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.

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan expects that active TNI (Indonesian military) and Polri (National Police) officers will maintain their neutrality if they hold posts in government.

Jakarta – Indonesian military (TNI) chief Air Martial Hadi Tjahjanto says that the TNI is revising Law Number 34/2004 on the TNI (UU TNI) so that middle- and high-ranking military officers can serve in government ministries and state institutions.

Despite the latest Bank Indonesia figures showing that government debt has risen by 10.3% yoy and now stands at a whopping 2,521 trillion rupiah, the administration of President Joko Widodo insists that because the money is being used for infrastructure projects it will in turn spur economic growth.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo says that the drafting of budgets at both the ministries, state institutions and regional bodies focus more on supporting activities rather than core activities.

Officials: It was my contribution, it was mine, mine!!

Kid: Whoever does anything for humanitarian reasons, they're all heroes right Dad? (headlines reads: 10 hostages freed, 4 hostages [still held], pay ransom)

Document in pocket reads 'crystal methamphetamine', chair on head reads 'regional head', documents in hand read 'manipulation' and 'medical checkup'.

Document reads licence/permit, chair reads Echelon I (director general)

Following a series of regulatory flip-flops and erratic policy-making moves, President Widodo’s much touted Nawacita or nine priorities agenda appears to be going in circles.

Man greeting President Yudhoyono: Wow... an impromptu visit... [but we need] solutions... not concerned speeches Mr!

Kid: As is being awaited in Poso, Papua, Bima, Mesuji, corruption prone regencies and so forth...