Undercover sting sees Indonesia cops nab Mr Big of Java dog meat trade (video & gallery)
An undercover sting operation by Indonesian police in the Central Java province of Sukoharjo has…
Better governance needed for Indonesia’s COVID-19 job stimulus programme
COVID-19 is a wake-up call for the world. The pandemic has brought some of the…
Building Indonesia’s new capital: good governance key to success (video)
Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s announcement last August that a new capital will be built in…
No law sees Indonesia’s extremist charities offering terrorists more
More than 1,100 suspected terrorists have been arrested in Indonesia since 2015, with more killed in counter-terrorism…
No handwashing for 1 in 5 Indonesians as COVID-19 runs wild
Indonesia is at a critical juncture on how it protects and responds to the needs…
Double whammy: Indonesia DHF cases rise amid COVID-19 pandemic
As Indonesia medical personnel grapple with a galloping COVID-19 outbreak a familiar harbourer of death…
Communications and transparency key to Indonesia’s COVID-19 response
In mid-February, Indonesia’s Health Minister, Terawan Agus Putranto pointed to divine intervention when explaining that…
Bold actions needed to revitalise Indonesian economy
In the late 1990s the Indonesian economy was in the midst of one of the…
Indonesia’s KPK’s anti-corruption future is grim
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is an anomaly in Indonesia’s corrupt institutional environment. As the…
China’s South China Sea expansion plans hit a wall in Indonesia (video)
China’s seemingly unstoppable expansion through the South China Sea finally hit a wall last week,…
Hobbled Indonesian corruption busters show Jokowi is no corruption buster
After he won re-election last April, Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo was eager to emphasise…
Improving Indonesia’s rice production through improved data collection
In rural Indonesia rice accounts for almost one-quarter of the total expenditures of the poor.…
Building flood resistance in Indonesia: new approaches being implemented (video)
People and vehicles stranded in floodwaters, inundated business premises, interrupted connectivity, and access to other…
Jokowi’s Palapa Ring sees Indonesia fully digitally connected
Indonesia has officially inaugurated its ‘Palapa Ring’ Internet superhighway connecting the capitals of 514 districts…
Indonesia’s Wiranto hospitalised after assassination attempt (video)
Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, General Wiranto (who uses one name),…
Central Java: This is climate change (video)
While climate science denialists may wish to continue to repudiate the realities of the current…