#Government
Indonesia's lack of seriousness in eradicating corruption
Since September 6, 2022, 23 corruption convicts have been released. Three female convicts were released from the Tangerang Penitentiary. They are:
KPK grills Anies Baswedan of alleged corruption in Formula E
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan underwent an 11-hour examination with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) regarding the investigation into an alleged corruption case of Formula E.
Indonesia does not have a self-made Criminal Code in its own language
Indonesia does not have a Criminal Code (KUHP) made by the nation in its own language and in accordance with the identity of Indonesian nation which is based on Pancasila as Staatsfundamentalnoorm (basic norms of the state).
Indonesia's current politics towards the 2024 elections
Indonesia’s political maturity will be tested again in the 2024 General Elections or at least one-and-a-half years from now as the electoral contestation will begin. The stages of the elections have been carried out, and there have been nonsignificant obstacles, including the expiration of the terms of office of 271 regional heads (governors, regents and mayors) in 2022 and 2023, which have also been handled quite well by the government although they still receive criticism from the Indonesian Ombudsman. Indonesia assessed that there were at least three acts of maladministration that occurred in the appointment of acting regional heads.
Government increases fuel prices, sparks protests across Indonesia
Protests broke out in several cities on September 6, 2022, following the government's decision to raise fuel prices three days earlier. Thousands of workers, grouped under the Labor Party, staged a protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR)/People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) compound in Senayan, Central Jakarta.
Jokowi’s maritime ambitions
Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China on July 26, 2022. Given Beijing's rigorous zero-COVID-19 policy, the meeting came as a surprise.
Current political safari, maneuver
The Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Chairman Giring Ganesha and other party officials visited the Golkar Party office on August 23, 2022. Golkar Party Chairman and Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto welcomed the visit and said both parties shared similar views, including their efforts to avoid identity politics in the 2024 elections.
Declining public trust on National Police prompts call for reform
Several civil society groups and lawyers called for a total reform on the National Police after a survey showed that the institution had the lowest public confidence in Indonesia. A murder case against a police brigadier by his general has worsened the already tainted police image.
VKTR to provide West Java public transportation firm with electric buses
PT Vektr Teknologi Mobilitas (VKTR), a subsidiary of Bakrie and Brothers conglomeration, will supply electric bus fleet to West Java-owned enterprise PT Jasa Sarana. VKTR Chairman Anindya Bakrie said the company would provide solutions to reduce emissions from public transportation.
One strategy to avoid the government's subsidy burden will be to raise fuel prices
The energy subsidy scheme, which is right on target for the community group, cannot be pushed through because the government's subsidy burden will continue to grow and burden state finances. The magnitude of community-subsidized fuel consumption may be caused by the current subsidy mechanism being open and applied to energy products. "This means that anyone can access the subsidized fuel without restriction," said Bank Permata Chief Economist Josua Pardede in a statement in Jakarta on Tuesday, August 30th.
Labor Party and Labor Unions to protest on September 6, 2022, rejecting fuel price increase plan and the Omnibus Law on job creation
The Labor Party and other labor organizations will hold simultaneous actions in 34 provinces on September 6, 2022. In Jakarta, it will be centered in the DPR RI with an estimated attendance of around 5,000 people, while in the regions it will be held at the Governor's Office followed by the recovery of thousands of workers. Protesters in Jakarta came from Jabodetabek with demands to reject the increase in fuel prices, reject the ratification of the Omnibus Law on Ciptaker, and increase labor wages by 10 to 13% in 2023.
Indonesian workers are skeptical of three social aid schemes aimed at increasing subsidized fuel prices
The government plans to implement three social aid schemes worth US$1.62 billion (IDR 24.17 trillion) to boost people's purchasing power amid the risk of inflationary pressures as a result of an expected increase in subsidized fuel prices.