Get ready for a (possible) economic crisis in 2019
IO - The Government’s debts within the 3 (three) years of Jokowi’s rule increased more than Rp 1200 trillion, far exceeding the increase of the currently stagnant tax revenue that usually serves as an...
After 20 years of Reformasi, is there reason to celebrate?
IO - May 21 marked twenty years since General Mohammad Soeharto, often referred to as the Smiling General, stepped down from power after more than thirty years of rule. Most Indonesians celebrated in the...
Liberty and security: What Is the proper balance?
IO - The recent string of near-simultaneous terrorist attacks on three churches in Surabaya followed by another bombing at the city’s police headquarters and an explosion that rocked an apartment block in Sidoarjo are believed...
Going beyond the fundamentals
IO - If you were to believe members of Jokowi’s economics cabinet, the Indonesian economy is in great shape. Over the past week alone, we have heard the president himself talk incessantly about the...
Revenge attack of Century Bank and BLBI mafia?
IO - Within days after handing down a sensitive pre-trial decision, instructing the Corruption Eradication Commission (Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi), or “KPK” to re-open an investigation of Budiono et al. as suspects in the Rp...
Why we must not treat Government debt lightly
IO - Debt taken on by the Government of Indonesia during the 3+ years of Jokowi’s rule has soared some Rp 1,200 trillion, far ahead of the unfortunately stagnant tax growth rate, which customarily...
Foreign invaders: Fiction or truth?
IO - If one were to believe former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Jokowi administration’s recent decision to simplify the process of recruiting foreign workers is disastrous. He said it would lead to an...
Can’t we do away with ‘political tribalism’?
IO - One of the more widely discussed new writings in recent times has been Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations (2018), a book written by Yale Law Professor Amy Chua....
Compliance vs Tax Gap
IO - The realization reported of annual tax returns (SPT) in 2018 appears to be slightly disappointing, as out of 14 million taxpayers targeted, only 10.5 million or 71.75% have filed their SPTs, for...
Technology and challenges in image management
IO - In October 2017, the public was surprised to witness the arrest of DKA, a 29 y. o. woman, for having produced a “derogatory meme” concerning the former chairman of DPR, Setya Novanto....
US$ 1 = IDR 14?
IO - Perry Warjiyo, the Governor-elect of BI, seems set to continue the plan to redenominate the Rupiah, subject to Government approval. We can understand that, because lawmaking is the authority of the Government...
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