Insights

Reform setbacks, not KPK, can hamper investment

As tens of thousands of students thronged around the House of Representatives complex this week, exercising their right to freedom of speech and loudly denouncing policies and practices they regard as harmful to the Indonesian people and the country& ...

Nationwide student marches: A moral force despite the odds

Student protests have erupted in major cities, including in Yogyakarta, Bandung in West Java, Surabaya in East Java, Surakarta, Semarang in Central Java, Balikpapan in Kalimantan, Banda Aceh in Aceh and Makassar in South Sulawesi, apart from the capi ...

Personalizing parties makes for fragile coalition

Today we are witnessing postelectoral politics dominated by coalition dynamics among parties winning seats in the 2019 general elections, especially within the winning coalition of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.On the one hand, Prabowo S ...

Forget KPK, we need a sharper weapon to fight graft

With the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) coming under siege from left and right, many people have already written its epitaph, while others still have high hopes and are campaigning to save it. At stake is not the KPK itself, which is likely ...

Taking chill pill on trade

The World Trade Organization has had limited success in its trade agenda; the 2001 Doha round was inconclusive. This has separated countries in pursuit of their own trade agenda outside the WTO but still within the multilateral framework. The United ...

Finding right way in taxing digital economy

The digital economy has rapidly grown in Indonesia during the past several years, but its contribution to the country is still quite insignificant.With the advancement of digital technology, foreign companies are able to reach foreign markets without ...

Insights

Reform setbacks, not KPK, can hamper investment

Nationwide student marches: A moral force despite the odds

Personalizing parties makes for fragile coalition

Forget KPK, we need a sharper weapon to fight graft

Taking chill pill on trade

Finding right way in taxing digital economy

Jokowi leaves everyone guessing about Cabinet reshuffle

In spite of gains, Indonesia in no rush to remove COVID-19 restrictions

Larger coalition gives Jokowi extra edge over big parties

Govt, BI agree on $30b burden-sharing scheme until 2022

MPR pursues limited changes to Constitution

RI’s lab problems persist, testing rate remains below 1%

No foul play behind AGO building blaze, prosecutor says

Vaccine procurement yet to begin as November deadline approaches

Nine police personnel resign to join 2020 regional races

Pandemic checks Jokowi’s ambitions