Indonesia's Constitutional Court (MK) has slammed the brakes on executive budget maneuvering. Under Ruling No. 100/PUU-XXIV/2026, stemming from a petition filed by civil watchdog MBG…
Navigating land certificates in Indonesia is notoriously headache-inducing, but getting eight people lined up for a free set of handcuffs from the Corruption Eradication Commission…
Being the Finance Minister of Indonesia requires two crucial things: an elite economics degree and an iron-clad heart built for high-stakes turbulence. As unexpected reshuffle…
The Cabinet Restricted Meeting at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Monday (7/9/2026) suddenly felt like a high-stakes policy marathon. President Prabowo Subianto led his cabinet ministers…
It turns out there is an exceptionally elegant way to slash social welfare budgets without ever having to explicitly admit, "Sorry, we are out of…
The annual cycle of "haze export" from Kalimantan’s forest and land fires (karhutla) has once again brought diplomatic relations between Indonesia and its regional neighbors…
Have you ever looked at your unassuming neighbor—the one wearing flip-flops and watering their plants in a plain t-shirt—and considered that they might be sitting…
