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Analysis: Protection or control? Govt blocks children’s access to social media

Over the past two weeks, the government has begun overseeing the implementation of Communications and Digital Ministerial Regulation No. 9/2026. The policy reflects a national push to strengthen protections for children, though concerns have emerged regarding its effectiveness and its potential impact on children’s access to information and freedom of expression.

23 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Low-interest lending push may strain KDMP beyond limits

The administration of President Prabowo Subianto plans to add another state-backed business line for Red and White Cooperatives (KMP) in the form of low-interest lending as part of ongoing efforts to combat predatory and illegal loans. However, the high-risk and heavily regulated nature of the financing business could strain the cooperatives’ already limited repayment capacity and even threa...

1 day ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Death of peacekeepers forces Prabowo to rethink Middle East strategy

For months, President Prabowo Subianto has been crafting his own strategic approach to the Middle East, often departing from some of Indonesia’s traditional foreign policy principles, including on the question of establishing relations with Israel. Central to this strategy was joining the Board of Peace (BOP) set up by United States President Donald Trump in January, a move widely criticized...

2 days ago

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Business

Analysis: What monopoly case? US lawsuit unlikely to knock Google from pole position

Antitrust specialists see the upcoming action as more of a tremor than an earthquake.

5 years ago
Business premium

Analysis: Anticipating economic challenges after COVID-19

Indonesia, while not officially in recession yet, is predicted to record another contraction in the third quarter of 2020. In the preceding quarter the economy shrank 5.32 percent year-on-year (yoy).

5 years ago
Business premium

Analysis: Assessment of COVID-19 recovery programs

So how can the government quickly respond to safeguard the citizen’s while keeping economic activities running and ensuring the road to recovery is equally inclusive and justifiable? The government must be aware that the key factor to it is to ensure the wellbeing of its people, protect the poor and vulnerable and make sure that business continues to support the economic recovery after the COVID pandemic.

5 years ago
Business premium

Analysis: Recovery of CPO demand

One of the indicators that show improved demand is export volume from major producing countries, such as Indonesia and Malaysia. Indonesia's CPO export volume in June and July 2020 were 2.1 and 2.4 million tons respectively, the same volume as Indonesia’s CPO exports in June and July 2019.

5 years ago
Business premium

Analysis: Mitigating inequality during COVID-19

The extent of the damage the pandemic has had on social and economic life is beyond comprehension.

5 years ago
Global

Analysis: South Korea leader again buys time, but failure looms

She pulled off a deft bit of political maneuvering, probably born of desperation. Now South Korea's president has a sliver of breathing space as impeachment closes in and millions throng the streets to clamor for her to just go away.

9 years ago
Global

Analysis: Obama hopes Clinton can fix what he could not

Eight years ago, Barack Obama cast himself as the rare candidate who could transcend the polarizing "politics of the past" and bridge divides that had left Washington barely functioning for years. Ultimately, the gulf was too wide — if anything, the political climate in the United States worsened.

9 years ago
SEAsia

Analysis: China emerges more muscular after ASEAN meetings

Daring to take on China in a territorial dispute in the South China Sea, the Philippines went to an international tribunal for justice, and won big. But it turned out to be a pyrrhic victory.

9 years ago
SEAsia

Analysis: South China Sea ruling has so far fueled tensions

It's a ruling that China cannot accept, and one that the Philippines must.

9 years ago
Global

Analysis: Trump and Clinton: Contrasts in Orlando response

For Donald Trump, Sunday's mass shooting in Florida was a moment to redouble his call for tougher action against terrorism and to take credit for "being right" about the threat. For Hillary Clinton, it was a time to choose words carefully and reiterate her call for keeping "weapons of war" off America's streets.

9 years ago
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