The climate crisis is more than an environmental issue and requires more than a solution for equitable financing: It is a global challenge that demands both a shift in the development and economic paradigms as well as a collective, holistic effort to protect this planet we call home.

Singapore proactively scouts Indonesia’s top 1 percent talent such as winners of math or physics Olympics or other local competitions, enticing them with scholarships that lead toward permanent residency and finally naturalization.

What is needed is the resurrection of the KPK into an independent body that is able to manage itself, fulfill its mandate effectively and be once again trusted by the public. 

Amid nationwide budget cuts, former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s ambitious Nusantara capital city project is on the brink of failure. Under the current administration of Prabowo Subianto, the Nusantara project has taken a step back in priority in lieu of funding his own flagship free nutritious meal program and his food and energy self-sufficiency vision.

Our government must work on the assumption that global trade is no longer what it used to be.

Manufacturing is a substantial source of national emissions, accounting for almost a third of Indonesia’s total emissions.

Indonesia Corruption Watch reported that corruption cases during Jokowi's era cost the country at least Rp 290 trillion (US$18.7 billion).

Something important is happening in China, and it should worry the country’s political leadership

The urgency of the free nutritious meals initiative has led to significant budgetary reallocations, with the government enforcing widespread expenditure cuts across ministries and state institutions to fund the flagship program. 

European countries could take leadership roles to fill the void left by the United States.

As ASEAN has been able to overcome many issues in the past, often by learning from the best practices of the West and itself, it stands to reason that ASEAN has the diplomatic depth to handle complex issues.

Despite its scheduled dissolution in 2025, new revelations have emerged regarding the massive graft case at state-owned insurer PT Jiwasraya. The case, which led to state losses of Rp 16.8 trillion (US$1.06 billion), is among the largest financial scandals in Indonesia’s history. The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) recently named Isa Rachmatarwata, the Finance Ministry’s budget director general, as a suspect in the case. According to the AGO, Isa allegedly played a key role in approving Jiwasraya’s ill-fated JS Saving Plan in 2009 despite knowing that the company was already financially insolvent at the time. 

While the plan to restrict social media among minors is largely welcomed by the public, particularly parents, authorities should implement the upcoming policy with extra caution.

Modi's visit to Washington has revealed the similarities between him and his US counterpart, while his decade-long model of prioritizing propaganda over governance hints at the kind of tactics to expect from a second Trump term, and the blinders his administration might voluntarily wear to avoid seeing the socioeconomic realities.

The flurry of Trump's aggressive policies on trade and technology via tariffs is testing the bounds of mainstream monetary and fiscal theory, leading to the emergence of a new energy-powered model to replace the old Bretton Woods development model.

Priotizing valuations over building real value pumps up hype while undercutting innovation, research and development as well as sustainable solutions, benefiting VC firms as founders, employees and communities lose out.

Countries that were once able to benefit from both China’s foreign direct investment and US trade and aid programs now face threats to both of these relationships.

 This is a groundbreaking yet daunting development for the country’s fiscal framework.

Regardless of the justification used, this policy potentially contradicts the fundamental principles of Law No. 62/2024 concerning the state budget for the 2025 Fiscal Year.

Another government drive for financial efficiency has been shot down following a public outcry against restrictions on the sales of subsidized household gas introduced on Feb. 1. The new policy quickly gathered heat, with long lines of angry people around the country trying to buy 3-kilogram canisters of LPG and amid harsh criticism going viral on social media.

President Prabowo Subianto’s recent budget cut to save over Rp 306 trillion (US$18.9 billion) to fund his administration’s priority programs is incomprehensible.

Urban spatial planning must be regulated and developed by shifting its orientation to a transit-based approach, prioritizing the development of settlements around public transport hubs.

Indonesia believes that this act of cultural justice is not just about returning the objects themselves but also about restoring the dignity of Indonesia’s identity, traditions and collective memory. 

As the world becomes increasingly dominated by technology, we as a society need to develop, maintain and provide free access to more open spaces to provide a balance between digital and interpersonal engagement for the well-being of youths today and generations to come.

Refugees should not be pushed back and they should be granted temporary asylum without being locked up in immigration detention. 

Coercing weaker nations rather than engaging in diplomatic solutions reflects the fundamental flaw of Trump’s unilateralism.

Just one month after its launch on Jan. 1, the government’s Rp 1.3 trillion (US$79.58 million) Core Tax Administration System (Coretax) is already under fire. Designed to modernize and streamline the country’s tax administration, Coretax has faced criticism for technical malfunctions, complexity and allegations of corruption.