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Accelerating growth through industrialization of rural informal sector

A well-designed and implemented rural industrial policy has the potential to contribute as much as two percentage points to annual GDP growth.

6 days ago
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Analysis: RI markets buoyant on US tariff reprieve, energy deals in sight

The Indonesian stock market experienced a modest but meaningful recovery this week, buoyed by an announcement from United States President Donald Trump that the implementation of his import tariffs would be delayed for the next 90 days for most countries, excluding China, Mexico and Canada. This pause offered global markets a reprieve from an escalation in trade tensions, and Indonesia was no exce...

6 days ago
Editorial

Pressing on

With subscriber numbers tanking and advertising revenue drying up, the timing could not be worse for media outlets both in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world, to deal with another more serious, if not existential, challenge. ...

6 days ago

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Schoolchildren wave Indonesian and Japanese flags to welcome Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during his visit to Bogor, West Java, on Jan. 11.
Academia

Giving cash to poor, rural families can help bring down child marriage

A study of about 1 million girls suggests government programs can be effective in reducing the number of child brides.

1 week ago
Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto (second left) waves to journalists as he leaves the stage along with Deputy Investment and Downstream Minister Todotua Pasaribu (left), National Economic Council (DEN) deputy head Mari Elka Pangestu (second right) and Second Deputy Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir (right) during a press briefing on April 14, following a meeting about United States tariff negotiations held at Airlangga's office in Jakarta.
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Opposing US tariffs without burning bridges

President Prabowo Subianto has been strangely silent and has yet to issue a specific public communication addressing the US tariff rise or laying out a strategy for its resolution.

1 week ago
Unwavering compassion: Pope Francis is pictured in his open coffin on Monday at The Vatican in this handout photo distributed by The Vatican Media on Tuesday.
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The enduring legacy of Pope Francis on women's leadership in Church

Pope Francis' legacy lies not only in the specific reforms he implemented, but in the broader paradigm shift he championed.

1 week ago
Proud reminder: Motorists ride in front of the Merdeka Building on April 16 in Bandung, West Java. The building was the venue for the 1955 Asia-Africa Conference, also known as the Bandung Conference, where 29 Asian and African countries convened in the spirit of anti-colonialism.
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The Global South in a shifting world: Challenges, aspirations and the road ahead

The threat against multilateralism is coming not only from the so-called major powers, but also from inward-looking foreign policies of some countries in the Global South.

1 week ago
Historic venue: A worker cleans chairs at the main hall of the Merdeka Building on April 16 in Bandung, West Java. The building was the site of the 1955 Asia-Africa Conference, also known as the Bandung Conference, where 29 Asian and African countries convened in the spirit of anti-colonialism.
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Bandung principles, world order and the imperative for change (part 2)

The immediate impact of the recent global trends has been the painful marginalization, or more aptly, re-marginalization, of the Global South.

1 week ago
A sign for sovereign wealth fund Danantara Indonesia is seen in front of its headquarters in Jakarta on Feb. 28, 2025.
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Analysis: $2 billion Qatar fund puts Danantara on the spot, expectations soar

Indonesia and Qatar have launched a US$4 billion joint investment fund, co-managed by Indonesia’s Danantara investment agency and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), marking a major milestone in President Prabowo Subianto’s Middle East diplomacy. While the agreement signals strong international confidence in Indonesia’s economic prospects, it also raises mounting expectations for Danantara to provide liquidity for domestic projects despite lingering concerns over its financial capacity.

1 week ago
A military honor guard leads the parade with various flags of participating countries on April 24, 2015, during ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of the Asian-African Conference in Bandung, West Java.
Editorial

A missed opportunity

Today, as the world grapples with the resurgence of protectionism and the unraveling of multilateralism, the principles of Bandung are more relevant than ever.

1 week ago
Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel rappel from an Air Force H-225 M Caracal helicopter during the Super Garuda Shield 2024 joint military exercise, held on Sept. 6, 2024, which included Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States in Situbondo, East Java.
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Letter to editor: Scholar responds

An Australian researcher has responded to the Russian ambassador’s letter over the former's views about reports of a Russian request to base its aircraft in Papua, in the context of bilateral cooperation, published in an op-ed on April 17.

1 week ago
Containers and cranes are seen at the container port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, on April 13.
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China is fighting for bigger consumer demand

There are signs that the Chinese economy has been improving, owing to the government’s September 2024 stimulus package.

1 week ago
A woman makes a purchase at a small store with e-wallet GoPay in this undated photo.
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Facilitating enterprise expansion with digital infrastructure

Developing Indonesia's digital infrastructure will be pivotal in supporting the proliferation of digital service-led strategies in Southeast Asia.

1 week ago
Bilateral exercise: Crew members stand on the Russian Navy's UFA submarine as it prepares to dock on November 7, 2024, at the North Jamrud pier of Tanjung Perak port for a 5-day joint military exercise between Indonesia and Russia, in Surabaya, East Java.
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Why Jakarta’s refusal to allow a Russian base is credible

Moscow has been Jakarta's close and reliable defense partner since Indonesia’s first president, Sukarno, was in power.

1 week ago
Cathedral staff set up an image of Pope Francis inside The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood, informally known as Westminster Cathedral, in central London on April 21, following the news of his death. Pope Francis died on April 21, aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, the Vatican said in a statement.
Academia

Pope Francis’ greatest reforms and controversies

From the very start of his papacy, he seemed determined to do things differently.

1 week ago
Then-president Sukarno (right) delivers a speech during the Asia-Africa Conference in the Merdeka Building in Bandung, West Java, on April 18, 1955.
Academia

Bandung Principles, world order and the imperative for change (part 1)

The historic Asia-Africa Conference symbolized Asia’s resurgence, the promise of full liberation of Africa and strategic solidarity between two regions representing over half of the world’s population.

1 week ago
United States President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs on April 2 in the Rose Garden at the White House, Washington, DC.
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Is it still worth Indonesia pursuing trade ties with the US?

One cannot help but ask, is chasing a deal with Washington still worth the effort?

1 week ago
Ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri (left) played host to a postelection meeting with Gerindra Party patron Prabowo Subianto (right) on Wednesday. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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Analysis: Prabowo, Megawati rejuvenate relations

President Prabowo Subianto visited former president and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri on the occasion of the Idul Fitri holiday. The meeting on April 7 marked an important rapprochement between the two figures that would define the country’s political dynamics in the future.

1 week ago
Istiqlal Mosque grand imam Nasaruddin Umar (left) kisses Pope Francis' forehead on Sept. 5, 2024, after an interreligious meeting with religious leaders at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta.
Editorial

Pope Francis' moral legacy

Francis was known as a progressive reformer who often clashed with other top brass in the conservative Church during his 12-year papacy.

1 week ago
Police officers stand guard at the National Police's Internal Affairs Division's Transnational Crime Center (TNCC) building in Jakarta on March 17, 2025 during an ethical hearing against former Ngada Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Fajar Widyadharma Lukman Sumaatmaja. The National Police ethics commission (KKEP) dishonorably discharged Fajar after finding him guilty of ethical violations for molesting children as well as recording and spreading the footage on the internet and misusing drugs.
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Sexual violence still haunts Indonesian women

The national movement to end sexual violence has, to a large degree, centered women as both the primary victims and agents of change.

1 week ago
Worse for wear: Women in burka look through a pile of donated clothes on Jan. 14, 2020, outside al-Hol camp in al-Hasakeh, northeast Syria, which provides shelter for the stranded wives and children of former Islamic State fighters.
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Indonesia’s dilemma: Gaza’s victims welcome, but our own are forgotten

While the President's plan to evacuate injured Gazans is laudable, the government must also look to seek a solution for Indonesians stuck in Syrian camps, mostly women and children, if it truly intends to stand with moral authority as a global humanitarian leader.

1 week ago
President Prabowo Subianto welcomes seven senior journalists at his private residence in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java, on April 6, 2025.
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From command to conversation: Fixing Prabowo’s public communications problems

Despite multiple bodies tasked with communications, the Prabowo administration lacks a central, disciplined voice. 

1 week ago
Compounded catastrophe: People line up for food aid being distributed on April 3 in Sagaing, Myanmar, following the March 28 earthquake.
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A more coherent Thai policy on Myanmar

Thailand’s current position is regressively more than ambivalent.

1 week ago
Three Surabaya District Court judges arrested by the Attorney General's Office (AGO), Erintuah Damanik (center), Mangapul (left) and Heru Hanindyo, arrive for detention on Oct. 24, 2024, at the East Java High Prosecutor's Office. The judges were arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes in exchange for the acquittal of defendant Gregorius Ronald Tannur on murder charges.
Editorial

Judging our judges

Better recruitment and oversight systems may help reduce opportunities for corruption in the judiciary, which has been resistant to external supervision by the Judicial Commission.

1 week ago
Agrarian and Spatial Planning Minister Nusron Wahid (second left) walks along a bamboo bridge on Jan. 24 while inspecting the 30-kilometer sea fence in Kohod village, Tangerang regency, Banten. The ministry revoked more than 250 land use and ownership permits along the sea fence, which was allegedly built by private contractors to lay the groundwork for a land reclamation project.
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Analysis: Justice denied off the coast of Tangerang

The infamous sea barrier off the coast of Tangerang, Banten, which sparked public controversy early this year, has seemingly turned into a blame game between prosecutors and investigators, raising concerns about the country’s law enforcement against such a high-profile case.

1 week ago
United States President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order after delivering remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled “Make America Wealthy Again“ at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2025.
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The Global South will pay for Trump’s trade war

As with previous self-inflicted economic crises, the US economy will undoubtedly suffer, but the heaviest burden will fall on the developing world.

1 week ago
Protecting the next generation: Anti-tobacco activists encourage a shopkeeper on March 17, 2021, in Peta Barat Cengkareng, West Jakarta, to join the “Prevent Child Smokers” campaign by pledging not to sell cigarettes to children.
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Cigarettes, poverty and the invisible malnutrition trap

In many low-income households, cigarettes are not simply a vice, they are a daily expenditure that competes directly with food, especially nutritious food.

1 week ago
Students of SD Bromantakan 56 state elementary school write about their aspirations for the future on April 19, 2024 at Ngarsopuro Market in Surakarta, Central Java, during a public activity to mark Kartini Day, which falls on April 21.
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Carrying the torch, lighting new paths: Women and leadership

While our grandfathers passed us the torch, and Kartini broke the first walls, we still find ourselves building the path as we walk it.

1 week ago
A motorcycle rider transports a passenger beneath Kewek Bridge in Yogyakarta on Dec. 5, 2021, past a mural urging the government and the House of Representatives to resume deliberations on the long-stalled bill on protection for domestic workers.
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Stand with domestic workers on Kartini Day, every day

Kartini Day 2025 is a moment to reflect on employee equity as regards Indonesian domestic workers and take action to push for passage of the domestic workers protection bill.

1 week ago
People gather outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul on April 5, 2025, during the nationwide “Hands Off!” protest against United States President Donald Trump and his adviser, Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
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Trump's tariff boomerang

The current trade war as a result of Trump's tariff policy is not truly global, and we should not be distracted by this from focusing on the real danger the US president poses in terms of democracy, social justice and human dignity the world over.

1 week ago
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