Jokowi says he will prioritize economic cooperation, not only among ASEAN member states, but in more strategic, multilateral collaboration with industrialized and advanced nations.

Despite the muted role of the region in the lead up to the loss and damage agreement, some countries in Southeast Asia demonstrated moments of progress and leadership, occasionally making headlines.

Fake behavior is all around and can have a domino effect which leads to corruption.

Corruption is rife within Indonesia’s police ranks but it’s unclear whether there is the appetite to clean up their act.

A clear taxonomy would allow investors to gauge the climate risk in their portfolio in the same way that bond ratings allow them to gauge the financial risk. 

E-commerce marketplaces as well as nontraditional avenues for digital shopping—such as business messaging, live-buying, and classifieds—are edging out direct-to-consumer channels.

Ostensibly, even though the Indonesian criminal-reform bill is radical and goes against many of the values of freedom of speech and liberty venerated by many Indonesians, it is still not enough for the extremists, who want more and harsher punishments for immorality/deviant behavior.

Indonesia can become a key player in global climate action by harnessing the potential of regenerative business in using and maintaining its forest and agricultural resources.

Disaster management is often reduced to merely the distribution of emergency relief followed by patchy recovery. Then cycle begins again when another supposedly preventable disaster occurs.

Authoritarian regimes are gaining ground, and the percentage of people living in a democracy has decreased to below 50 percent.

Civil service, as with workplaces in general, must fundamentally foster a culture of intergenerational trust and mentorship.

The benchmarking system will be set up, palm oil producers, notably Indonesia, the world’s largest producer with an annual output of over 50 million tonnes, will most likely be classified as a high-risk country of origin or supplier. 

With Indonesia’s ambitious policies in electrifying cars, scooters, stoves, as well as larger vessels and the maritime sector, we will surely also see a rising demand here.

Health leaders have a unique opportunity to strengthen patient safety, capitalizing on the unprecedented momentum catalyzed by the COVID-19 response.

In return for mobilizing both his vast volunteers and governmental networks to support his chosen candidate, Jokowi will be able to secure for himself a key position that would strengthen, if not preserve, his political influence and standing in post-2024 Indonesia.

Investors would be the ones who lost the most money when the market crashed, not the crypto influencer or crypto platform.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and transsexual (LGBT+) individuals in Indonesia have been affected during the COVID-19 pandemic by multi-layered discrimination and intolerance.

Albeit the PRI, the "official" principles for ESG, is supported by the UN to promote more-sustainable investment and business operation, there is no binding agreement that can hold all entities to adopt the ESG framework.

As the recipient country, Indonesia should actively participate in grant design and implementation rather than leave the details to donors and implementing agencies.

The last time Jokowi signaled his endorsement of Ganjar came on Nov. 26, when he said the next president of Indonesia should have white hair and a wrinkled face because it was proof that the person had worked very hard for the people. White hair is the trademark of 54-year-old Ganjar, a two-time Central Java governor.

Many cases show that the existence of civil society organisations in the context of authoritarian politics do not necessarily introduce a regime change and in a democratic context they face many limitations in advancing a liberal political order. Indeed, the global trend of authoritarianism affirms the failure of civil society in defending democratic institutions from being hijacked by reactionary populist politics. 

Our study observes that although these Twitter users were ostensibly unconnected, their posts and profiles strongly suggest that a single entity was directing all these accounts.

The recent WTO decision favoring the EU in the dispute over Indonesia's ban on nickel exports shows that the organization still has work to do to embrace multilateralism and truly be a ladder of development for all.

While the WTO's Appellate Body is paralyzed, an alternative pathway is still open to its members to settle their trade disagreements.

In our diverse country, this nationwide uprising has created unprecedented cooperation among people of all ethnicities, religions, political persuasions and economic backgrounds. 

Host countries have used the Olympics not only as platform to prove their advance feats in sports, but also to display accomplishments in economic development. 

When China’s growth continues to slow down, it will be much more difficult for other countries to survive.