House Welcomes Plan to Increase Party Subsidies Tenfold
Jakarta. The government appears to be seeking a compromise after rejecting the House of Representatives’ proposed pork barrel scheme, by increasing government subsidies to political parties by at least...
View ArticleSBY Speaks Out Against Pork Barrel Scheme as Jokowi Stays Silent
Jakarta. A bid by Indonesian politicians to channel Rp 20 billion ($1.5 million) in pork-barrel funds to every national legislator has met its most powerful detractor yet in former president Susilo...
View ArticleEditorial: End the House’s Feeding at the Trough
Under Indonesia’s Constitution, the division of labor between the executive and legislative branches of governments when it comes to spending public funds is clear-cut: the administration allocates the...
View ArticleActivists Dismiss Lawmakers’ Arguments for Pork Barrel Scheme
Jakarta. Activists and experts continue to criticize attempts by the House of Representatives to introduce a pork barrel scheme, saying that it is counterproductive, prone to graft and...
View ArticleHouse Attempts to Revive Controversial ‘Aspiration Funds’
Jakarta. After failing to obtain state funding for the down payment on their private cars, members of the House of Representatives (DPR) are pushing the government to include Rp 11.2 trillion ($820...
View ArticleGrowth Needs Graft, House Deputy Speaker Fadli Zon Argues
Jakarta. House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fadli Zon has declared corruption the “oil” that keeps the country running, claiming that graft and economic growth go hand-in-hand. “Which would you...
View ArticleDrag Him In: House Threatens Police Intervention Against Truant Energy Minister
Jakarta. The House of Representatives has threatened to use force to make Energy and Mineral Resources Sudirman Said attend a hearing with legislators, after he failed to show up for a second time on...
View ArticleLegislators Slam Government’s Reluctance to Help Rohingya
Jakarta. A leading Islamic party has continued to press the Indonesian government to aid hundreds of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh who have been stranded at sea on overcrowded boats for months...
View ArticleHome Minister Denies Receiving Salary as a Legislator
Jakarta. Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has denied that he still receives a salary as a member of the House of Representatives, insisting that he resigned as a legislator when he was appointed to...
View ArticleActivists Urge Lawmakers to Prioritize Patients Over Patents
Jakarta. Public health activists have called on the government to review a number of key points included in a revised patent bill in order to uphold patients’ rights before the bill passes the House of...
View ArticlePDI-P Lawmaker Denounces UN Chief’s Anti-Death Penalty Plea
Jakarta. An senior lawmaker from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has criticized the secretary general of the United Nations for pleading with President Joko Widodo to not execute...
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