Hard Work not Enough

KOMPAS/RADITYA HELABUMI

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa (second right) and East Java Deputy Governor Emil Dardak (black shirt) shakes hands with Riau Governor Syamsuar and Riau Deputy Governor Edy Natar Nasution, accompanied by Deputy Chairperson of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Saut Situmorang before leaving the KPK detention house in the KPK Red and White Building, Jakarta, Wednesday (20/2/2019). The newly appointed three regional heads, namely the Governor and Deputy Governor of Riau, the Governor and Deputy Governor of East Java, and the Governor of Jambi Fachrori Umar, visited the KPK to have an audience with KPK leaders regarding efforts to prevent corruption.

Indonesia ranks 62nd out of 126 countries on the 2019 Rule of Law Index issued by the World Justice Project (WJP). Although Indonesia\'s positions rose, its scores remained the same over the past few years. The legal enforcement index has been issued by the WJP since 2008.

In compiling the index, Indonesia is grouped in the East Asia and Pacific region along with 14 other countries: Mongolia, China, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Philippines, Vietnam and Hong Kong.