The attack served as yet another reminder about the vulnerabilities of our data centers and data system in general to cyber threats and the urgency to revamp our data protection arrangement.

For a big power like China, such a show of force against neighbors that are weaker and economically dependent on it is unnecessary.

We have witnessed Indonesian talent so often ignored at home being celebrated abroad.

If it wasn’t clear enough before, let it be plainly spoken: Stop misusing democratic institutions for personal gain.

The government should assess the competitiveness of domestic industries rather than imposing trade barriers on imported products.

The ASEAN way of refraining from commenting on the recent Putin-Kim summit has avoided unnecessary misunderstanding and potential escalation of tensions, especially in view of the upcoming regional form this month.

Whatever commodities are chosen as alternatives to rice would need to be cultivated in the country with similar efficiency to yield products of similar affordability..

The Padang tragedy is yet another reminder that the police need to improve the mechanisms to prevent torture and excessive use of force.

Blocking websites is not as effective as cracking down on bookies and operators, removing ads and restricting payment gateways.

The people expect to see collaboration between the central government and regional administration to push the policy harder for tangible action against the pollution.

In past cases of data theft, there were few immediate consequences, such as when the account details of 15 million customers of the country's biggest Islamic lender, Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI), were published online last year or when, in 2021, a flaw in the Health Ministry's COVID-19 app exposed the personal data and health status of 1.3 million people.

The subject is predictable, and the pattern is familiar. The case that was left untouched for four years until Jokowi and the PDI-P, the party that catapulted him to power, parted ways. 

Concerns about the incoming government’s fiscal sustainability have weighed on the rupiah exchange rate over the past month.

The growing number of Indonesians working and living overseas, and some who are changing their nationalities, have disproved claims that their loyalty lies elsewhere.

For many years to come, Jakarta will continue to play a strategic role in the national economy.

We demand that authorities take the recent gambling-related suicides as a further indication that our security forces may be infiltrated by gambling rings.

Jokowi has to make sure he runs an effective government, which is unlikely to happen without the support of his entire Cabinet throughout the coming four months.

It is a classic patron-client relationship for a patron to grant favors in return for political services, loyalty and allegiance shown by the client.

Due to the limited number of spots, high public interest and the rising costs of the haj, someone who registers this year for the “regular” state-subsidized haj scheme would have to wait between 11 and 47 years for their turn to make the pilgrimage.

Once we get to the point where enough is enough, it makes sense to decrease working hours at the same rate that hourly productivity increases, so as to keep output constant.

History shows Soeharto’s New Order could cling on to power for more than 30 years, largely due to the support of the then Armed Forces (ABRI), which also included the police, through the use of coercion, intimidation and even violence to silence dissent.

ASEAN has shown it's willing to punish Myanmar's military for committing a coup against democracy, but cannot do the same to the Thai military.

Prabowo’s Gaza initiatives indicate the incoming administration’s intention of getting actively involved in global efforts to maintain peace and security in the Middle East and beyond.

For businesses, imports are a reasonable option if raw materials and components are not sufficiently available in the country, whether in terms of quality or scale.

Prabowo's foreign policy approach will diverge from the current practices, yet fundamental principles will remain, such as a free and active foreign policy and the prioritization of ASEAN as the primary focus of Indonesia.

With Jokowi apparently emulating Soeharto by parceling out mining concessions to fulfill a long-standing promise to NU as other religious organizations resisting the temptation, it’s now up to the country’s largest Muslim organization to back out on moral grounds.

With literature, we can offer students various conceptions of a good life, skills of rational reflection and comparison, and windows to narrative imaginations.

Whatever excuse politicians come up with, it is becoming increasingly hard to dispute that there is one clear beneficiary of the current changes: Jokowi’s youngest son Kaesang Pangarep.

We can safely assume that all is not well at the IKN Authority, and whatever the issue is, it needs to be addressed in a public way to ensure confidence among all parties.

One of the big challenges for the government at the moment is to create jobs fast enough for the young population as their population keeps growing.