Madiun Mayor Named Suspect in Graft Case

Jakarta (ANTARA News) – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named the mayor of Madiun as a suspect in an alleged case of corruption related to the construction of a market during the 2009 to 2012 period. “The KPK has found sufficient...

Doubts Cast Over Illegal Levy Taskforce

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Ahmad Alamsyah Saragih, a commissioner of the Indonesian Ombudsman expressed his concerns about the effectiveness of the special taskforce on illegal levies in eradicating the illicit practices. Alamsyah asserted that the taskforce will only...

Jokowi Promises to Eradicate Illegal Extortion Fees

Jakarta. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has promised to eradicate the practices of extortion fees, known locally aspungli, from the top down as a part of the government’s public service reform agenda. President Jokowi reiterated the government’s commitment to...

Healthy spread sought in tourism investment

  The government will likely need to review its strategy in promoting its priority tourist destinations, as data shows that recent tourism investment mainly headed to just two popular regions. During the first six months of this year, the country has seen...