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Govt pledges not to increase fuel prices
Economy 1 day ago

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Govt pledges not to increase fuel prices

The government is holding subsidized fuel prices steady through year-end as global oil price tops US$100 a barrel, with Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa saying the state will absorb the shock rather than pass it on to consumers.
The trillion-rupiah slumber: Why is public money sleeping in banks?
Academia 6 days ago

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The trillion-rupiah slumber: Why is public money sleeping in banks?

Hundreds of trillions of rupiah meant to build infrastructure, create jobs and stimulate local economies are simply gathering dust in bank vaults.
Something's gotta give
Editorial 1 week ago

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Something's gotta give

With pressure building simultaneously on both the revenue and expenditure side of the budget, something has to give.
Why budget cuts betray the spirit of Ramadan and women’s rights
Academia 2 weeks ago

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Why budget cuts betray the spirit of Ramadan and women’s rights

The government's commitment to women is being hollowed out by a "fiscal anemia" that favors bureaucrats over survivors through ruthless budget cuts that have institutionalized the abandonment of its most vulnerable citizens, even as the country touts its "free and active" policy stance on the global stage.
As disasters increase, climate adaptation funding lags behind
Academia 2 weeks ago

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As disasters increase, climate adaptation funding lags behind

As disasters become more frequent, contingency funds prove insufficient, forcing local administrations to seek support from the central government, which seems to focus on its own priority programs.
What the US-Iran war means for Indonesia’s cybersecurity
Academia 2 weeks ago

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What the US-Iran war means for Indonesia’s cybersecurity

As non-kinetic warfare redefines modern conflict, Jakarta must bridge the gap between its digital ambitions and its defensive realities to secure national sovereignty.
The authoritarian trap: Why Prabowo’s cure may deepen corruption
Academia 3 weeks ago

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The authoritarian trap: Why Prabowo’s cure may deepen corruption

As Indonesia's corruption score falls to 34, the President suggests authoritarianism might help. His own fiscal policies prove otherwise. 
Indonesia’s Gaza mandate: Clarity is not yet closure
Academia 1 month ago

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Indonesia’s Gaza mandate: Clarity is not yet closure

The Foreign Ministry has drawn its red lines in Gaza, but until the government addresses the legal and financial shadows of the mandate, the case for Indonesia’s participation remains far from closed.
High-rise, high-risk plan
Editorial 1 month ago

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High-rise, high-risk plan

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has thrown his weight behind the President’s proposal to build an office for Muslim organizations, but needs to suggest an alternative site.
Not just numbers
Editorial 1 month ago

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Not just numbers

When human lives are reduced to statistical "error rates," our social contract fails the very people it was built to protect, from a child lacking a notebook to a patient denied life-saving care by a spreadsheet.
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