Riza Chalid has an extensive political network. He backed Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa in the 2014 presidential election.

Jokowi and Prabowo’s coalition are maneuvering to thwart Anies Baswedan’s candidacy in the Jakarta regional head election. Cabinet posts are being offered as inducements.

Investigations into corruption cases at the Attorney General’s Office often fail to catch the elite. Several cases are suspected of having political nuance.

Budi Arie Setiadi, Minister of Communication and Chairman of Projo’s Central Executive Board, speaks of Jokowi’s choice for the presidential candidate and the priorities of his ministry.

Several new names of politicians appear in relation to the alleged corruption relating to BTS towers. Law and politics must be kept separate.

Entrepreneur Jemy Sutjiawan is believed to have a role in the BTS project corruption case. He is barred from traveling abroad, but has yet to be named as a suspect.

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.

Anies Baswedan’s coalition has expected Syahrul Yasin Limpo’s legal case.

The NasDem Party is at a loss in facing the legal case against Syahrul Yasin Limpo. Surya Paloh warns party cadres to stay on their toes.

Syahrul Yasin Limpo began his career as a civil servant. He moved to the NasDem Party after being pushed out of Golkar.

Through people close to him, Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo allegedly received tributes to fund his personal needs.

A lawyer for BTS corruption suspects claims that Galumbang Simanjuntak and Irwan Hermawan only gave suggestions regarding the BTS project.

A number of high-ranking party officials reacted after Johnny Plate was named a BTS corruption suspect. The DPR approved the BTS project.

The government is pressuring private electronic system providers or PSEs to register their companies. It potentially endangers freedom of expression and privacy.

Construction of 4,200 4G BTS towers in remote areas is falling behind schedule. It is suspected some project funds are being misused.

The beginning of the 5G era is hampered by limited frequency spectrum and lack of digital ecosystem.

Indosat Ooredoo and Hutchison 3 are merging in a bid to increase funding and frequency resources in the 5G era.

Discussion on the Personal Data Protection bill is slow. The Indonesian government insists that the supervision is under the Ministry of Communication.

The communication and informatics ministry has announced the result of the multiplexing (mux) organizers’ selection process. However, a number of private television broadcasters protested it. Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny Gerard Plate spoke to Tempo’s Khairul Anam.