Siyasah Dusturiyah: State Law Review
Vol. 1 No. 6 (2026): Siyasah Dusturiyah: State Law Review

SOE Dichotomy: Reconciling Public Obligations and Corporate Governance in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore

Regina Naya Cahyani (Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 May 2026

Abstract

The resurgence of state capitalism through state-owned enterprises and sovereign wealth funds has provoked profound doctrinal tension between public accountability and corporate governance. In Indonesia, the dogmatic classification of separated state wealth fundamentally undermines the business judgment rule, exposing corporate directors to criminal liability for commercial losses. Similarly, government-linked corporations in Malaysia suffer from entrenched political appointments that inflate agency costs. Utilizing a comparative doctrinal methodology, this article evaluates the institutional restructuring under Indonesian laws number one and sixteen of 2025 regarding the Danantara investment agency. It argues that without definitive legislative harmonization providing a safe harbor clause, the structural ambiguity will perpetuate managerial paralysis. To reconcile this public-private legal dichotomy, this article proposes transplanting the Temasek model from Singapore. By instituting strict competitive neutrality and dual constitutional control mechanisms, nations can effectively insulate commercial discretion from political intervention while preserving the fiduciary integrity of public asset management frameworks worldwide.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

SDLR

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

Siyasah Dusturiyah: State Law Review focuses on studying and developing constitutional law, political law, and governance from both Islamic and comparative perspectives. The journal provides a platform for scholarly discussion and critical analysis of constitutionalism, state institutions, ...