Disarray in Peatland Areas
The food estate project in Central Kalimantan turned into an oil palm plantation. The government failed to learn from the mistakes of the past.
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The food estate project in Central Kalimantan turned into an oil palm plantation. The government failed to learn from the mistakes of the past.
Prabowo Subianto orders four ministers to rescue the bankrupt textile company Sritex. A potential bailout from the state is on the table.
A number of problematic individuals are appointed to Prabowo Subianto’s cabinet. It will be difficult for the government to be effective in its first one or two years.
The phrase “human rights” was lost from Prabowo Subianto’s inauguration speech.
How did Prabowo Subianto decide on the composition of his cabinet? There are indications that several prospective ministers were proposed by tycoons.
President Jokowi entrusted his confidants to join Prabowo’s cabinet. Several ‘volunteers’ also received positions.
Prabowo Subianto formed a large cabinet to accommodate the interests of parties, businessmen, and his supporters. Mining entrepreneur Haji Isam is suspected of proposing several ministerial candidates.
Sri Mulyani and several economic ministers from Jokowi join Prabowo’s cabinet, with encouragement from two former presidents.
A reader’s letter suggests authorities seek ways for safe and efficient logistics transportation, in order to minimize traffic accidents.
Explanations from State Secretary Minister Pratikno and Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry on fishery business and the case of illegal ships in eastern Indonesia.
Jokowi’s campaign promoting his successes is considered as not portraying actual conditions. Customary communities are among the victims of his administration.
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.
Jakarta is striving to provide inclusive transportation, but challenges remain, from funding issues to construction oversight.
Despite some improvements, much still needs to be done regarding access to public transport for people with disabilities.
The police arrested a drug baron who was operating from inside a prison. It is a chronic problem that remains unsolved.
Using a variety of pretexts, the political parties replace elected legislative candidates. This is a betrayal of the people’s choice.
United States Ambassador Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir speaks about women, education, and Indonesia’s new administration.
Hendra Sabarudin’s drug network distributed methamphetamine from Tarakan prison starting in 2017, allegedly aided by police and prison guards.
Egianus Kogeya quietly freed Susi Air pilot Phillip Mark Mehrtens. His hope to trade the pilot for Papua’s independence failed.
Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan on the issues ranging from sea sand export policy to Prabowo Subianto’s bureaucratic management style.
Indonesia is poised to fall into the middle-income trap. Only a few people enjoy the economy pie.
In many nations, history seems to be covered up so that its narrative never progresses.
The food estate projects in Merauke are at risk of failure. There are suspicions about the way the projects are shared out.
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.
Two food estate projects are simultaneously being launched, targeting 2.29 million hectares of forest and land in Merauke. There are intrigues involving Prabowo and Jokowi. This report is part of a collaborative coverage and research initiative by Tempo, the Pusaka Bentala Rakyat Foundation, and Trend Asia.
The rice paddy development program will sacrifice 1.02 million hectares of customary land in Merauke. It will also annihilate biodiversity.
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.
Two rivals in Jakarta’s upcoming regional elections are sharpening their winning strategies. There is a rift in the Indonesia Onward Coalition.
Police uncover baby trafficking syndicate operating in Java-Bali since 2023. Five babies were already sold.
Foreign companies are urging President Joko Widodo to implement the power wheeling scheme. The private sector is pushing to hasten the energy transition.
The DPR rejected all candidates for Supreme Court and ad hoc human rights justices put forward by the Judicial Commission. There needs to be transparency in the selection process.
The first agenda item on Pope Francis’ visit was to meet with marginalized communities. The Pope encourages Catholic Church leaders to welcome Muslim refugees.
The free lunch program needs to be selective that the provinces with high prevalence of malnutrition should be put on the priority list.
The culinary businesses of Gibran Rakabuming and Kaesang Pangarep are fading. This seems to contradict their massive financing.
Startups owned by Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Kaesang Pangarep are flooded with venture capital injections. Assisted by a presidential advisor.
A photograph of a private jet window exposes Kaesang Pangarep and Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s connections to a network of business actors.
The Melemba ethnic group in Ende, East Nusa Tenggara, contributes to conserving the habitat of the Flores eagle. It is part of the indigenous community’s wisdom.
Chair of the Presidium of the Indonesian Bishops' Conference (KWI) Monsignor Antonius Subianto Bunjamin spoke about the preparations for Pope Francis’ visit.
The government plans to liquidate Jiwasraya after the settlement of policyholder claims. A massive deficit still hangs over the company.
The police continue to resort to brutality to silence demonstrators. This is a violation of human rights.
Several political parties conspired to approve candidates for the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) membership. Corrupt candidates could be selected.
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 2025 State Budget’s Financial Note illustrates Prabowo Subianto’s financial policies. There is hope for economic improvements.
The transition to nuclear energy must be accelerated to meet the ever-increasing demand for electricity. It is more environmentally friendly.
Prabowo Subianto has nothing to gain by supporting Jokowi’s reckless destruction of democracy. It will be a burden for his administration.
Jokowi is believed to have intervened in making Bahlil Lahadalia general chairperson of the Golkar Party.
The government and the House failed to pass a revision of the Regional Head Election Law. Prabowo suggested that Kaesang Pangarep not run in the 2024 regional head elections.
The trial of the free nutritious meal program involves military personnel and private parties. Authorities manage everything from communal kitchens to food distribution.
The 2025 State Budget accommodates several of Prabowo Subianto’s programs. Lobbying efforts are underway to ensure the smooth implementation of these priority programs.
M.H. Thamrin was not the type of council member who would simply show up, sit down, remain silent, and collect a paycheck. The Tiger of Volksraad was highly militant and vocal in championing the people’s interests. His roar resonated as far as Europe and America.
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 government revives plans to impose taxes on sweetened beverages and other food products. There are also plans to implement a color-coded label as a replacement for the tax.
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.
A series of deaths of Irrawaddy dolphins is a warning that this rare animal is increasingly under threat. Extinction is only a matter of time.
The PDI-P opens itself up to supporting Prabowo Subianto. Testing the water through the simultaneous regional head elections.
Interview with Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko on the critical human rights record in 10 years of the Jokowi administration.
The Papua conflict continues to rage during Jokowi’s administration. The fate of the refugees is neglected.
Investigations into corruption cases at the Attorney General’s Office often fail to catch the elite. Several cases are suspected of having political nuance.
The Whoosh fast train project continues to burden the state budget. It is Jokowi’s ambition to develop a flagship project worth hundreds of trillions of rupiah.
During his two terms in office, President Joko Widodo slowly but surely pulled back the progress of democracy. By the end of his rule, Indonesia transformed into a country characterized by autocratic legalism.
Deputy VI for Regional Development and Spatial Planning Coordination at the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy, Susiwijono Moegiarso, explains the development of national strategic projects, their economic benefits and impact on the environment.
The structure of Indonesian democracy is weakening because its foundations are being undermined. A Javanese word to describe the situation is nglimpe, which is to deceive secretly.
President Jokowi’s plan to move his office to the Nusantara Capital City missed the initial target of July. Water facilities are not yet ready.
Several police generals are preparing to participate in the selection of the KPK leadership. The KPK must not become a nest of ‘crocodiles’.
People close to Prabowo Subianto will be given strategic posts. Jokowi gives his blessing.
Jokowi is involving Prabowo Subianto’s team in the drawing up of the 2025 Draft State Budget. He ignores the principle of caution in budget management.
Over a dozen Lambung Mangkurat University lecturers are suspected of manipulating the requirements to apply for a professorship. They could be stripped of their titles.
The house of a Tribrata TV journalist in Karo Regency was burned down after he made a report on a gambling case. The victim’s child claimed to have been intimidated by the police.
Indigenous people and villagers in Central Halmahera are facing clean water crisis. Community wells and river water are contaminated by nickel mining.
The biggest budget absorbers in 2025 will be the development of the new capital city and the free nutritious meal program. A great number of civil servants will soon relocate.
Prabowo Subianto’s team is investigating the possibility of revising the State Finance Law and removing the debt ratio and budget deficit cap for the free nutritious meal program.
Communication and Informatics Minister Budi Arie explains the cyberattack on the Temporary National Data Center. He dismisses allegations of negligence.
Taj Mahal is often a symbol of eternal love. But behind the mausoleum’s majesty was a cruel fraternal conflict enwrapped in interpretations of religious teachings.
Infinite Earth responds regarding the revocation of Rimba Raya Conservation’s ecosystem restoration permit.
Aviation industry players are strategizing under pressure. Hoping for an upswing to focus on services.
Airlines are suffocating from the high costs of maintenance and operations. The consequence of regulatory bans and restrictions on aircraft components.
The Environment and Forestry Ministry revoked the permits of two ecosystem restoration companies. They are treating forest protectors harshly.
The ecosystem restoration permit of Rimba Raya Conservation that was revoked by the Environment and Forestry Ministry was going to be taken over by other firm. The company filed a lawsuit with the State Administrative Court.
BP Tapera Commissioner, Heru Pudyo Nugroho, explains the compulsory 3 percent cut of monthly income for the public housing savings scheme.
Despite still owing debts, the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance obligor Marimutu Sinivasan managed to go abroad. He took advantage of a loophole in the travel ban system of the Immigration Office.
State electricity company PLN is investigating the reason for power disturbances in Sumatra. The island still awaits the completion of the Aceh-Lampung high-voltage power line.
Muhammadiyah withdrew trillions of rupiah from Bank Syariah Indonesia. It was the accumulation of various problems, from operational matters to appointment of commissioners.
The government grants mining concessions to religious organizations. What are the considerations behind the policy?
BPJS Kesehatan CEO Ali Ghufron Mukti explains the standard inpatient class system stipulated in the Presidential Regulation on Health Insurance.
BP Tapera promises a high yield to depositors. Depositing funds in government bonds is considered less progressive.
Workers and entrepreneurs consider that the Tapera policy overlaps with the MLT program. Developers continue to benefit from both programs.
The government will make the Tapera program mandatory for all workers. A way to shift the budgetary burden to the people.
There is no possibility for Prabowo to go on a spending spree during his presidency. Debt repayment liabilities will shackle him.
Polemics has always been a longtime companion of Indonesian literature. This time, literature enters the school curriculum.
The illegal animal trade continues because law enforcers are often involved. The perpetrators are never deterred because the punishments are very lenient.
The National Police denied any role of the former Red and White Task Force with the shadowing of the Assistant Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah. Police 2nd Brig. Iqbal Mustofa is not punished.
The rotation scene for Assistant Attorney General position is heating up ahead of the presidential inauguration. Candidates for Attorney General cannot come from political party officials.
One of the men who stalked the Assistant Attorney General is from the counterterrorism unit under the former Red and White Task Force. The operation is suspected to suppress the investigation of high-profile cases.
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.
The smuggling of endemic animals from Papua and Maluku runs rampant. Makassar becomes a black market for the illegal trade of protected wildlife.
PDI-P cadres and volunteers refuse to let the party join the Prabowo Subianto coalition. The party’s stance remains unclear.
The BPK detected Rp371.83 billion worth of fund diversion at Indofarma. Money from a number of subsidiaries was siphoned off through problematic transactions.
Too many hazardous impacts of implementing Tapera. Prabowo would be better off scrapping it.
Indofood will no longer produces and markets Pepsi in Indonesia, but the beverage industry is optimistic that Pepsi will soon return.
British-born Indonesianist, Hadi Sidomulyo, and photographer Fendi Siregar traced the footsteps of two ancient texts, Nagarakretagama and Serat Centhini, in separate endeavors. They confirmed that many places can still be visited as interesting spots for adventure tourism. They not only brought the two texts back to life, but also made a contribution to Indonesia's history and archeology.
Cak Nur, who up till now has been known only as a thinker, has clearly been politically enlightened from the start. Now higher steps have been placed on the political ladder. Is there no way back?
After 61 years of independence, the sense of communal harmony appears to be fading. Yet a handful of peacemakers tirelessly work on to sow the seeds of hope.
Not many filmakers have delved into the lives of Indonesians in remote areas. But seasoned producer Mira Lesmana sees a wealth of interesting stories from the outer islands. One of Mira's films, Atambua 39 Celcius (2012) explores the culture of West Timor in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province, not a frequently visited area. The film uses the local Tetun dialect, which is fast disappearing. "I have this wish to preserve something before it changes or disappears," said the founder of Miles Films production company,
NTT is the background of her 2014 film, Pendekar Tongkat Emas (Knight of the Golden Rod), which was produced in Waingapu, Sumba. "I happen to be in love with NTT, a region with a unique character. I have travelled to the islands of Flores, Timor and Sumba, but I have yet to visit the smaller islands, like Sabu and Rote," said 50-year-old Mira.
WERNER Herzog is considered one of the greatest figures of the New German Cinema. French filmmaker Francois Truffaut once called Herzog "the most important film director alive." Born in Munich, Germany 62 years ago, he has made scores of movies, such as the critically acclaimed The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser and Aguirre, The Wrath of God. He is also known for his documentary films, like The Flying Doctors of East Africa, Grizzly Man and On Death Row.
Herzog and his films have repeatedly won awards in film festivals around the world. His first was the Silver Bear Extraordinary Prize of the Jury in 1979 for his production of Signs of Life. At the Cannes Film Festival in 1982, he was named best director for his film Fitzcarraldo and the Alfred P. Sloan Prize for Grizzly Man at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. In 2008, his film Encounters at the End of the World was named the best documentary film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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