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For middle-income countries like India, accessing knowledge and technology is now a bigger challenge than raising capital, which suggests that MDBs must rethink their operating model.
9 hours agoWhile Indonesia’s reefs demonstrate a remarkable natural tolerance to heat stress, a long-term national strategy is needed to track the various impacts of warming oceans to safeguard not just coral cover but also to their capacity to heal. ...
10 hours agoFrom the EU's stumbles to ASEAN’s gridlock, the current energy crisis proves that green targets are useless without bold political courage. ...
11 hours agoAs Indonesia drifts toward oligarchy and political decay, a new generation of students is ditching street protests for the courtroom, using the Constitution to finish the reform movement started in 1998.
12 hours agoBy prioritizing organizational strength over independent oversight, the new Police Law delivers mere administrative updates instead of genuine democratic reform.
13 hours agoThe amendments reveal a broader shift toward a more coordinated and state-directed model of financial governance.
14 hours agoJoko “Jokowi” Widodo’s "safari politik" (campaign tour) since June marks a significant turning point in Indonesia’s post-presidential politics. Although publicly framed as a series of visits to fulfil invitations and meet citizens, the former presidents tour reflects a calculated effort to sustain influence, reorganize political alliances and shape the country’s political future toward the 2029 elections. Rather than a purely symbolic return, the "safari politik" represents a strategic repositioning in a political landscape now led by President Prabowo Subianto.
14 hours agoThe case of fraudulent presenters at an international research conference exposes glaring vulnerabilities in the country's education system that stem from misplaced and misguided priorities.
15 hours agoSigns have been multiplying that the AI mania is getting out of hand.
1 day agoThis is a crisis of systems and of choices.
1 day agoIndonesia’s missing entrepreneurs didn’t vanish by choice—they were systematically crowded out by a centuries-old governing instinct that still prefers centralized control over local economic freedom.
1 day agoBy holding up an uncomfortable mirror to state-led exploitation and violence in Papua, Pesta Babi has shattered decades of enforced silence, forcing Jakarta to choose between repressive censorship and genuine, rights-respecting reform.
1 day agoThe crisis surrounding the government's flagship free meals program urges a fundamental rethink: restore the program's original focus as an anti-stunting intervention for vulnerable groups or maintain the current, unsustainable model of a universal feeding program that leaves it open to rent seeking.
1 day agoPresident Prabowo Subianto officially dismissed National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana and his two deputies through a surprise announcement by the State Secretariat early last week, marking one of the most abrupt leadership changes of his administration. The move was soon followed by the Attorney General's Office (AGO) naming all three officials as corruption suspects in the program.
1 day agoA national internship program won't save Indonesia’s stalling demographic bonus unless the government addresses the real crisis: a severe shortage of formal jobs.
1 day agoUnderlying demand growth remains strong but disappointing global EV sales in the first quarter have tempered expectations for this year.
2 days agoThe same flooded soils that help rice thrive also create ideal conditions for microbes that release climate-warming gases.
2 days agoThe energy shock triggered by the Iran war has further increased borrowing costs, particularly for energy-importing countries, and this trend may persist if current geopolitical tensions continue.
2 days agoAs President Prabowo finds himself in an international spotlight over a brutal chemical attack on a human rights defender, a landmark pretrial ruling has exposed a deep systemic clash between civilian accountability and entrenched military impunity.
2 days agoA state asset fund that will not account for itself is not managing public assets.
2 days agoOnce trust begins to weaken simultaneously across multiple sectors, economic stress can accelerate much faster than many policymakers expect.
2 days agoThe more than 50 overseas trips President Prabowo Subianto has taken during less than two years in office have increasingly drawn public skepticism. Critics question whether the frequency of these trips aligns with genuine diplomatic priorities and the administration's stated commitment to fiscal efficiency. Thus far, the government's defense has been less than satisfying.
2 days agoBy reopening the investigation into Andrie Yunus's acid attack, the National Police have a rare, unmissable chance to tear down a culture of impunity and finally restore their shattered credibility.
2 days agoAs Tokyo modernizes its Indo-Pacific strategy, a wave of new defense pacts and potential submarine exports marks a bold shift in Japan's military partnerships across Southeast Asia.
3 days agoAs governments turn forests into tradable carbon assets, local residents and indigenous communities are paying the price for a corporate climate shortcut that trades genuine emission cuts for green labels.
3 days agoWater can become an example of how multilateralism can still deliver tangible results in people’s daily lives.
3 days agoThe world is in turmoil, yet financial markets are riding high. Are investors wrong, or is the picture more complex than this seeming contradiction suggests?
3 days agoIn economics as in chess, a bad move changes the game, but the real blunder is refusing to adapt when the board shifts.
3 days agoInvestors need one of two things: better returns to compensate for risk, or lower risk to justify staying. Indonesia is giving them neither.
3 days agoAs geopolitical tensions expose Indonesia’s dependence on imported fuel, the government is accelerating its B50 biodiesel mandate to strengthen energy security. Yet the policy raises questions about feedstock availability, infrastructure readiness, fiscal costs and its potential impact on the palm oil industry, one of the country’s largest sources of export earnings.
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