Articles by Muhammad Beni Saputra

Jakarta’s recovery of legal powers over mining have robbed local politicians of the ability to respond to public demands to address the sector’s social costs.

The coal sector is strongly linked to national and regional oligarchs, and coal businesses often play a role as financiers for political candidates.

Fake cooperatives acting as representatives of farmers can seek land concessions and conveniently serve as an extension of corporations.

Native oligarchs and unscrupulous security apparatuses from the police to the military continue to exploit natural resources with ease and impunity.

Local media are failing to supervise regional Indonesia, with many relying on government PR budgets or politicians’ fresh cash.