Barely two months into office, President Prabowo has surprised the nation with his plan to give pardon to 44,000 inmates across the nation.

This is the second time since Prabowo’s inauguration that Indonesia has sent a concerning message to its regional neighbors.

On the policy level, the government has shown extraordinary and commendable action.

If we accept housing as a basic need, then VAT on self-built homes contradicts the principle of fairness.

Language, as an important element of culture, can aid in resolving conflicts.

The goal now will require much stronger efforts in an era of heightened global competition and worrying global economic trends.

The WHO Academy is a new institution to equip health and care workers, policymakers and the WHO workforce with the skills and competencies they need to deliver health for all.

The House of Representatives recently formed the Intelligence Oversight Team under the coordination of the deputy speaker of the House, which includes the leaders of the House Commission I and representatives of the House factions. However, the team's effectiveness in holding the intelligence community accountable to the public interest remains in question.

In its 75th year, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) remains committed to advancing the nation through science and technology development, instilling noble values in its academics to help nurture the nation’s superior and competitive future generations.

A study has found that populism, negativity and gender stereotypes all play a role in contemporary electoral politics, particularly in shaping campaign strategies tailored to an opponent's gender to influence voter perception.

Since 2005, Aceh has been conflict free. For Pak Kun, it was one of his proudest "build back better" accomplishments.

Clearly, Prabowo sees this as a way of engineering a reset both for Indonesia’s relations with a range of countries, as well as his own reputation.

The results of Jakarta's gubernatorial race indicate that the city is more than a mere outlier in this year's regional head elections: It stands as a bastion of democracy, built by its politically aware electorate on its historical foundation as the center of civil movements.

If the illegal gold mining activities in Sangihe remain unchallenged, it will encourage and embolden the collusion and corruption of unscrupulous state and non-state actors to continue the practice in other parts of the country.

The Constitutional Court recently confirmed that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has the authority to investigate alleged acts of corruption involving or implicating the Indonesian Military (TNI). What should have been a breakthrough for the antigraft body has instead raised questions over whether the KPK, as it stands today, will be able to fully leverage this investigatory power.

The government's approach to national food security needs a paradigm shift to an inclusive approach that embraces indigenous stakeholders and their centuries-old knowledge in sustainable resource management, so that development can benefit all Indonesians across the country's diverse communities and natural ecosystems.

It’s better to prevent a public trust crisis than to patch one up afterward.

The world’s challenges no longer remain as distant abstractions but tangible realities that young minds are pushed to confront.

The AHRD remains a document of relevance and ambivalence.

While the coalition has been hurt by corruption charges against some of its leaders, its main obstacles are internal.

Like competitive and open markets, industrial policies can play a vital role in boosting productivity and economic growth while helping governments resist undue corporate influence.

Nearly seven decades after the Djuanda Declaration, it is a good time to reflect on Indonesia’s interest on oceanic affairs, especially under the new presidency of Prabowo Subianto.

The regime simply collapsed like a house of cards. Victory went to the side that was actually willing to fight and die for its cause.

Andi Syamsuddin Arsyad or Haji Isam, an infamous businessman from South Kalimantan, has solidified his influence on President Prabowo Subianto’s administration with his huge food estate project in Merauke, South Papua, which President Prabowo visited in early November. And most recently, Prabowo brought in Haji Isam during his meeting with Japanese investors at the State Palace in Jakarta regarding a reforestation project.

The government should understand it has never been about the number and simply tripling the annual new housing target is not going to cut it.

In the past, agreements giving one nation temporary control over another’s sovereignty have usually been part of the decolonization process and are not entered into lightly by independent states.

ASEAN nations hold significant reserves, production capacities and processing facilities that support the global economy.