Prabowo skipped the G20 summit, even though the gathering of the world’s 20 largest economies would have marked the culmination of his global diplomacy this year.

Curaçao's qualifying for the 2026 World Cup finals presents a dichonomy of what the tiny island nation has done right and what our sprawling archipelagic country has yet to get right in developing the national soccer ecosystem.

The recent series of child bullying cases reveals a systemic failure of our education system to protect children.

The true reasons behind the announcement of a new security treaty between Indonesia and Australia are not clear, especially when the neighbors have yet to exploit the many economic potentials of their strategic partnership as well as other nondefense collaborations.

We need to create better schemes to allow for premiums to increase, which will eventually help improve service, while keeping the poor still insured.

Media institutions in the country face increasing intimidation, not only from state actors but also from powerful business figures, as in the case of Tempo.

The amended Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP) should be challenged at the Constitutional Court as it expands the police’s authority regarding preliminary investigations, detention, search and seizure, and wiretapping, which is prone to abuse.

The mission to Gaza has a much wider scope that involves maintaining the precarious peace and ceasefire agreement, and includes the disarming Palestinian resistance groups.

Indonesia has demonstrated an inadequate commitment to cutting greenhouse gas emissions in its latest nationally determined contribution (NDC), which shows it will remain dependent on fossil fuels.

Now that the Constitutional Court has issued its final and binding ruling to bar active-duty officers from also holding a public post, neither the force nor the government have an excuse to delay police reform.

When state signals tilt toward influencing the outcome of a private merger, it raises red flags for investors and competitors alike.

The explosive incident last Friday at a North Jakarta school is a tragic, glaring reminder that we are failing in our duty as parents, educators, communities, as a nation, to ensure online safety for underage users.

ASEAN needs to solve the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia and transboundary crimes for the sake of regional security and stability.

If we cannot commit the resources required to finish Nusantara, we should not push ahead merely to save face.

The public has reason to demand that law revisions address the underlying problems in candidate recruitment, most notably the absence of transparency standards that regulate this process and party fund management.

Soeharto cannot be a true hero, only a false one, not until we clarify his role in the military-led mass killing campaigns in the mid-1960s that led to his seizure of power.

There is only so much the government can do to prop up economic activity, no matter how dear the gross domestic product growth figure is to President Prabowo Subianto.

Despite its many advantages, the digital age has also expanded space for promoting tobacco products, exposing users of all ages to smoking via visually appealing content on social media platforms that are short on the economic and health costs of the harmful habit.

We call on all parties to respect the Press Law, which grants the Press Council authority over journalistic reporting.

Our children will discover new cultures and new ways of thinking by taking the trouble to learn new languages. 

The finance minister's massive liquidity boost, while well-intended, has ultimately failed to read the mood across all economic layers.

As the leader of a prominent middle power, President Prabowo showed that he was also a magnet for international leaders. 

There are a lot of things that can disqualify former New Order strongman Soeharto from being eligible to receive the status of a national hero. 

In a sinking metropolis where land prices are among the nation’s highest, even the dead are now competing for space.

Remote working can be done and has its benefits, but is it good for the Indonesian public service?

Forget traffic snarls, flooding and catching a chill: It turns out that at least for the past three years, if not longer, rainy season brings with it the risk that Jakartans could inhale microplastics that can harm our health for the long term.

Indonesia could again take a lead as ASEAN stands at a crossroads in the present era of protectionist policies and global disruption, but only if it sends a clear signal that it is not only willing to step up to the plate but also stay and captain all players on the field as a unified team.