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I'm sure almost everyone is concerned about how Indonesia economic is rapidly decreasing in its performance (based on how Rupiah performance against foreign currencies, IHSG charts and even the decreasing of people's buying power). But rather than mocking or satirizing the government or even the president himself, I would like to suggest to government what should they be doing instead of always doing fiery speeches and keep accusing "Antek-Antek Asing" (we live in global economy, w can't escape or deny foreign powers anyway).

Here is the list of my suggestion:

• Pivot MBG into a Targeted Program
  • Forcing MBG into every school nationwide—including wealthy private schools in Jakarta—is fiscal suicide.
  • The Fix: Limit MBG strictly to impoverished, high-stunting zones (like NTT, parts of Papua, and vulnerable rural pockets).
  • The Result: This keeps the vital nutrition investment where children actually suffer from cognitive stunting, but slashes the program's cost significantly. This immediately restores fiscal balance, stabilizes the Rupiah, and lowers import inflation on kitchen-table goods.
• Funnel the Savings into "Brainware" (Teachers & Researchers)
  • Take the trillions of Rupiah saved from MBG and reinvest it into human intellect.
  • Raise the salaries of teachers (especially guru honorer) and researchers dramatically. Turn education into a highly competitive, prestigious career track.
  • Stop the brain drain. Give our best minds a reason (for example: fund their research that might possibly improve the lives of many) to stay in Indonesia and staff our universities instead of leaving for Singapore or the West.
• The 100% Brand Ownership + Tiered 51% Workforce Mandate
  • The Strategy: Allow foreign investors 100% ownership of their brand name, corporate identity, and global profits so they don't fear "nationalization.".
  • The Catch: In exchange for market and resource access, they must legally mandate that at least 51% of their engineering and design workforce inside Indonesia consists of local nationals.
  • Dividing the Quota: This 51% won't just be low-level assembly workers. It must be strictly divided: a set percentage must be placed directly into Tier 1 (Core Architects)—working inside the R&D rooms on source code, chip architecture, and core design. The core workers should agree to a fair NDA as long as they are being the "core architect" of the company.
• Time-Limited "Sovereign Leases" for Heavy Industry
  • For downstream natural resources (like nickel and EV batteries) where assets are tied to Indonesian soil, use a strict Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model.
  • Give foreign firms a highly profitable, 15-to-20-year operational lease.
  • When the lease expires, the physical infrastructure and localized operations revert entirely to the Indonesian state. Because our citizens made up the majority of the workforce for two decades, we inherit a fully functional tech ecosystem staffed by our own people who know exactly "how it works."
• Force The Bad Mass Organizations (Ormas) to Stand Down
  • The official tax rate isn't what scares top-tier investors away; it is the unofficial "local thug tax."
  • Deploy the full weight of the TNI and Polri to completely dismantle extortion rackets, illegal security fees, and Ormas blocking factory gates.
  • Reclaiming the state's absolute monopoly on security creates genuine legal certainty, automatically dropping the operational cost of doing business in Indonesia to near zero.

Still, these are only suggestions coming from an ordinary Indonesian citizen that only wants to live his life peacefully. This is a discussion and open to debate.

I will share my thoughts on how Danantara should works in my opinion if I had time.