Dr Siwage Dharma Negara is an ISEAS Senior Fellow, co-coordinator of the Indonesia Studies Programme, and the coordinator of the APEC Study Centre.
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The Riau Islands’ New Leadership: Glimmers of Light Amid the Gloom
Siwage Dharma Negara
A new leadership team in Indonesia’s Riau Islands has bold plans to steer the region back into growth, after a gruelling year fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. If they play their cards right, they are in it with a fighting chance.
Covid-19 and Indonesia: Not Quite a Lockdown
Siwage Dharma Negara
Jakarta has studied the examples of Malaysia and India and decided not to implement a full lockdown amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The social and economic costs are deemed to be too high.