The frontrunner and the eventual winner of the presidential race, retired Indonesian Military (TNI) general, Prabowo Subianto, has long been tied to allegations of human rights violations, a charge that he categorically denies.

The Uber Cup team was made up of players aged 21 years old on average, which observers deem as critical as they transition from the youth to senior level.

The former presidents, Jokowi to be included not too long from now, remain political bigwigs fighting for their own parties’ survival, rather than statesmen or women who solely think about the well-being of the country’s 280 million people.

Indonesia does not recognize dual citizenship for adults, and minors with one non-Indonesian parent are required to choose a single citizenship once they turn 18 and renounce the other passport.

Indonesia’s thriving economy, shown by GDP growth of 5.11 percent in the first quarter of this year, is a plus that makes it among the best investment destinations in the region.

An effective JETP must be a burden-sharing agreement in which both sides are ready to pay. 

However we define this sweltering weather, the past few weeks may offer a glimpse of our future: hotter days, and more of them, amid the climate crisis.

Even with its diminishing role in the news ecosystem, the press remains instrumental in creating space for public discourse on important public issues.

Under Prabowo, Indonesia as a middle power will be keen to play a more prominent role in global affairs, and geopolitical aspects such as security and defense will be critical. 

Before Prabowo can start making good on his own promise of continuity, his unofficial political sponsor, Jokowi, has to let him rise out from his own shadow.

Adding a surcharge without revising the ceiling price would only strangle the already tight airline industry margin. 

The team and the country will need Shin’s touch more than ever after the Asian Cup, whether or not the squad wins the coveted trip to the Paris Olympics.

Myanmar is in the throes of an emergency on multiple fronts, with allied anti-junta groups backed by a pro-democracy parallel government seizing control of several military posts and towns.

While the internet, and later social media, have created seismic changes in the media industry by disrupting how news and content are distributed and monetized, if we are to believe proponents of AI, the change that is coming will be even more fundamental.

The Health Ministry estimated in 2017 that a dengue outbreak, which sickened around 200,000 people, cost the economy nearly Rp 1 trillion (US$61 million).

We couldn't have expected the Constitutional Court to rule any differently on the multiple election disputes it was handling and while it averted political havoc in doing so, it leaves us with the bigger question: Who are the real losers?

The military's recognition of the OPM by its self-declared name is more than mere semantics, and we can expect an escalation in its operations to quell the separatist group fighting for an independent Papua.

Horror films are not merely vessels of terror but also cultural expression, reflecting the nation's rich tapestry of folklore, mythology and communal anxieties.

Further depreciation of the rupiah would eventually put our inflation rate and economic growth at great risk, given the impact of imported inflation.

As both Wong and Prabowo have committed themselves to continuing the policies of their predecessors, there will be no meaningful hurdles in the relationship between the two neighbors.

There are fears that the economy could reel from the potential impact of soaring oil prices or the costs of further global supply chain disruptions.

Failure to meet environmental, social and governance (ESG) expectations – especially the E part – creates dangerous vulnerability both at the corporate and the macroeconomic level, and hence a risk to Indonesia’s industrial development.

As ASEAN maintains its deafening silence in the South China Sea, Indonesia could step up to the plate in a mediating role, wielding its recognition as a rising middle power with regional and some global clout.

Over the weekend, as thousands of homebound travelers left Jakarta toward cities throughout Java and elsewhere, motorists were stuck for hours in a 25-kilometer long traffic jam in Betung, South Sumatra, trying to reach the provincial capital of Palembang, which also serves as a way station to other major cities on the island.

The government seems to care only about the revenue generated from the mineral sectors and ignores the environmental destruction and the plight of the people affected by the related industries. 

The government has announced a four-day extended holiday, effectively giving Indonesians a 10-day holiday from Saturday until April 15.

With the legislature entering a five-week recess today, the politicians supporting an inquiry into irregularities in the February general election may well have lost their chance.

Indonesia’s democracy will never mature if we continue allowing such forms of corruption and favoritism to run rampant as the default way to groom new leaders.

His meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida demonstrate his intent to maintain an economic-heavy foreign policy but also to infuse global security and defense perspectives amid the growing tension between China and the United States.

One could get the impression that passengers are deliberately kept in the dark about what they can and cannot bring into the country in their luggage, and what duties they need to pay on such goods.