F. inance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has issued a stark ultimatum to the Customs and ExciseDirectorate General (DJBC). repair its battered reputation within a year or face the possibility of another institutional freeze ... .
F. loods and landslides have continued to paralyze large parts of Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra, with the death toll nearing 1,000. Aceh is seeing widespread destruction reminiscent of the earthquake and tsunami in 2004...Question ... Answer ... .
T. he floods and landslides that swept South and Southeast Asia recently were some of the worst in a generation. Families were stranded on rooftops as their homes were engulfed by landslides and water, along with an unusual volume of logs in rivers ... .
I. n the conduct of international affairs, countries set boundaries and red lines ... Some factors that determine these red lines often conflict with one another, forcing nations into difficult trade-offs ... .
C. hina's export machine is slamming into Europe again. European manufacturers are feeling increasing pressure from a surge of cheap Chinese imports for the second time in two decades ... autos, machinery, and high-tech equipment ... .
A. s we navigate the second week of December 2025, the visual markers of the Indonesian economy appear deceptively robust ... However, visual proxies are dangerous illusions ... The engine is still running, but it is running on fumes ... .
N. ational security strategies, released from time to time by every United States administration, often say little and are quickly forgotten. The latest one, however, issued by the Donald Trump administration late last week, is the exception ... .
I. ndia and Russia marked the 23rdAnnualSummit on Dec ... Over a quarter century, Putin has met successive Indian leaders and developed an uncommon familiarity with India’s political landscape ... .
O. n Feb. 20, 2024, Indonesia made history when it became the first Southeast Asian candidate for membership in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ...Golden Indonesia 2045 ... It will help reshape the OECD, too ... .
I. ndonesia's budget deficit widened Rp 479.7 trillion (US$29.98 billion) or 2.02 percent of GDP in October 2025, heightening concerns about the country's fiscal health ... 31, equivalent to 73.7 percent of this year's revenue outlook ... .
I. t has been a heartbreaking three weeks for thousands of people who have survived the Sumatra flooding and landslides. As the floodwaters recede, an inconvenient truth is emerging ... .