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Police vs prosecutors? Indonesia’s latest corruption scandal exposes elite fracturing under Prabowo

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The corruption case implicating top prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah reflects not only the institutional rivalry between the police and the prosecutors. It also exposes the broader conflicts involving major oligarchic factions in the country.

From founder to prisoner: is Nadiem's verdict the end of regulatory trust?

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No one should be surprised if, slowly but surely, Indonesia keeps sliding off the shortlists of major allocators - not because its market has shrunk, but because its institutions have stopped underwriting it. 

Talking Indonesia: environmental activism, the law and SLAPP

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Indonesia is home to some of the largest stretches of tropical rainforest left on Earth — and to a growing community of people willing to put themselves on the line to defend it. But across the archipelago, environmental activists are increasingly finding that the sharpest threat they face isn't out in the field. It's in the courtroom.

A China-Russia showdown? New great power tensions brewing in Indonesia’s North Natuna Sea

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The recent developments in the North Natuna Sea are very important, given recent geopolitical shifts that have severely disrupted the global economy. Energy self-reliance has become increasingly vital due to the Hormuz crisis, so how Indonesia deals with the Tuna Block will inevitably send geopolitical signals about its positioning as regards the great powers.

[CALL FOR APPLICATIONS] Ibrahim Sjarief Assegaf Fellowships

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Melbourne Law School (MLS) is pleased to announce the inaugural Ibrahim Sjarief Assegaf Fellowships, supported by the generosity of Assegaf Hamzah & Partners (AHP), one of Indonesia’s leading law firms. 

Courtroom or comedy? Acid attack trial suggests renewed military impunity    

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The trial of Andrie Yunus’ acid attackers has demonstrated that the military remains a strong political force, similar to what it was before reforms began in 1998, but with a different level of visibility.

The new KUHAP: easier to investigate, easier to convict (Part 2 of 2)

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Indonesia now has a procedural code that makes it considerably easier to designate, arrest, detain and convict critics. The new Code now stands as a looming deterrent to anyone with the tenacity to push back.

The new KUHAP: more kinds of evidence, fewer limits (Part 1 of 2)

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On 2 January 2026, Indonesia’s new Code of Criminal Procedure (Kitab Undang-undang Hukum Acara Pidana, or KUHAP) came into force. The government has presented it as a historic break with a colonial and authoritarian past.

A specific gig worker protection law for Indonesia?

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At present, gig workers are excluded from coverage under the general labour law. The principle that they are ‘mitra’ (partners, or ‘independent contractors’), and not employees, is rooted in the basic definitions of employment under Indonesian law. In the meantime, there have been some ad hoc attempts to regulate app-based motorcycle taxi drivers by the Ministry of Transportation, including by setting minimum tariffs.

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Date created: 1 July 2015

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