Indonesia parliament passes law aimed at resolving land conflicts
- On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, the Indonesian parliament ratified the Agrarian Reform Regulation Law during a plenary session led by Deputy House Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad.
- Deliberations followed a September 14, 2026, Presidential Letter, with the Legislation Body analyzing 596 issues from 55 entities to fulfill mandates from the Basic Agrarian Law and a 2001 MPR Decree.
- The regulation establishes 15 substantive materials, including a roadmap for land planning and a supervisory board, according to DPR Legislative Body member Iman Sukri.
- A new agency reporting to President Prabowo Subianto will manage land planning and conflict resolution, while Minister Nusron Wahid said the government will formulate technical details on land ownership limits.
- Sukri said the law addresses the "roots of agrarian inequality that has not been resolved completely," aiming to provide legal certainty and prosperity by preventing land reconcentration for the Indonesian people.
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Indonesia parliament passes law aimed at resolving land conflicts
JAKARTA, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Indonesian lawmakers passed into law on Tuesday a provision aimed at resolving land conflicts across the country, setting up a government body under the president to undertake such tasks. Here are the details: • The law maps out agrarian reform priorities to address inequality in land ownership and control, agrarian conflicts, abandoned land, and poverty, said member of parliament Iman Sukri in a streamed hearing…
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Ratification was carried out after all factions and members of the DPR expressed their agreement.
Jakarta: Anas Urbaningrum, the Coordinator of the Presidium of the Indonesian Movement Association (PPI), highlighted the importance of implementing agrarian reform after the House of Representatives (DPR) passed the Agrarian Reform Regulation Bill into law on September 22, 2026. According to Anas, this regulation can serve as a foundation for strengthening land policy while promoting social justice for the community. "This is a new, highly Panc…
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