Indonesia
After a leaked travel document including the minister’s wife and daughter made rounds on social media, hundreds of Public Works Ministry officials and civil servants were reportedly transferred to regional offices outside Java.
Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo (center) inspects the newly-built Enang-Enang Bridge on July 8 at Arul Cincin village in Bener Meriah regency, Aceh. The minister ensured the safety of bridge that was built to reconnect the road between Takengon in Central Aceh and Bireuen regency that was destroyed during the 2025 floods and landslides in the province. (Antara/Akramul Muslim)
The Public Works Ministry has been rocked by internal turmoil with reports of officials getting transferred to posts outside Jakarta, following the leak of a document detailing Minister Dody Hanggodo’s overseas work trip that included his wife and daughter.An official document issued by the ministry previously made rounds on social media since early this month, showing the names of eight delegates scheduled to travel to New York, the United States, from July 13 to 19 to attend a meeting organized by a United Nations body scheduled for July 16 and 17.
Among names listed in the document signed by the ministry’s secretary-general Apri Artoto on June 29 were Dody’s wife Irma Hermawati and daughter Aurellia Tsabitha Meidirama. The inclusion of the minister’s family in the letter sparked public criticism and allegations of misuse of state facilities. The trip was eventually canceled.
