Problems in meat imports indicate the return to the quota regime. Permits are issued late, and the volume allocated is only one-third of what is asked.

Social assistance is prone to being manipulated for electoral interests. Misusing social assistance is political corruption.

The AGO is investigating misuse of BPDPKS oil palm funds. These are non-budgetary funds that are prone to being embezzled.

Sofyan Djalil’s foundation is suspected of embezzling the BPDPKS palm oil funds. Sofyan is the founder of the institution that manages palm oil export levies.

The AGO is investigating the BPDPKS steering committee’s role in oil palm fund policies. Airlangga Hartarto has also fallen under the spotlight.

The Attorney General’s Office is questioning Airlangga Hartarto in relation to the export of CPO and palm oil subsidies. Because he disagreed with Jokowi?

The Attorney General’s Office is going after Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto in relation to corruption in the cooking oil industry.

Golkar Party General Chairman Airlangga Hartarto could face an extraordinary national consultation meeting designed to oust him from party leadership. He is seeking support from the PDI-P.

The Attorney General’s Office has not investigated the role of the Sinar Mas Group and Asian Agri in alleged cooking oil corruption.

Supporters of Luhut Pandjaitan are maneuvering to remove Airlangga Hartarto from his position as Golkar chairman. Airlangga struggles to find a coalition.

Presidential candidates and politicians are busy providing free mudik homecoming trips. They are willing to outlay billions of rupiah.

Refined sugar has become scarce again ahead of the year-end because the government was slow to issue import permits. The stock of raw materials for the food and beverage industry is running low.

The Attorney General’s Office named three officials of the industry ministry as suspects over corruption in salt imports. The case has not yet implicated other ministries.

Anies Baswedan is courted by party cadres and officials joined under the United Indonesia Coalition. Ganjar Pranowo is also being considered.

Internal conflict to take over the Golkar Party leadership begins to emerge. The Jokowi administration must resist the temptation to interfere.

B30 biodiesel fuel is damaging engines. The additional costs would be borne by end consumers.

As the start of the 2024 General Elections process nears, the Golkar Party is not looking solid. Some party officials want to replace General Chair Airlangga Hartarto.

The government makes numerous policy changes to curb the price surge and scarcity of cooking oil. A tug-of-war of political interest is happening within the cabinet.

The government struggles to restrain cooking oil prices. Meanwhile, the police flagged potential problems in the subsidy policy.

Pandora Papers reveal ownership of assets and shell companies in tax haven countries. Several Indonesian politicians and businesspeople are recorded in it. This report is a result of the collaboration of Tempo in a network of 150 media under the coordination of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).

President Joko Widodo appointed Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto to oversee the enforcement of multi-level public activity restrictions or PPKM outside Java and Bali following the surge in Covid-19 cases caused by the Delta variant. Amid the challenging job of managing the pandemic, Golkar Party’s Chair still manages to go on political canvassing trips to several regions.

An article containing plans for the second phase of tax amnesty is included in the draft for the General Provisions of Taxation Procedures Law. It was not formulated during the initial discussions.

Yopie Hidayat (Contributor)

Political party leaders are beginning to maneuver for the upcoming presidential election. Some are eyeing for candidates outside of the party.

Bank Indonesia and the Financial Services Authority relax the provisions for motor vehicle ownership loans. Players in the financial industry are not bold as to boast their performance will immediately spur.

The government issued permits to import raw sugar for the refined sugar industry in order to cover demand. This policy, however, is deemed insufficient to solve supply shortage for high-quality raw material suffered by a number of food and beverage companies.