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Tyrany of secrecy, the e-KTP mega-corruption case Money, Power and Greed
IO, Jakarta – The “electronic identity”card (e-KTP) procurement project corruption case is massive and highly-structured. It is suspected that the project itself was planned in such a way that the corrupt practices would become...
Indonesia – Democracy in perile
IO, Jakarta – The Presidential election threshold set at 20% of parliamentary seats is a bad precedent in the logic of democracy and adherence to the spirit of the constitution. Validation of this electoral threshold...
The invisible war on drugs : Good VS Evil
IO, Jakarta – Narkotika dan obat-obat berbahaya dan terlarang, more popularly abbreviated as “narkoba” in Indonesia, are substances that can result in physical, mental and psychological addiction for their users. In medicine, drugs categorized...
Migrant workers: remittances are necessary, welfare is ignored
IO, Jakarta – With the coming of March, the public is again shocked to learn of violence suffered by an Indonesian Migrant Worker (Tenaga Kerja Indonesia – “TKI”) from Tri Wahyuni (35), from Blitar,...
Indonesia’s income inequality: Trouble in paradise
IO, Jakarta – The great ‘pie’ of economic growth should be enjoyed by all levels. It should help reduce poverty and support the rise of a middle class. However, World Bank data shows that...
Ironies of infrastructure: -Employment rates remain low -Halt on highway construction project
IO, Jakarta – The Government of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President Jusuf Kalla (JK) have set a total of 245 National Strategic Projects as stipulated by Presidential Decree (Perpres) Number 58 year...
Corn and Salt Imports: Playing Politics with Indonesia’s Food Security
IO, Jakarta – At the beginning of the year, the Government announced its decision to import rice, the staple food of all Indonesians, claiming that domestic supply is insufficient, and thus market prices have...
Press: Honor of The Nation
IO, Jakarta - February 9th is celebrated as National Press Day. This year National Press Day will be held in Padang, West Sumatra. The press is also referred to as the fourth pillar of...
Police & Politics: A threat to democracy
IO, Jakarta – Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has proposed two Police Inspector Generals to fill in open gubernatorial seats: the Assistant of the Chief of Police in Operations (Asops) Inspector General Mochamad Iriawan as Acting...
Quo vadis, Indonesian education system
IO, Jakarta - Education is the key to create quality human skills and competitiveness. Unfortunately, the world of education in Indonesia in recent years has experienced various setbacks. Data released by the Indonesian Education...
Rice imports – A disaster for farmers
Jakarta, IO – We are only a few days into 2018, but the government has already delivered bad news to the public: it intends to import up to 500 thousand tons of rice. We...