F. rom former and active military officers taking over government and state-owned enterprise posts, to prospective Red and WhiteCooperative managers being sent to barracks, the ghost of the New Order regime is starting to feel real again ... .
I. ndonesia’s latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) is out, and the results are alarming. However, the core issue extends far beyond a single disappointing data release ...Consider the contrast ... .
T. he establishment of the Indonesia InternationalFinancial Center (IFC), introduced through the revised Financial Sector Development and Strengthening (P2SK) Law, has raised concerns that it could become a channel for illicit funds ... .
T. he National Police (Polri) marked its 80th anniversary on July 1 with a colossal public parade. Yet behind the carefully choreographed spectacle lays a troubling irony ... The violence appears systematic rather than incidental ... .
A. s NATO meets in a summit in Ankara, the alliance faces a bigger challenge than either Russia or China... Every enduring military alliance ultimately hinges on a deceptively simple question ... When NATO was founded in 1949, that purpose was clear ... .
T. he state visit of Indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi to Jakarta this week marks a significant juncture for Asian diplomacy ... The two countries have been powerfully aligned before ... Fortunately, the current leadership is not starting from scratch. .
T. he Chromebook procurement case has become one of Indonesia's highest-profile corruption prosecutions, sparking intense debate over whether it represents a straightforward anti-corruption effort or something far more consequential ... .
I. ndian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s official visit to Indonesia comes at a defining moment for the future of the eastern Indian Ocean... Yet one highly consequential issue deserves far greater attention than it has so far received ... .
Academia Sinica yesterday hosted its 36th Convocation of Academicians, highlighting major achievements in quantum computing, astronomy and biomedical research over the past two years ... The Academia ...
F. inance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa's decision to reverse course on the placement of the budget surplus balance (SAL) warrants closer scrutiny ... The funds were never simply idle cash ... Yet the strategy quickly revealed its limits ... .