FAJAR.CO.ID, JAKARTA — The Jakarta Bandung Fast Train (KCJB) or Whoosh project is suspected by a number of parties to be full of corrupt practices. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) even investigated the case.

In fact, for the land acquisition process for the whoosh project, the Corruption Eradication Committee (KPK) dared to confirm that there were criminal acts of corruption in the land acquisition process for the high-speed train.

One method is to sell state-owned land for the project. There are allegations that large funds were paid to certain parties during the land acquisition.

“There are individuals who should have owned the state, but sold it back to the state,” said Asep Guntur Rahayu, Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the Corruption Eradication Commission, at the KPK Red and White Building, Jakarta, Monday (11/10).

Asep explained that it was suspected that state-owned land was not being sold at market prices.
“Even more. In fact, the land belongs to the state because it is used for government projects, so the state should not have to pay to use this land,” he stressed.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is currently investigating the irregular land acquisition for Whoosh. “If the payment is reasonable, we will not take a case. However, for those whose payments are not reasonable, the surcharges, etc., plus, it is not their land, it is the state’s land, in many ways, because it is a national project, so it is regulated here and there, so that they get a certain amount of money, not another amount, it is a lot of money, so we have to return the money to the state,” a explained Asep.

FAJAR.CO.ID, JAKARTA — The puzzle of new recruitment opportunities and salary increases for state civil servants (ASN) in 2026 has finally been revealed.

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has opened the possibility of increasing the salaries of ASN and state civil servants (PNS) in 2026.

“There is always a possibility, but we don’t know how many chances there are,” Purbaya said, answering questions from reporters at the Finance Ministry office in Jakarta last Tuesday.

The reason is that the majority of the fiscal capacity in the Draft State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (RAPBN) 2026 is oriented towards national priority programs, so the government has not carried out a study on policies for civil servants.

At the same time, the government continues to finalize the project to implement a single remuneration system for the ASN in order to simplify income elements while improving the well-being of civil servants.

Budget Director of Economy and Maritime Affairs of the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) Tri Budhianto said on Friday (10/10) that the single salary system is part of the government’s efforts to ensure that ASN income rights are granted fully and transparently.

The Ministry of Finance is also diligently coordinating with the Ministry of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform (PANRB) to discuss the technical design of system implementation.

Concerning the increase in ASN salaries, he clarified that to date, no official decision has been taken for the 2026 financial year.

From a budget planning perspective, the government will take into account the priorities of the APBN to determine salary increase policies.