Indonesia faces brain drain as skilled graduates leave for jobs abroad
Experts say this large-scale emigration of highly educated graduates and skilled professionals in search of better opportunities and a higher standard of living, threatens…
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Bali to clamp down on illegal foreign-owned businesses
Overtourism and overdevelopment have become serious issues in Bali as tourism returns to the island following the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports of rowdy tourists violating local…
Jakarta Police under fire for criminalising student paramedics
The Jakarta Police have opened investigations into 14 suspects in connection with the May 1 protest in front of the House of Representatives building.
Pressure mounts on Indonesia VP Gibran as impeachment process continues
Gibran’s path to the vice presidency was marred by an ethics scandal involving a court ruling that lowered the age threshold for candidates. The decision, issued during the…
US vetoes UN Security Council demand for Gaza ceasefire
The other 14 countries on the council voted in favor of the draft as a humanitarian crisis grips the enclave of more than 2 million people, where famine looms and aid has only…
Indonesia targets 34 percent renewables in energy mix by end of 2034
The lagging progress has also prompted the government to slash its target on renewable energy contributions to the national energy mix from initially 23 percent by the end of 2025…
Indonesian government’s plan to increase state funding for political parties brings calls for caution
The proposal resurfaced recently after Corruption Eradication Commission deputy chair Fitroh Rohcayanto linked rampant corruption to politicians’ reliance on outside funding to…
Whither ASEAN community?: The Jakarta Post
This year, ASEAN still barely resembles a community in its true sense of the word as its leaders have come up with a new vision for 2045 with even more audacious targets.
Not just a fix: Indonesia’s coffee chains are brewing a cultural movement
Affordable, familiar and rooted in local pride, Indonesians are turning to homegrown coffee chains for more than a caffeine fix.
Bali drug trial of three Brits facing death penalty begins
Indonesia hands out severe punishments for drug smuggling and has previously executed foreigners, but has upheld a moratorium on the death sentence since 2017.