This gap makes it difficult for Indonesia to build world-class start-ups because what matters is not only the quality, but also the quantity of the human capital to support the ecosystem.

The mandatory resignation for government officials, military and police officers who wish to pursue political careers through elections was devised to avoid any conflict of interest and ensure clean and fair competitions.

Without significant progress in the development of renewable energy, efforts to retire the coal plants mean taking them off PLN's books, rather than reducing the country's emissions.

Lula’s victory means the majority of people in Brazil exercised their common sense rather than succumbing to fake news and hatred.

It is up to the religious leaders now to convince that they are not interested in sharing power, but more in incorporating moral teachings and values that come with religions in the search for solutions to problems affecting humankind.

If the G7 implements the cap, the group will bar all allies and G7-affiliated companies from shipping, financing or insuring oil from Russia to its buyers. 

Abbas’ UN mission is very clear, but the big question is how Palestine can apply for full UN membership if they remain unable to maintain national unity.

Millennials and Gen-Zers, who will make up for more than 50 percent of voters, could change this in the 2024 elections if they play more active roles in politics to challenge the status quo.

The BPOM, as the Ombudsman has so terrifyingly found, has no meaningful control to ensure safety, having relinquished medicinal testing to the pharmaceutical companies. This simply means the state has given up its authority.

Xi led the transformation from the peaceful rise of China that we saw in the first decade of the millennium to the more assertive rise of an empire with ever-expanding tentacles.

Now it is time for the regional grouping to go to the next level by inviting the official representative of Suu Kyi’s government. 

The involvement of lawmakers and politicians in the OJK, the LPS and BI will only allow political and ideological motives to guide decision-making.

Regional leaders deserve a shot in the 2024 presidential election and the country does not fall short of local figures who have proved their mettle and are ready to step up the ladder.

The police’s decision to drop the investigation into the Lesti case, citing that restorative justice has been upheld, is regrettable.

There are legitimate reasons to allow live coverage, including to ensure transparency. But the negative impacts can be much more devastating. This is why court hearings of sexual violence cases or those involving minors are held behind closed doors.  

A special team set up by the Health Ministry is now investigating nearly 200 cases of acute kidney failure of unknown origin in 20 provinces, with most cases found in the capital.   

Indonesia’s exports have finally succumbed to the global economic doldrums that weakened demand from major markets.

Jokowi should give Yudo the chance he deserves also because since he took office in 2014 Jokowi has never entrusted a Navy officer to lead TNI.

The tragedy, as in many other police scandals, is a result of their entrenched problem: the persistent culture of impunity. 

As the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta is the seat of political and economic power and there is a unique complexity involved in managing business in the city. 

Yet more discouraging is that two implementing regulations of the Jobs Creation Law regarding export and import policies, instead of promoting open foreign trade, suggest a more restrictive trade regime. 

Lackluster growth in China amid ongoing lockdowns, the outright recession feared in Europe and the United States as well as severe economic risks in Japan will all hit Indonesia.

The recent demolition of the bridge that connects Crimea and Russia, the consecutive defeats of Russia's military in its occupied territories of Ukraine and the rising opposition in Russia to the war can prompt a desperate Putin to hit the nuclear button to force Ukraine into capitulation.

Ironically, in a more democratic post-Soeharto Indonesia, the House has been picking mostly tepid commission members.

The transformation of the sport is long overdue, and a plurality of voices is key. It is essential that the government bring both experts and supporters into the effort to achieve real and lasting stadium safety.

Speculation is rife that Jokowi is part of the whole attempt to unseat Aswanto as he is seen as having sought legal leeway to stay in power.

If BI is too aggressive in money tightening to check inflation, that measure may sabotage the post-pandemic recovery and put pressure on income because economic growth is primarily driven by private consumer spending.

If the INA hopes to attract massive amounts of foreign direct investment (FDI), its projects must be attractive in themselves,

For a political party that controls a little over 9 percent of the seats in the House of Representatives, what the NasDem Party did at the start of the week was bold. 

Russia could learn from Indonesia's grievous error in invading East Timor and claiming it as part of Indonesian territory until 1999, which the international community never recognized.