Indonesia

Jokowi’s Human Rights Commitment Questioned

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The December 10 international human rights day is just around the corner. But last week, Indonesian human right activists were surprised by the granting of parole for Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, the convicted murderer of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib. This raised many to doubt President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo commitment to bringing closure on human rights violations in the past. [continue reading]

New Indonesian Slang: Jonru

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A member of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) filed a police report against activists of the Liberal Islam Network, Ahmad Sahal, and a university student based in Malang, Rifan Herriyadi, to the Jakarta Metro Police earlier this week. The complaint? His name has been made into a new slang, with negative connotation. [continue reading]

Efforts at Ending TNI POLRI Clashes

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The Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Indonesian Police Force (POLRI) have never been the best of friends, especially after both institutions parted ways in 1998, TNI and POLRI have never been best friends. But enough is enough. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo wants POLRI and TNI to settle their differences. But how? [continue reading]

Endless Open War Between TNI and POLRI

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The mini siege warfare that happened at Batam last month has yet again put the conflict between the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Indonesian Police Force (POLRI) at the forefront of national attention. Indeed, both institutions have not been the best of friends. The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) noted that there were at least seven clashes between members of TNI and POLRI that took place between the period of October 2013 to September 2014. [continue reading]

PT Maritim Timur Jaya of Tomy Winata

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The new Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture Susi Pudjiastuti has been making headlines with her aggressive approach in the sector. Susi’s work drew our attention into the sector and inspired us to map players in the industry. Today, we’d like to talk about one of the big players in Indonesia’s fisheries, i.e., Artha Graha Group’s PT Maritim Timur Jaya. [continue reading]

Jokowi Film Withdrawn from Screening

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Indonesian media outlets have been abuzzed with the film about President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. The biopic “Jokowi Adalah Kita” (Jokowi Is Us) is 80 minutes long. It was produced by PT K2K Production of KK Dheeraj, and was scheduled to hit the cinema screen by Nov. 20. But the film was withdrawn just one day after it was released. [continue reading]

Jokoways & the Challenge of Tackling Illegal Fishing in Indonesia

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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo issued his strongest warning yet to those illegally fishing in Indonesian waters. The President told journalists that he would have the authorities sink foreign vessels fishing illegally in Indonesian waters. The government recorded approximately 5,400 vessels of such vessels stealing in Indonesian waters and over 300 trillion rupiah in losses as a consequence . And apparently enough is enough. [continue reading]

Expansion of Social Media Platforms into Indonesia

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In the past few years, Indonesia has become an interesting investment destination for social media and search engine platforms. Several major social media enterprises have decided to open their office in Indonesia to get closer to the country’s social media savvy population. But despite new entrants seeing opportunity in the Indonesian market, some old players decided to close shop [Continue reading]

Conversation with Bambang Sugiarto, The Head of Pasar Santa

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Pasar Santa is a traditional market located on Jalan Cipaku, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. The market was left empty for the years. But things started to change. The market managed to attract new kinds of tenants. Since then, Pasar Santa grew in popularity and has now transformed to become one of the most interesting youth scene in Jakarta. We spoke to the man managing the Pasar Santa Market Bambang Sugiarto to understand what’s happened. [continue reading]