TOP NEWS
- Reuters — Indonesia will hold a follow-up briefing with MSCI this week to demonstrate concrete progress on capital-market reforms, including tighter shareholder disclosure, higher free-float rules, and tougher enforcement, as authorities move to restore investor confidence after a US$120 billion market rout triggered by governance concerns.
- The Jakarta Post — Indonesia is mourning Agus Widjojo, the former Lemhannas governor and reformist general who played a pivotal role in ending the military’s political “dual function” and shaping democratic civil-military relations, who died at 78 after a career spanning defense reform and diplomacy.
Domestic Politics and Economy
- Tempo — Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has acknowledged that setting an “ideal” tax ratio is difficult given Indonesia’s rigid tax structure, but stressed the government is targeting a gradual rise toward 11–12% through systemic reforms and stronger administration rather than quick policy fixes.
- Antara — Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf has warned that data updates reveal more than 54 million poor and vulnerable Indonesians remain excluded from government-subsidised health insurance, underscoring urgent gaps in beneficiary targeting and the need to accelerate data verification to ensure assistance reaches those most in need.
- Antara — Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has confirmed the government will disburse Rp15 billion to temporarily and automatically reactivate national health insurance coverage for vulnerable citizens, ensuring uninterrupted treatment for critical patients while beneficiary data undergoes a three-month validation process.
- Tempo — Statistics Indonesia head Amalia Adininggar Widyasari has reported that unemployment fell to 7.35 million by November 2025, reflecting steady job creation and rising labor-force participation as employment expanded across agriculture, trade, and manufacturing.
- Tempo — Hundreds of Indonesian migrant workers rescued in Cambodia are awaiting repatriation after fleeing online scam operations that confiscated their passports, highlighting the growing scale of cross-border cybercrime exploitation targeting vulnerable workers in Southeast Asia.
Business and Investment
- Reuters — Investment Minister Rosan Roeslani has said the government will handle the takeover and future of the Martabe gold mine cautiously and transparently, after meeting Agincourt Resources following permit revocations over environmental violations, while stressing that the move, now under the stewardship of sovereign wealth fund Danantara Indonesia, will uphold the rule of law and maintain investor confidence.
