P ... Adding to those concerns, the IndonesianEducation Monitoring Network (JPPI) reported that more than 37,000 students nationwide experienced food poisoning after consuming meals distributed through the program between January 2025 and May 2026 ... .
B ... Apindo noted that four revisions to government wage regulations over the past decade have complicated long-term business planning, particularly for labor-intensive industries, by making labor costs harder to predict ... .
T. he country’s stunting prevalence dropped to 19.8 percent in 2024, down from 21.5 percent the previous year, according to the Indonesian Nutritional Status Survey (SSGI) ... 72/2021 on the acceleration of stunting reduction ... .
J ... However, that may now be a false hope after the House of Representatives unanimously passed on Tuesday the amendment to the 2002Police Law, morphing the institution into a more powerful body without adequate checks and balances ... .
A. s the largest World Cup in history unfolds across North America, 48 nations are testing an old question on grass ...Begin with Dani Rodrik ... a country may hold any two, but never all three. The mechanism is simple ... Structural power rests on four pillars ... .
I ... Yet the government has shown little indication of adjusting its policy direction. Among financial assets, government bonds are generally considered less risky than equities because of their fixed cash flows and sovereign backing ... .
T. he House of Representatives’ passage of the revised Police Law has closed a debate that dominated public discussion for months ... On the surface, few would object to such goals ... A closer reading of the revised law reveals a paradox ... .
A. viral video depicting a gravely injured 14-year-old boy lying on the asphalt sparked national outrage earlier this year ... These two incidents show how, in Indonesia, graphic videos now function as political evidence ... .
E. nacted on June 4, the revised Financial Sector Development and Strengthening (P2SK) Law goes well beyond addressing its original Constitutional Court ruling ... Individually, the amendments appear technical and defensible ... .
T. he passage of the revised Police Law this week should have been an opportunity to address one of the most persistent shortcomings of Indonesia’s democratic transition. the lack of meaningful accountability over police power ... .
T. he current energy crisis, stemming from the ongoing war in the Gulf, should become a catalyst for bold policymaking ... Certainly, there are countries doing an excellent job ... the so-called European GreenDeal ... .