Indonesia raises palm oil export levies
The two ministerial regulations mark a shift in the government's strategy of stabilizing domestic cooking oil supplies from using regulatory restrictions to using market…
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Shedding new light on Indonesia’s war of independence
An exhibition at Amsterdam’s Rijkmuseum uses posters, personal belongings and other objects exhibited for the first time to put a human face on Indonesia’s war of independence.
Stockholm +50 – a catalyst moment for Indonesia’s top climate change solutions
Indonesia, with its growing geopolitical and economic stature, now has a solid chance to push for concrete solutions that matter most for a prosperous world in the next 50 years.
Two Indonesian mothers lost their lives just for a few bottles of cooking oil
After insisting that there was an abundant stock of cooking oil across the country, the government eventually bowed to the pressures of palm oil businesses to follow the market…
Prabowo talks defense cooperation with Macron
In early February, Prabowo announced the agreement to purchase 42 Rafale fighter jets during a meeting with his French counterpart Florence Parly in Jakarta.
Lobbying for Indonesia election delay intensifies
Last week, a string of meetings was held by political elites, adding to the growing sense that political maneuvering is underway amid speculation that Jokowi is seeking to extend…
Indonesia prepares road map to endemic status as Covid-19 wanes
As part of Indonesia's gradual shift to endemicity earlier this month the government cut the mandatory quarantine period for international travelers from three days to just one…
Indonesia’s democracy is on the line. Its defenders are stuck in a Sisyphean loop
Pro-democracy forces must be able to set up “trenches” and “fortifications” within civil society to underpin democratic institutions that will be strong enough to resist…
Peace on the G-20 agenda
The G20 cannot skirt the conflict and its impact on the global economy. Indonesia should make Ukraine a central part of discussions at the forum and should not exclude or expel…
Politicians, experts question Luhut’s claims on longer term for Jokowi
Talks of an extension of Jokowi’s term reignited when National Awakening Party chairman Muhaimin Iskandar said in late February that the 2024 general election should be…