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A vessel is seen opposite the Marina Pier in front of Batam island (background) on May 2, 2020, in Singapore.

Malaysia’s ‘ASEAN Shenzhen’ needs significant legal reform to take off

The development success of the Johor-Singapore-SEZ relies not only on infrastructure and diplomacy but also on an efficient legal and regulatory framework.

3 months ago

Indonesia’s nuclear moment and the vision for energy sovereignty

Done right, nuclear can strengthen energy security, attract high-value industry and place Indonesia at the forefront of the clean-energy transition ...

3 months ago

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Rewriting history: Remembering, forgetting and forgiving

Official history can no longer stand alone as the sole arbiter of truth, while public history must cultivate critical discipline to avoid being reduced to mere emotional appeals. ...

4 months ago

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Residents of Sumbawa Besar in West Nusa Tenggara hold up their newly issued land certificates on July 30, 2018.

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Abandoned land should not mean abandoning reform

The government cannot fulfill its land registration agenda without the parallel implementation of an integrated digital land system, including the realization of the single map policy, and land administration reform to eliminate bureaucratic roadblocks and eradicate corruption in the sector.

3 months ago

This handout from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration taken and released on April 21, 2021 shows Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha (center) visiting a field hospital set up in the Bangkok Arena indoor multi-purpose sporting venue to accomodate an upsurge in the number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases in the country.

Sustaining healthcare in a precarious world

It is likely that the shortage of healthcare personnel will continue and deteriorate, with some exiting their profession to look for other opportunities.

3 months ago

People look for salvageable items at the site of destroyed buildings at Kyauktaw town in western Rakhine state on May 15, 2025, following air strikes by the Myanmar Myanmar military.

Why health workers need urgent protection and funding

Global funding cuts and escalating attacks on health care, in direct violation of international laws, are colliding at the worst possible time for the world’s regions most vulnerable to disasters and conflicts.

3 months ago

A man waves as he and his coworkers leave the Sukoharjo factory of PT Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex) in Central Java on Feb. 28, 2025, just a day before the textile giant ceased operations due to bankruptcy, as declared by the Semarang Commercial Court on Oct. 21, 2024.

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The urgency to revise the outdated bankruptcy law

Indonesia is long overdue for a new bankruptcy law in this age of free trade globalization, especially one that contains provisions on cross-border insolvency.

3 months ago

A SEA Games signage is pictured ahead of the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Phnom Penh on May 3, 2023.

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From geopolitics to geocivic: Building the ASEAN Community from the ground up

ASEAN has established itself as a geopolitical and geoeconomic entity. The next step is to become a geocivic community.

4 months ago

Farmers plant rice in a paddy field on June 28 in Lambaro, Aceh.

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When food governance becomes a maze

If Indonesia’s food governance is too bureaucratic for the elites, what hope is there for small-scale farmers and communities?

4 months ago

A woman and her children are tested for tuberculosis (TB) on May 14, 2025, at a Puskesmas (community health center) in Bandung, West Java.

Multilateralism must work in practice

At 80, the UN stands at a crossroads as a stalwart of multilateralism, and the way forward is to show that this works through cooperation, prioritization and action that is inclusive and respectful of the needs of developing countries, especially for localized solutions.

4 months ago

People wait to receive food at an aid distribution point in Sagaing on April 3, 2025, following the 7.7-magnitude shallow earthquake that struck central Myanmar on March 28, killing nearly 3,000 people and leaving thousands without homes.

How growing ASEAN leadership helps the region manage disasters

The so-called humanitarian reset is shifting the response to humanitarian crises, whether caused by natural disasters or man-made conflicts, to local leadership, with international organizations playing a supportive, complementary role.

4 months ago

United States President Donald Trump (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands on Aug. 15, 2025, as they close a joint press conference following the US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.

Trump-Putin summit: Why ASEAN cannot afford to be a spectator

The Trump-Putin spectacle last Friday should serve as a cautionary tale for ASEAN, encouraging it to stay the course in its unique brand of diplomacy, one that is based on substance, not optics, as it navigates great power theatrics and affirms its place on the global stage.

4 months ago

Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen on Aug. 15, 2025, in Gaza City.

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Starvation in Gaza and our global shame

There is a growing consensus that Israel is committing the most serious of crimes in Gaza, including the use of starvation as a method of warfare.

4 months ago

Fed up: Members of grassroot groups stage a protest on Wednesday outside Pati Regent Sudewo's office in Central Java. Protestors called for Sudewo's immediate resignation amid a wave of controversy sparked by his widely criticized policies.

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Pati, Indonesian Spring and 80 years of muddling through

As Indonesia turns 80, state ceremonies are grand. But behind the performances, a deeper reality lingers: Anger is rising.

4 months ago

A person dressed as United States President Donald Trump greets visitors outside the White House on June 22 in Washington, DC.

Finding clarity in the eye of the global storm

What are the options for corporations, investors and policy makers in this whirlwind of uncertainties?

4 months ago

Women sort plastic waste as a raw material for producing Petasol on Aug. 8 in Pekanbaru, Riau. Petasol is a diesel-equivalent fuel developed by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and deployed at over 50 sites nationwide to support sustainable energy and plastic waste management.

When neutrality becomes complicity in fight against plastic pollution

Despite facing severe impacts from plastic waste, Indonesia has chosen a middle-ground stance, aligning with neither the high-ambition nor the low-ambition camp.

4 months ago

Stock illustration of a cyberattack.

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Indonesia’s cyber force debate misses the real battle: Talent

Indonesia ranks low in the Tufts’ Digital Evolution Index, IMD’s Digital Competitiveness Ranking and the Network Readiness Index, indicating a less digitally integrated economy and society.

4 months ago

Palestinians gather to receive cooked meals from a food distribution center in Gaza City on Aug. 13, 2025.

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Prioritize Palestine, not Hamas

Making the dissolution of Hamas a prerequisite for the establishment of a Palestinian state is an act of coercion that disregards the root causes of the issue.

4 months ago

Members of the national flag-raising troop (Paskibraka) march in formation on Aug. 14, 2025, during a rehearsal of the Independence Day ceremony at Merdeka Palace in Central Jakarta.

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Indonesia at 80: A nation adrift, without a moral compass

At the age of 80, Indonesia has reached a crossroads where it must decide which path to take: the one it has trod in the past that benefits only a handful of elite, or a wholly new course to restore its moral compass and pursue prosperity for all.

4 months ago

Taking pride: Elementary school students salute the national flag during a ceremony to mark the country’s 79th Independence Day on Aug. 17, 2024, in Mbeteng Sata at the foot of Mount Prau in Temanggung, Central Java.

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The truth will set and keep Indonesia free

A great nation requires political leaders who admit mistakes, citizens who demand transparency and institutions that place integrity above loyalty to personalities.

4 months ago

A student, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, uses a computer on Nov. 17, 2020, at a lab room at the '1337' information technology training center in Morocco's central city of Khouribga.

Before we digitize classrooms, we must humanize them

If a teacher lacks the skills to connect, inspire and manage a room full of students, the introduction of technology, no matter how advanced, will not bridge the knowledge gap.

4 months ago

Members of grassroot groups stage a protest on Aug. 13, 2025 outside Pati Regent Sudewo's office in Central Java. Protesters called for Sudewo's immediate resignation amid a wave of controversy sparked by his widely criticized policies.

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When governance loses its moral compass: Lessons from Pati

In a democracy, the legitimacy of government depends not only on electoral mandates but also on moral credibility.

4 months ago

President Prabowo Subianto (left) inspects troops from a vehicle on Aug. 10 during the Operational Troops and Military Honours ceremony as he inaugurates commanders of the Special Forces Command (Kopassus), Marine Corps and Air Force Quick Reaction Command (Kopasgat) at the Suparlan Airfield in Bandung, West Java.

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How Prabowo’s Indonesia can avoid a regional security dilemma

Indonesia's military expansion risks sparking a security dilemma, where defensive measures are misperceived as aggressive, potentially unsettling Southeast Asia’s delicate balance

4 months ago

Bogor city Police chief Sr. Comr. Bismo Teguh Prakoso (thrid right) holds seized evidence from the arrest of online gambling website developers during a press briefing at the Bogor city Police headquarters in West Java on Nov. 8, 2024.

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Reforming KUHAP without redressing the power imbalance

In the name of law, political opponents are criminalized, pressured into submission and absorbed back into the political fold once neutralized.

4 months ago

Protesters throw water bottles and stones on Aug. 13 at the official residence of Pati Regent Sudewo during a protest.

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The property tax hassle that put Pati's regent in trouble

Greater autonomy awarded to regional governments has not been matched by adequate financial independence.

4 months ago

Conserving resources: Employees work in a workshop that recycles copper on July 11 in Anqing, in China's eastern Anhui province.

China’s fight against price wars is an uphill battle

China’s anti-involution efforts have had some success, but this will likely not be a short fight.

4 months ago

President Prabowo Subianto (left) meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on January 25, 2025.

India–Indonesia partnership: Two flags, one vision

A combination of Indonesia’s rich nickel and critical minerals with India’s manufacturing expertise can build regional green supply chains.

4 months ago

Students pray on Jan. 6 before eating their lunch on the first day of the free nutritious meal program at an elementary school in Banda Aceh, Aceh. Indonesia launched the ambitious US$4.3 billion free meals program on Jan. 6 to combat stunting caused by malnutrition, a key election promise of President Prabowo Subianto.

Is Indonesia today at its richest? Ask children

Stunting in children and lack of water reliability are early warnings of whether a society protects its own.

4 months ago

(Photos courtesy of WRI Indonesia)

When no one leads, everyone loses: Breaking stalemate in industrial decarbonization

“We are not only responsible for what we do, but also for what we do not do” – Moliére

4 months ago

Interactive nutrition education: A preschool teacher introduces children to the “Isi Piringku” (My Plate) program at Batu City Hall, East Java. The program, supported by the Batu city administration and Danone Indonesia, aims to promote balanced nutrition and help prevent childhood stunting, a critical public health issue highlighted in the call for a national nutrition resilience protocol.

Indonesia Needs a National Nutrition Resilience Protocol

In a world marked by growing political instability, climate disruption, and volatile global trade, Indonesia’s food and nutrition security can no longer be left to chance.

5 months ago

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