The end of the New Order in 1998 marked the beginning of a new era of inter-racial relationships, in which the state took action to eliminate discrimination against minority groups.

Indeed, only by acknowledging the suffering of the victims and giving them the justice that they deserve could true reconciliation, or closure, finally be achieved.

Pressure on the rupiah will be generated more by the growing concern over a global economic recession, which is setting off negative investment sentiment in emerging economies like Indonesia and causing investors to move to safer places.

Similar provisions in the old criminal code had been revoked by the Constitutional Court in 2006 and 2007, respectively, on the grounds that they undermined freedom of expression. 

Without mutual trust it would be difficult for both countries to fully cooperate in implementing the CPOPC six priority programs.

A hike in commuter-line ticket prices will add to the burden of inflation, potentially exacerbating the pressure on the public’s purchasing power.

We owe it to ourselves to learn and openly discuss the truth about the gross human rights violations that the state has sought to conceal to protect a handful of powerful individuals and institutions.

The foreign minister has the opportunity to leave a bold legacy at the Foreign Ministry. Her foreign policy choices will help determine ASEAN’s success under Indonesia’s leadership this year.

The PDI-P, under Megawati's leadership, won the last two elections, and a number of opinion surveys predict it will score a hat trick with the 2024 polls.

The positive trend is unlikely to last long, given the relaxed implementation of restrictions and the reopening of regional borders.

He is making his Indonesian trip as a winner, having gone through over two decades of political persecution at home.

China is not the first or the only country to face entry restrictions during the pandemic. Indonesia endured such measures much earlier but deemed them acceptable, as governments were responsible for protecting their citizens from danger, even though tourist arrivals could help their economies survive the storm.

As the country aims to sell products with high added value, it should consider better, more polished and well thought out policies that encourage more cooperation instead of collisions at home and overseas.

While the Constitution recognizes the Perppu as a legal instrument, it still requires the president to invoke a “compelling emergency” to justify its use.

We suggest that the pricing mechanism for subsidized fuels as Pertalite also be redesigned in a way that gradually brings fuels closer to market prices. 

The government should engage in thorough discussion before formulating sweeping reforms that could affect how businesses and workers conduct their lives. In the absence of that there could be a political price to pay.

The much-needed herd immunity against COVID-19 remains elusive as fewer than 29 percent of the population have received the first booster shot.

Without warning the Chinese government, responding to nationwide protests against the zero-COVID-19 policy, abruptly relaxed its draconian measures and as a result cases in the mainland soared through the roof. Western think tanks put the number of infections in the millions and deaths in the thousands on a daily bases.

The growth prospects next year are subject to significant downside risks: Weaker global demand and tighter global financing conditions.

A combination of perseverance, wisdom and ingenuity allowed the President and his core team to marshal G20 leaders to unanimously issue, against all odds, the Leaders’ Declaration from their summit in Bali.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), formerly the Indonesian Democratic Party, and the Golkar Party, the fruits of Soeharto’s simplification of the political party system, have won all the post-New Order elections, except in 2009. 

The relaxation of mobility restrictions since late last year has helped bring down the poverty rate in Indonesia, but that has done nothing to improve income inequality.

The first World Cup set in the Arab and Muslim world offered not only pieces of history, but also displayed a more-level playing field.

This Christmas season has brought especially good news to the country’s Christians, both Protestant and Catholic, because for the first time since COVID-19 cases were discovered in Indonesia in 2020 they will enjoy full freedom to attend Christmas services in person.

The Netherlands has finally issued a formal apology for its past involvement in the slave trade, but it will take much longer for the country and its people to come to terms with their collective guilt.

We think the risks are not so adverse because the monetary and fiscal authority and the Financial System Stability Committee (KSSK) should anyway maintain policy synergy.

In Indonesia, main attractions that service providers continue to rely on are still revolving around sports, feature films, short films, series and Korean drama.

The crux of the Depok controversy is that a school, and education in general, was set to be sacrificed just for the sake of bureaucratic convenience.

From the geopolitical perspective, the EU’s deep engagement with ASEAN is a must as the former has set its sight on more influence in the Asia-Pacific region.

As one Papuan human rights activist put it, the trial was designed to fail.