The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has identified East Java as the most vulnerable to floods, followed by West Java, Central Java, North Sumatra and Riau.

However rational and good-intentioned Anies’ renegade wage policy for the welfare of low-income workers might be, his defiance of the government’s wage guidance would damage the credibility of a fixed formula for determining the annual minimum wage already stipulated in Government Regulation No.36/2021 (PP36).

The government's ability to procure ready-to-use and bulk COVID-19 vaccines, mostly from China, was the key factor behind the government’s success, at least for now, to deal with the coronavirus after it devastated the country in June. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo personally approached Chinese President Xi Jinping for emergency assistance to save the lives of Indonesians.

There is no denying that the grassroots Islamic group is the most influential mass organization in the world’s third-largest democracy, which hosts the world’s largest Muslim population. For nearly a century, it has been a political and cultural force to be reckoned with. If controlling Java is key, it only makes sense that having strong clout within NU, with which the majority of Muslims in Java identify, is critical.

Can we muster the spirit of Austria’s Joseph Mohr and Franz Xaver Grubber, who succeeded in transforming a disastrous Christmas mass in 1818 into the birth of one of the world’s most famous Christmas songs?

This year, we can say with some measure of certainty that our fears and criticism were not hyperbole, that they did indeed reflect the malaise permeating the once powerful antigraft body.

The government is once again caught between the need to boost the economy, which is rebounding this year, and protect public health.

The World Bank says structural reforms should be accelerated to bolster domestic and foreign investments to offset the narrowing macroeconomic policy space and stimulate the economy. 

The show will go on, and as one International Olympic Committee (IOC) official has said, the success of the 2022 Winter Olympics will not depend on the presence of dignitaries. 

The politicization of the project aside, the city government needs to review the program as it does not offer a long-lasting solution to the Jakarta floods. 

Since the fall of the nation’s first president, Sukarno, in 1966, Indonesia has tended to stay closer to the United States for various reasons, including of security.

It is uncertain whether the new corps will be able or willing to pursue graft cases implicating police officers.

The chorus of angry condemnation that has ensued the public disclosure of Herry’s evil deeds this past week does not conceal our failure to protect the girls.

Better matching local revenue to local spending strengthens local responsibility and accountability.

It will come as no surprise if the new policy leads to complacency, which in the past resulted in a spike in new cases.

The commission’s credibility crisis should come as no surprise, as public confidence in the KPK has been falling since 2018, according to research by Indikator Politik.

While China’s tech crackdown has caused concern among investors, its muscle flexing may provide opportunities for other Asian companies to fill the gap.

Also not clear is Biden’s summit democratic agenda, when many leaders invited are authoritarian, some from countries that fall within Freedom House’s category of “Partly Free” and three within the “Not Free” group. 

Jakarta International Stadium is hoped to be a boon for health, environment and economy.

It is no secret that the Indo-Pacific has been used to describe a regional order that expands on the Asia-Pacific by raising the stakes in the US-China rivalry.

The animosity between some conservative ulema and President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, who had endorsed Ahok’s reelection, continues to this day, albeit at a much lower scale.

Four days after South Africa announced the discovery of Omicron on Wednesday, Indonesia joined several other countries in tightening their borders. 

This is how democracy works in contemporary Indonesia, where the opposition, hence the checks and balances mechanism, is not functioning. 

The most effective way of enhancing energy efficiency is an appropriate pricing policy based on the economic costs of energy. 

The government prohibits nickel ore exports to force mining companies to develop the downstream metal industry so that they export semi-processed products.

When we decide to go global, we must meet international standards, nothing less will do.

According to Greenpeace Indonesia, around 53 percent of Kapuas' 9.3 million hectares of water-catchment area have been converted into oil palm plantations, leaving only 4.2 million ha of forests around the 1,100-kilometer river.

Prabowo underlined the nation’s commitment to maintaining relations with all countries and to stay neutral in disputes as a reflection of the Non-Aligned Movement.

JI and other terrorist groups may no longer spread fear through bomb blasts and other acts of violence but sow good deeds to reap public sympathy and instill their beliefs.

Over the past few months, a combination of mass vaccinations and mobility curbs appears to have helped Indonesia contain the pandemic.