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Science can clear the air for pollution policymakers

Together, satellite data, atmospheric-chemistry modelling and ground-based monitoring could help mitigate the South Asian air-pollution crisis. ...

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Laying down the law on air pollution

Air pollution is an international problem. Domestic and international laws could work together to combat it. ...

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Souvenir tokens representing cryptocurrency bitcoin plunge into water in this illustration taken May 17.

G20 response to the development of crypto-assets activities

The closer people get to technology, the higher the potential growth of treacherous crypto assets and the greater risk of a society trusting them as currencies.

3 years ago

Central role: Bank Indonesia (BI) employees walk through the lobby of the central bank’s office building in Jakarta on Feb. 28, 2020. Pressure is mounting for BI to tighten monetary policy after the United States Federal Reserve raised rates by 75 basis points recently.

How coolheaded central bankers curb the heightening inflation

Sharp increases in oil and food prices recently have created supply shocks driving policy rate hikes in many countries.

3 years ago

Tourists look on as a Chinese military helicopter flies past Pingtan island, one of mainland China's closest points from Taiwan, in Fujian province on Aug 4, ahead of its massive military drills off Taiwan following United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island.

China-Taiwan tension

An open and direct military confrontation between the two giants is an unlikely scenario for many, but any miscalculation by either side could trigger a catastrophe in the Indo-Pacific region.

3 years ago

Petronas Twin Towers are shrouded by haze in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sep. 9, 2019.

Borderless haze threatens Southeast Asia

Governments, civil society and the international community need to work fast as the dry season approaches and smoke haze returns in Southeast Asia.

3 years ago

Many workers kept coming into offices during the pandemic, enduring Jakarta's legendary traffic jam.

Fixing Jakarta's commuter pollution problem

The Indonesian capital’s air quality is already bad. Emissions from vehicles commuting from its fringes worsens the situation.

3 years ago

Workers feed cows made from tofu dregs as concentrate at the OmarGaza Ranch cattle farm (Monday, March 1, 2021). OmarGaza Ranch cattle farm has two types of cattle, namely dairy cattle and beef cattle.

Opinion

Analysis: Vaccine importers make huge gains from FMD outbreak

Nearly two months after the first foot and mouth disease (FMD) case was reported, the government finally started the cattle vaccination program for 60.6 vaccine shots in 2022-2023.

3 years ago

Food for all: Low-income people line up for healthy food packages jointly provided by the local administration and the Indonesian Military (TNI) in the Central Java regency of Tegal on July 26, 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic has plunged millions of people in the country into poverty.

We need solid data to combat extreme poverty

Good data governmance and good data remain the challenges to achieving the government's goal of eradicating extreme poverty by 2024.

3 years ago

Suspended internal affairs chief Insp. Gen. Ferdy Sambo arrives on Aug. 4 at the National Police's Criminal Investigation Department in Jakarta for questioning as a witness in an alleged fatal shootout at his residence on July 8 that led to the death of Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat.

Sex, lies and more lies

The alleged cover-up is just the tip of the iceberg of the endemic corruption within the police force.

3 years ago

Boosting financial literacy is key to accelerating financial inclusion in Indonesia, especially amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Why financial inclusion is still not relevant yet to Indonesia’s current circumstances

Financial inclusion as a whole does not really have the mechanism and mitigation to protect the vulnerable from the risks the financial markets pose.

3 years ago

PayPal in our pockets

As the country’s economy continues to thrive and consumer spending continues to grow, there is huge potential for cross-border commerce to develop in Indonesia.

3 years ago

Lifting up: Workers use a crane to move a container at Tanjung Priok container terminal in North Jakarta on Aug. 5. Statistics Indonesia recorded a 19.74 percent year-on-year increase in Indonesian exports in the second quarter of the year.

Is Indonesia among the fastest-growing economies?

According to the theory, for Indonesia to prosper, we should specialize in what we are currently good at producing, such as palm oil and coal.

3 years ago

Southeast Asian internet economy (gross merchandise value, in $US billion).

Toward ASEAN digital community

The existence of digitally related subjects in the school curriculum would direct students from an early age to be digitally responsible.

3 years ago

Indonesia has the world’s fifth-highest number of internet users. Indonesian internet users increased from 132.7 million to 150 million last year.

Edge computing and 5G powering a greener Indonesian economy

The Indonesian IoT market is expected to reach US$30 billion by 2022, and the sector’s impact will be significant in enhancing industrial productivity.

3 years ago

President Joko Widodo delivers his speech in the distribution event of revolving funds for cooperatives in the State Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (23/7/2020). The Government through the Revolving Fund of Management Agency Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (LPDB-KUMKM) prepared revolving funds amounting to Rp1 billion then distribute it to the cooperatives in order to recover national economy affected by COVID-19 .

Opinion

Analysis: Much work to be done in new Papuan provinces

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo officially enacted three laws establishing new Papuan provinces – South Papua, Central Papua and the Papua Highlands – on July 25.

3 years ago

Salute: Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Andika Perkasa (left) and Commanding General of the US Army Pacific Gen. Charles Flynn open the Super Garuda Shield 2022 exercise in Baturaja, South Sumatra, on Aug. 3.

Indonesia’s ‘polygamous’ game in dealing with China and the US

Indonesia, like many other ASEAN members, knows doing business with the world’s second-largest economy China is more profitable than with the US, but at the same time, it feels more comfortable with the presence of the US in the Indo-Pacific region.

3 years ago

Business as usual: Workers assemble electric irons at a factory operated by PT Selaras Citra Nusantara Perkasa in Cileungsi, Bogor, West Java, on Aug. 19, 2020. Manufacturing sector growth fell to 4.01 percent in the second quarter of the year, down from 5.07 percent in the first quarter.

Indonesia’s economy under global perfect challenge

From an international economic perspective, cooperation with close economic partners is essential to secure Indonesia's economic resiliency.

3 years ago

(From left) Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhon, Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi, Brunei's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Erywan Yusof, Laos' Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith and ASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi shake hands as they pose for a family picture during the opening ceremony for the 55th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers Meeting in Phnom Penh, on Aug. 3.

Bravo ASEAN

As a pragmatic leader, Hun Sen realized that taking sides with the murderous junta leader would only tarnish his position among ASEAN leaders.

3 years ago

The national flags of the various countries attending the 35th ASEAN Summit are displayed in Bangkok on Nov. 4, 2019.

A future-proof and forward-looking ASEAN economic community

We should be mindful that ASEAN’s journey as a community continues to take shape amid an increasingly complex and uncertain strategic landscape, including non-traditional security challenges.

3 years ago

Hopes float: A girl releases floating lanterns to mourn atomic bomb victims on the Motoyasu River beside the atomic bomb dome during the 74th anniversary of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2019.

My message from Hiroshima

A new arms race is picking up speed, with governments spending hundreds of billions of dollars to upgrade their stockpiles of nuclear arms.

3 years ago

Chinese military helicopters fly past Pingtan island, one of mainland China's closest points from Taiwan, in Fujian province on Aug. 4, ahead of massive military drills off Taiwan following United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island.

Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan a test of China's global aspirations

While we all expect a big scare following Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, pursuing unification through military might will not only be reckless but against the long-term interests of Beijing.

3 years ago

(From left) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhon, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi, Bruneian Minister of Foreign Affairs Erywan Yusof, Laotian Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith and ASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi shake hands as they pose for a family picture during the opening ceremony of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Phnom Penh on Aug. 3.

PM Hun Sen surprisingly stands up to Myanmar generals

The Cambodian prime minister’s turnaround will pave the way for a more unified ASEAN stance on Myanmar.

3 years ago

When cops start shooting cops, who’s going to police the police?

Despite 20 years of reform efforts, the National Police continue to be one institution with a very strong esprit de corps, where the force regularly protects its own, especially in the top brass.

3 years ago

Swimmer Syuci Indriani competes in the S14 50-meter butterfly event on Aug. 2 at Jatidiri Stadium during the ASEAN Para Games 2022 in Semarang, Central Java.

Honoring the human spirit

The ASEAN Para Games has been a winning demonstration of the participating athletes' determination and hard work, whether they took home a medal or not.

3 years ago

Street fashion show: Girls walk on the crosswalk near Dukuh Atas MRT station in Central Jakarta as they take part in the hyped Citayam Fashion Week on July 23, 2022. The event was initiated by teens from the outskirts of Jakarta who claimed to be fighting boredom after two years of COVID-19 restrictions.

The cultural entrepreneurship of Citayam Fashion Week

The Citayam Fashion Week shows how teens from Jakarta's periphery successfully constructed a new meaning, a trend, a new reality.

3 years ago

AI helps make sense of abundant data from online health consultations. (/)

AI shows its worth in making sense of online health

Natural language processing is an emerging, complex form of analysis. But a study from Indonesia showed computers can draw sense from doctors’ chats.

3 years ago

The event on Sunday began by a charity bike ride from the LRT station in Tebet.

Indonesia should strengthen accountability and transparency in social sector

Indonesia is also one of just five economies we examined in Asia that limit tax deductions for donations to organizations working in certain sectors.

3 years ago

The Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) in Central Sulawesi is shown in this undated photo.