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Taxing without turmoil
The Jakarta Post 05 May 2026
R. egional leaders across the country are rushing to roll out a new wave of local taxes, from levies on electric vehicles to surface water charges on oil palm plantations, in a bid to shore up their revenue streams ... Law No ... .
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Analysis: Cabinet reshuffle No. 5: Prabowo’s political recalibration
The Jakarta Post 05 May 2026
P. resident Prabowo Subianto has reshuffled his cabinet for the fifth time just 18 months into his term ... .
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The Malacca Strait runs the world
The Jakarta Post 05 May 2026
W. hen Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz during its conflict with the United States and Israel, the world took notice immediately ... The ceasefire that took effect on April 18, has since been extended, but the lesson it produced endures.
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The wrong remedy: Evaluating university study program closures
The Jakarta Post 05 May 2026
C. losing a study program because its graduates are unemployed assumes that the program’s only legitimate output is a job. Under this logic, if graduates do not enter the workforce quickly enough, the program is deemed a failure ... .
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Currency under pressure: Has de-dollarization begun?
The Jakarta Post 05 May 2026
A. s the economic consequences of United States President Donald Trump’s war against Iran become evident, policymakers around the world are running out of patience ... But much of the cost will be borne by the US itself ... On Aug ... .
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Amid rising tensions, ‘friendshoring’ might keep global trade alive
The Jakarta Post 05 May 2026
T. he world economy is at a crossroads. International trade is slowing, economic uncertainty is rising, and trade between the United States and China – the world’s two largest economies – risks pulling apart. And it is not just trade ... .
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A diplomacy of purpose: Indonesia’s path in a fragmented world
The Jakarta Post 04 May 2026
P. ublic scrutiny of foreign policy is not only inevitable, it is healthy ... It would be easier, in some ways, to run a foreign policy that treats the absence of controversy as a measure of success ... President Prabowo Subianto has been equally clear ... .
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Analysis: Danantara bets on logistics merger, stronger firms may foot the bill
The Jakarta Post 04 May 2026
D ... The consolidation spans multiple segments, from railway distribution to fertilizer distribution, and combines both profitable and loss-making firms under the ambition of building a more integrated and efficient national logistics backbone ... .
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Purbaya’s aggressive fiscal shift: Growth at what cost?
The Jakarta Post 04 May 2026
S. ince being inaugurated as Finance Minister on Sept. 8, 2025, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has pursued a more aggressive, open and pro-growth fiscal policy, a marked contrast to the cautious, discipline-first approach of his predecessor ... .
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The unraveling order - and Indonesia’s strategic opening
The Jakarta Post 04 May 2026
F. or decades, the post-Cold War international system rested on a familiar architecture. United States leadership, multilateral institutions and a web of alliances that - however imperfectly -anchored global trade, security and diplomacy ... .
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Why maternity leave is an investment in our future
The Jakarta Post 04 May 2026
E. ach year, International Labor Day in the country is marked by renewed calls for fair wages, job security and decent working conditions. These demands remain essential. Yet, one critical issue continues to receive far less attention than it deserves ... .
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How to think about foreign policy in the new geoeconomic era
The Jakarta Post 04 May 2026
W. ith every day of disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, the economic damage mounts. Iran’s willingness to weaponize a waterway is an attempt to hold the global economy hostage ... The Hormuz crisis is no outlier ... .
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