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The PLN scandal was not an isolated event, but rather the tip of an iceberg of systematic kickbacks and case-brokering spanning the country's largest financial scandals.
9 hours agoThe renewed disruption to traffic through Hormuz has once again choked off regional exports, threatening hopes for a recovery in Asian or Middle Eastern refinery activity. ...
5 hours agoAs open economies, Chile and Indonesia understand that globalization must become more inclusive, resilient and sustainable, ensuring that its benefits reach a broader range of people and communities. ...
6 hours agoSpain’s World Cup triumph reveals a crucial lesson for a divided Malaysia: true national unity isn't built by erasing our differences, but by playing for the same goal.
7 hours agoWhile President Prabowo’s high-profile global engagement boosts Indonesia’s visibility, relying on personal charisma over institutional diplomacy risks undermining the long-term credibility of the nation's foreign policy.
1 day agoAs the boundaries that once separated sectors become blurred, prosperity increasingly depends on how economies build the ecosystems that sustain technological progress and nurture new productive capacity.
1 day agoThe issue has evolved from a purely humanitarian concern into one of information credibility and international diplomacy.
1 day agoBlue carbon involves more than just counting carbon. It requires governance, finance, policy and practice. Ultimately, success hinges on people and their skills.
1 day agoAs two BRICS giants vie to build Indonesia’s first spaceport, Jakarta stands at a crossroads: it must swiftly finalize its regulatory framework and secure vital technology transfers to transform its equatorial advantage into sovereign spacefaring power.
1 day agoAs the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences convenes in Jakarta, the Asian Catholic Church faces a historic opportunity to turn the ideals of interfaith harmony and digital-age human dignity into a concrete regional roadmap for social justice.
1 day agoIndonesia will never defeat corruption by simply locking up individual officials; it must dismantle the resilient, invisible networks that keep the system alive.
2 days agoSome institutional failures unfold not through scandal but procedure, with acts of sabotage dressed up in the language of good-faith inquiry and accountability.
2 days agoAs the TNI swaps rigid seniority for an ill-defined model of "meritocracy," the rhetoric of professional advancement increasingly serves as a convenient cover for dynastic privilege and political patronage.
2 days agoThe lesson here is about strategy: superior firepower can fail against an adversary built to survive.
2 days agoHow Indonesia can move from celebrating a flagship anti-poverty program to actually finding out whether it works.
2 days agoFaced with a plummeting rupiah and shifting global markets, Indonesia must halt its erratic policymaking and institutional erosion before it permanently loses the vital game of investor confidence.
2 days agoFive years of catastrophic failure make it undeniably clear: ASEAN must finally abandon its toothless "Five-Point Consensus" and expel Myanmar’s junta to save its own collapsing institutional credibility.
4 days agoThe upcoming leadership transition at Nahdlatul Ulama is not just an internal election; it is a high-stakes contest that will shape the future of global Islam, democratic resilience and Indonesia's trajectory toward 2029.
4 days agoAs we race from B50 toward a B60 biodiesel mandate, the nation must ensure its quest for energy sovereignty is backed by logistical readiness and social equity rather than just political ambition.
4 days agoAs Indonesia builds its new capital from scratch, China’s "city of the future" offers a powerful blueprint for turning ambitious green dreams into a sustainable urban reality.
4 days agoWhy do players and teams inspire not merely admiration or disappointment, but also an intensity of resentment that often appears strangely detached from what actually happens on the soccer field?
4 days agoICA-CEPA offers Indonesia a source of resilience and strategic autonomy in a time of heightened geopolitical uncertainty, supply chain disruption and economic fragmentation.
4 days agoWhile Indonesia's macroeconomic growth may appear reassuring on paper, it would do well to take a close look at the country's current trajectory in parallel with Chile's experience since 2019 to avoid creating an increasingly fragile middle class.
5 days agoAs Jakarta starves the regions provinces of vital funds to bankroll high-profile national projects, the country’s decentralized governance is fracturing under the weight of an unprecedented, manufactured regional budget crisis.
5 days agoGovernments can prepare for persistently high energy prices, but they cannot anticipate every possible market outcome.
5 days agoThe number of barriers to establishing a successful processing business is "vast", according to a joint analysis by consultancy CRU and the World Bank.
5 days agoBy standing up for its independence and future to confront the coup plotters, our august nation asserted to the entire world that the will of the people can never be subjugated.
5 days agoA power play disguised as diplomacy, the Shinawatra family’s high-stakes meeting with President Prabowo in Jakarta reveals a masterclass in reciprocal politics, leveraging international prestige to reshape Bangkok's domestic power balance while securing vital economic lifelines for Indonesia.
5 days agoBy offering the Myanmar junta an informal seat at the table without demanding accountability, ASEAN risks trading its diplomatic leverage for the hollow illusion of progress.
6 days agoInstead of simply asking how development cooperation should be financed, OECD governments should be asking what it should achieve.
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