Latest data from the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) showed that the death toll from recent floods and landslides in Sumatra rose to 836 as of December 5, 2025 at 10.54 Jakarta local time. Some areas are still isolated due to the damaged...
The clash of titans is looming. Victor Hartono, heir of richest man Budi Hartono (owner of Djarum Group/BCA), was initially banned overseas travel for six months. Days later, unusually, the ban was lifted. Then Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, the current strong man trusted by...
Luhut Binsar Panjaitan’s recent political maneuvers reflect a man trying—carefully, even gracefully—to avoid open confrontation. His meeting with President Prabowo Subianto as Chairman of the National Energy Council (DEN), followed by a long essay defending the...
Minister of finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa is famous with his prediction about composite index of Indonesia Stock Exchange (IHSG), which will fly to the moon (over 36,000 by 2035 from the current 8,637), but at the same reminded the Financial Services Authority (OJK) to...
Share trading of PT Platinum Wahab Nusantara Tbk (TGUK), operator of food and beverages retailer with Teguk and Cemil.in brands, has been suspended by the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) since May 29, 2025, less than two years after the initial public offering (IPO) in...
The tragedy unfolding in Sumatra is no longer merely an environmental disaster. It has become a political reckoning. As villages were swept away, rivers overflowed, and entire communities were uprooted, Indonesia was forced to confront an uncomfortable truth: nature...
The government’s latest proposal — a Debottlenecking Task Force led by Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa — is being presented as a new fast-track mechanism that will allow businesses to escalate regulatory, licensing, and administrative obstacles directly to a...
President Prabowo Subianto once claimed that Indonesia’s current unemployment rate is at its lowest since the 1998 monetary crisis. The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) recorded a decrease in the Open Unemployment Rate of 0.06% in February 2025, compared to the...
PT Toba Pulp Lestari (INRU) Tbk has been at the heart of a lot of accusations related to the landslide in North Sumatra province. Before the landslide, North Sumatra governor Bobby Nasution already agreed with some community leaders to recommend the closure of Toba...
Shares of PT Perintis Triniti Properti Tbk (TRIN) have surged sharply in recent weeks, prompting unusual marketplace activity, temporary suspension, and rising curiosity among analysts. The rally appears to echo the pattern once seen in ICT firm WIFI (Surge), where...
