Indonesia forest fires carbon emissions surpass all of EU (video)
Indonesia forest fires last year released 11.3 million tonnes of carbon per day, exceeding the…
How safe are Asean airlines? Pretty safe actually (video) *updated
The Asean Community’s open skies policy and rising levels of disposable income are fertile fields…
Indonesia Gets $724 mln to Further Investment Reform
A US$500 million loan by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expected to help lower…
Swiss first to fund scheme to improve Indonesia’s urban infrastructure (video)
With an annual growth rate of 4.1 per cent Indonesia’s cities are growing faster than…
Jokowi’s natural resource gamble adds 50% to Masela Block cost (video)
Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi) order on March 23, 2016 that the Masela Block use…
Indonesia Boosts Public Financial Management With Span
What cannot be measured, cannot be managed – so the saying goes. This motto for…
Keeping Jakarta Safe From Floods
Every year food vendor Suwadi dreads the rainy season – and the ensuing Jakarta floods.…
Indonesia’s Difficult Path to Achieving Digital Economy Dividends
A few years ago, lecturer Novistiar Rustandi wondered how he could help more Indonesians earn…
Indonesia’s bid to seduce foreign investors: big bang or small pop?
The first Indonesian president propelled to office not by dint of dynastic heritage or the…
Indonesian navy scuttles FV Viking, world’s most-wanted IUU pirate fishing ship (videos)
One of the world’s most wanted pirate fishing ships, the FV Viking, has been dramatically…
Day tripping Penyengat Island & the egg white mosque (video & gallery)
“It’s only an eight-minute ferry ride over to the island,” says a friendly Malay Singaporean,…
Conservative Jokowi No Reformer
In his first year in office, Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) failed to deliver on…
Can Jokowi Move Indonesia Beyond Protectionism?
Put in a comparative historical perspective Indonesia’s economic growth performance has been relatively strong. Yet…
Indonesia’s rising inequality divide (video)
Fifteen years of sustained economic growth in Indonesia have helped to reduce poverty and create…
Money Politics To Spoil Simultaneous Indonesia Local Elections
On December 9, Indonesia will have its first simultaneous local executive elections to elect governors,…
Jokowi Takes First Shot at Reforming Indonesia’s Economy
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has announced a comprehensive package of reforms aimed at reducing…