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Tag: Setya Novanto

Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia

Widodo’s corruption blindspot magnified ahead of polls

by John McBeth January 17, 2019February 18, 2020

Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has come under a fresh round of harassment in the middle of a presidential and legislative election campaign where fighting graft is not, and never has been, a real issue. In fact, the politicians who could make it an issue are among the worst culprits and have been in a […]

Indonesian police stand guard at the open-pit mine of PT Freeport's Grasberg copper and gold mine complex near Timika, in the eastern province of Papua, Indonesia. Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters /Muhammad Adimaja
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

World’s biggest gold mine nationalized in Indonesia

by John McBeth December 23, 2018February 18, 2020
Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Golkar Party leader Airlangga Hartarto playing music together. Photo: Facebook
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Philippines, South Asia

Are Widodo and Golkar headed for a pre-poll split?

by John McBeth September 21, 2018February 18, 2020
People wear masks of  Anti-Corruption Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan's face to show their support for him after suffering a debilitating acid attack, Jakarta, February 22, 2018. Photo: Andalou Agency via AFP Forum/Eko Siswono Toyudho
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, Singapore

Indonesia’s shameful blind eye to corruption

by John McBeth August 27, 2018February 18, 2020
Policeman guard as former Indonesian parliament speaker Setya Novanto (C) attends court for his verdict in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 24, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East

Many more to fall in Indonesia’s e-KTP scam

by John McBeth April 30, 2018February 18, 2020
Indonesian journalists wearing masks observe World Press Freedom Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 3, 2016. Photo: AFP Forum
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, World

Democracy takes a step back in Indonesia

by John McBeth March 26, 2018February 18, 2020
Indonesian students burn a  Golkar party flag in front of their campus in Jakarta in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Choo Youn-Kong
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania

Hartarto: “We’ve already hit rock bottom”

by John McBeth January 18, 2018February 18, 2020
Indonesia's Golkar Party chairman and industry minister Airlangga Hartarto in a 2016 file photo. Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania, World

Can this man save Indonesia’s Golkar?

by John McBeth January 18, 2018February 18, 2020
Police stand guard in front of the Indonesian Stock Exchange building in Jakarta on January 16, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Beawiharta
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, World

Indonesia stock exchange accident reflects performance cracks

by Gary Kleiman January 17, 2018
Indonesia's former House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto in a wheelchair before a hearing on his corruption charge. Photo: Andalou via AFP/ Eko Siswono Toyudho
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Middle East, Oceania

Nobody safe in Indonesia’s ‘trial of the century’

by John McBeth December 14, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia

Indonesia’s Mr. Teflon finally in the dock

by John McBeth November 20, 2017February 18, 2020
An Indonesian woman plugs into social networking platforms on her mobile phone in Jakarta. Photo: AFP/Bay Ismoyo
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Social media as politics in Indonesia

by Erin Cook November 14, 2017February 18, 2020
The speaker of Indonesia's parliament Setya Novanto waves as he arrives at Corruption Eradication Commision building (KPK) in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 14, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.  Antara Foto/Hafidz Mubarak via REUTERS
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia

Indonesia’s Mr Teflon goes free again

by John McBeth October 5, 2017February 18, 2020
A woman holds behind her back a stack of Indonesian rupiah banknotes. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Middle East, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia

Fewer checks, more corruption for Indonesia

by John McBeth June 15, 2017February 18, 2020
Embezzlement and kick-back allegations in the House of Representatives have rocked Indonesia's political establishment, presenting President Joko Widodo with a political dilemma ahead of general elections in 2019. Photo: Reuters
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East

Graft scandal rocks Indonesia’s establishment

by John McBeth March 13, 2017February 18, 2020

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