At the Anti-Corruption Court in Jakarta on Monday (8/3), Prosecutors from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) listed 19 members of the Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) in, or formerly in the House of Representatives who allegedly received sizeable bribes to arrange Miranda Goeltom's election as Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor in 2004.

Like 2009, Indonesia is the most corrupt country in Southeast Asia in 2010, said the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy in Hong Kong. Indonesia scored 9.27 out of 10, worsening from 8.32 in 2009 - at which time it was still the most corrupt in the region. This comes on the heels of the President's re-election on promises to eradicate corruption.

During a Monday talkshow, Frans Hendra Winarta, one of the drafters of Law No. 18 of 2003 on Advocates, argued that efforts to forcibly reunify rival lawyer organizations would be detrimental. Although not an aspect of the national legislative agenda, the issue may be taken up by the parliament.

A Tribunal of Supreme Court Justices stated last week on Wednesday (3/3) that it cannot accept the case review of Taswin Zein because the case review was registered by Mr. Zein's attorney, not by himself or his heirs as the law would require. Mr. Zein, a Department of Labor and Transmigration Officer, was found guilty of corruption on 11 December 2008 for directly appointing contractors for state procurement contracts that would otherwise be tendered for competitive bids from different firms.

Though many patiently anticipated delayed implementing regulations to the 2009 Mining Law, some are dismayed that they only allow public companies to obtain more than one mining area permit, or 'WIUP'.