the Constitution now places the MPR as a state institution at the same level as the President. Its duties and functions no longer include appointing the President, because the President is now directly elected by the people and he no longer has to be accountable to the MPR.
The lure of a high income led Tejo, who had been unemployed for a year, to join Uber. Using a 2015 Karimun Wagon owned by an older sibling, the 35-year-old man registered with the application-based online transportation service company. Two weeks ago was his debut as an Uber driver on the streets of Jakarta.
Despite his lack of knowing all the capital city's streets, the Bintaro resident decided to risk it. He often heard of Uber drivers making over Rp10 million a month. "So I went ahead and tried it. The important thing was that in a day I could take home at least Rp500,000 net," Tejo told Tempo.
Magnus Ekbom stepped into a meeting room in a building on Jalan Rasuna Said in Kuningan, where the e-commerce company has just moved its offices a few months ago to accomodate his growing team.
At the helm of Lazada since 2012, Ekbom has ushered the online shopping platform to be the biggest in Indonesia. But he is not planning to take a breather just yet. For Ekbom, running an e-commerce company is like running in a marathon. "And we're only in the first couple of kilometers down the line," he said.
THE assumption that shopping online is unsafe was reinforced when the public recently heard of a person who ordered an iPhone 6 and was sent a bar of soap. In the middle of such news, last week's Tempo poll showed that of 466 readers, 54.1 percent felt that online shopping is susceptible to crimes.
EDUCATION and Culture Minister Anies Baswedan wanted the national examinations conducted online so that it would be safe and practical. Online tests also allow for multiple versions of the test. "Plus, there is little likelihood of a database break-in," he said.
INDONESIA signed the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1978. CITES is an international convention aimed at ensuring that trade in wild animals and plants does not endanger their survival. However, protection of Sumatran elephants and tigers, which were officially declared as endangered species in 2002, remains woefully lacking, proven by the rapid decline in their numbers.
A few weeks ahead of its launch, the Lippo Group-owned online shopping site, MatahariMall.com, is boldly predicting it will become the top e-commerce site in Indonesia, planning to sell more 500,000 products. "This online shopping site will be the Indonesian version of Alibaba," boasted executive director John Riady, referring to the online retail giant from China, which last September earned a record-breaking US$25 billion (around Rp325 trillion) from its initial public offering (IPO).
AN avatar of a gorgeous, young Chinese girl no longer appears on www.m88.com, a gambling site. On Wednesday last week, Tempo could still access the site, which offers a variety of gambling games. The next day, no more. "We blocked it after receiving a request from the National Police Headquarters," Communications and Information Technology Ministry spokesman Cawidu Ismail told Tempo last week.
As of August 22, the National Police's Cyber Crime Unit had reported 122 online gambling sites. Processing the proposal to block the application took several days because it had to go through the ministry first. "We can process directly when a request is sent to [email protected]," Cawidu said.
It has not even been a year, yet Zalora's warehouse in Ciracas, East Jakarta, is already crowded. Each day 10,000 items enter the online retailer's storage space. The company plans to move to a bigger warehouse. "A minimum of 10,000 square meters," Zalora Vice President of Operations Hadi Kuncoro told Tempo.
Zalora has changed warehouses four times in the last two years. Initially it occupied a space on Jalan Tirtayasa in South Jakarta that served as office and warehouse. The mounting inventory forced Zalora to find something bigger. By last year the number of orders were four-and-a-half times what they had been at the business' founding in 2012.
A Malaysia Airlines plane flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed in Ukraine on Thursday last week. All of the 298 passengers and crew were killed. Data announced by Malaysia Airlines showed that 13 passengers were Indonesian citizens. The largest number of victims were 154 Dutch citizens.
"We were informed that the Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed in northern Torez, eastern Ukraine," Ukrainian military spokesman Vladislav Seleznev told RIA Novosti news agency.
The conflict between Pertamina and PGN is disrupting the fuel oil to gas program. They must cooperate in constructing pipeline networks.
As online shopping becomes widespread in Indonesia, book markets vie for a piece of the action. But will the book culture take root in the land of social media?
Trimarga aggressively offered the Sukhoi Superjet 100 to state-owned airlines. The first buyer was Kartika Airlines.
The Balinese Art of Ogoh-Ogoh documents one of Balis newest and most unique art formsthe Ogoh Ogoh.
Martin Hartono, the son of the Djarum Group’s owner, is investing hundreds of billions of rupiah in kaskus.us website. The largest Indonesian online community website will be synergized with companies belonging to Djarum, including BCA.
Next week will be the deadline for the police to complete their investigation into the Antasari case. Investigators have critical evidence of Antasari’s involvement in the form of a conversation between him and Sigid, one of the men indicted in the murder.
Boeing 737-200 series aircraft must be phased out within five years. Airlines are having difficulties updating their aircraft.
Three months until the deadline and still 25 small banks have not yet met the targeted minimum capital of Rp80 billion.
Cases of embezzlement have been uncovered inside the TNI. This institution should provide a good model of discipline in managing funds.
An interesting part of Covarrubiass wanderings in Bali was his curiosity about the riddle of the leak, Balinese evil spirits.
Our badminton players were routed at Senayan sports hall last week. Yet we were once proud winners of the Thomas and Uber cups. Why has our sports capability declined?
The majority of regional airlines are falling flat on their facesbecause of insufficient capital and chaotic management.
The KPU has finally breached regulations on the deadline for the distribution of general elections logistics.
It's now clear that Indonesian Airlines, currently beset by serious problems, is owned by Santayana Kiemas, brother-in-law of President Megawati.
Serving busy routes has resulted in the fall of several airline companies. Tight competition and low sales prices are squeezing revenues.
The government team charged with verifying documents submitted by political parties for legal recognition are working overtime to meet the deadline.
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