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Analysis: Pay it back, walk free Prabowo's corruption dilemma
Academia 3 days ago

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Analysis: Pay it back, walk free Prabowo's corruption dilemma

Imagine a corrupt official who has stolen billions of rupiah from state coffers. Under a proposal fl...
Transparency matters
Editorial 3 days ago

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Transparency matters

These shows may suspended accounts, but the process needs transparency.
How state budget fuels more land and ecological conflicts
Academia 5 days ago

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How state budget fuels more land and ecological conflicts

As toxic haze blankets the region, Indonesia's 2027 draft budget reveals a dangerous paradox: ch...
The Aug. 27 demonstrations: From the streets to the MPR?
Academia 5 days ago

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The Aug. 27 demonstrations: From the streets to the MPR?

While the crowds take to the streets, the real political battle is being waged behind closed doors -...
Watching the 35th NU congress from the diaspora
Academia 5 days ago

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Watching the 35th NU congress from the diaspora

As Nahdlatul Ulama gathers for its 35th Muktamar, a former diaspora leader argues that safeguarding ...
Analysis: PPHN Prabowo's green light for Soeharto's ghost
Academia 5 days ago

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Analysis: PPHN Prabowo's green light for Soeharto's ghost

It is almost a done deal. After a decade of false starts under President Joko "Jokowi" Wid...
We cannot intern our way to productive employment
Academia 5 days ago

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We cannot intern our way to productive employment

Subsidizing six-month internships won't fix graduate unemployment if Indonesia's shrinking i...
Wildfires: All hands on deck
Editorial 5 days ago

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Wildfires: All hands on deck

As Indonesia's catastrophic wildfires choke the wider region yet again, the real culprit isn&#39...
The deadliest Ebola outbreak can be stopped
Academia 5 days ago

The deadliest Ebola outbreak can be stopped

Stopping the world’s fastest-moving Ebola outbreak demands more than international aid—i...
35 years of the Weimar Triangle: France, Germany and Poland shaping Europe’s future
Academia 6 days ago

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35 years of the Weimar Triangle: France, Germany and Poland shaping Europe’s future

The Weimar Triangle was founded on a conviction that remains as relevant today as it was 35 years ag...
Gen Z‑led uprisings across Asia: Strengths and limitations of youth protest
Academia 6 days ago

Gen Z‑led uprisings across Asia: Strengths and limitations of youth protest

Youth-led protest movements across Asia have exposed underlying anger at corruption and blocked oppo...
Breaking the vicious cycle of forest fires and haze
Academia 6 days ago

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Breaking the vicious cycle of forest fires and haze

Satellite dots and convenient scapegoats won't stop the haze, breaking the country’s fire ...
Why Dolly Parton was one of America’s greatest
Academia 6 days ago

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Why Dolly Parton was one of America’s greatest

What made her something more was what she did when she left the stage.
Can Indonesia build trust in its welfare data?
Academia 6 days ago

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Can Indonesia build trust in its welfare data?

Indonesia needs not only better welfare data, but also greater public understanding and trust in how...
Bank account freezes can help fight crime, not silence critics
Academia 6 days ago

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Bank account freezes can help fight crime, not silence critics

When the state freezes an activist’s bank accounts mid-protest, it isn't routine law enfor...
Analysis: 2027 budget sticks to growth agenda despite headwinds
Academia 6 days ago

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Analysis: 2027 budget sticks to growth agenda despite headwinds

President Prabowo Subianto has unveiled the government’s proposed state budget for the 2027 fi...
When 2+2 is more than 4
Editorial 6 days ago

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When 2+2 is more than 4

Indonesia and China should focus on solidarity and cooperation with an approach of strategic maturit...
The US fiscal hole has an AI problem at its core
Academia 1 week ago

The US fiscal hole has an AI problem at its core

Washington has a multitrillion-dollar fiscal problem. United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent...
Trump’s pivot, Seoul’s long game
Academia 1 week ago

Trump’s pivot, Seoul’s long game

For South Korea, the best approach to dealing with Trump is what it has always been: Wait him out.
Beyond the congress: NU and the moral future of Indonesia
Academia 1 week ago

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Beyond the congress: NU and the moral future of Indonesia

The 35th Muktamar (congress) should be more than a leadership contest. It should mark a new commitme...
Look East for lessons in democratic resistance
Academia 1 week ago

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Look East for lessons in democratic resistance

For all the horror of the Tiananmen crackdown, this period also brought extraordinary democratic bre...
Indonesia can fight fires. It must govern climate risk, too
Academia 1 week ago

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Indonesia can fight fires. It must govern climate risk, too

The 2026 forest and land fires reveal a paradox: Indonesia can mobilize after ignition, but climate ...
Analysis: When Independence Day meets a nation’s discontent
Academia 1 week ago

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Analysis: When Independence Day meets a nation’s discontent

Indonesia’s 81st Independence Day arrived with all the familiar trappings of patriotism, from ...
When the state rolls back reform promises, from Sabang to Merauke
Academia 1 week ago

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When the state rolls back reform promises, from Sabang to Merauke

From raging wildfires to simmering revolts in the regions, a hyper-centralized Jakarta is driving th...
Clarity on DSI urgent
Editorial 1 week ago

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Clarity on DSI urgent

The Prabowo administration's sudden, vague overhaul of commodity exports is the latest policy wh...
Why El Niño isn’t the sole culprit of forest fires
Academia 1 week ago

Why El Niño isn’t the sole culprit of forest fires

Kalimantan’s land fires aren’t just down to El Niño; they are caused by the soil ...
South-South bonding: India-Indonesia youth power to boost innovation 
Academia 1 week ago

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South-South bonding: India-Indonesia youth power to boost innovation 

India and its biggest neighbor in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, have launched a unique initiative to ex...
‘Canang sari’, kindness, compassion and love
Academia 1 week ago

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‘Canang sari’, kindness, compassion and love

Beyond the resorts and glossy brochures, the PKP Community Center offers vulnerable Balinese women a...
Why the world still needs Wall Street
Academia 1 week ago

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Why the world still needs Wall Street

Other financial systems have only so much capacity to receive a large and rapid reallocation without...
When villages quietly carry the national economy
Academia 1 week ago

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When villages quietly carry the national economy

Factories were supposed to build Indonesia’s modern workforce. But as industrial job growth st...
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