Jakarta’s notorious air pollution has again been thrust into the spotlight this week thanks to a trending social media hashtag in which people shared photos of the capital’s smog blanked skyline.

Man: Finding someone with some guts is also important Mrs.

Robot’s arms and legs read: Integrity, professionalism, commitment, independence.

May the work go well, stay optimistic...!

Writing on weights reads: Fake news, import mafia, intolerance, radicalism, maritime axis, nepotism, collusion, corruption, malnutrition, terrorism, poverty, oligarchy, and so on...

From an oped piece titled The Constitutionality of Dismissing Corrupt Civil Servants

Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) says there are 1,466 state civil servants (PNS) who have been found guilty of corruption but have yet to be dismissed and are still receiving wages.

According to the Ministry of Health, while Indonesia has seen a gradual decline in stunting from 37.2 percent in 2013 to 30.8 percent in 2018, other reports confirm a far higher prevalence of malnutrition among children in eastern Indonesia with some area reporting figures as high as 40 percent.

Writing on tree trunk reads “deforestation”, word from elephant’s mouth reads “help”

According to the latest survey by pollster Cyrus Indonesia, only 70 percent of Indonesians accept Pancasila as the country’s ideology and a unifying viewpoint for all citizens.

Writing on dress reads “customer confidence”, newspaper headline reads “private data”.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says that the growing number of people being jailed for sending WhatsApp messages critical of the government and private companies is having a a disastrous and chilling effect on free speech and the government should repeal criminal provisions that restrict peaceful free expression online.

Despite new mechanisms introduced to allow businesses to process permits for export and import activities under one roof, dwell times at the country’s ports remains stubbornly high – weighed down by corruption, red tape and overlapping regulations.