16 Jan 2026 Indonesia’s ‘Haj Village’ in Mecca: A Breakthrough but Strong Management and Caution Needed A'an Suryana The government has launched an ambitious plan to improve the experience for Indonesian haj pilgrims. The question is whether worldly rewards might compromise the holiness and rightfulness of the mission. Indonesia Islam
14 Jan 2026 Indonesia in 2026: Prabowo’s First ‘Real’ Year of Ambition and Why We Should Care Yanuar Nugroho On the policy front, what kind of year lies ahead for the Prabowo administration? Indonesia Indonesian Economy
13 Jan 2026 Seats Without Sway: Women in Indonesia’s Parliament Kamilatul Farikhah Women’s presence in Indonesia’s parliament still falls short of the 30 per cent quota. They are also underrepresented in parliamentary bodies handling strategic issues and in their leadership ranks. Indonesia Indonesian Politics Women
6 Jan 2026 Improving Indonesia’s Submarine Cable Resilience I Gusti Bagus Dharma Agastia Indonesia has a growing network of subsea communications cables. It needs to ramp up its capacity to bolster the resilience of such critical networks. Indonesia Indonesian Economy Indonesian Politics
30 Dec 2025 2025 Top 10 Understanding Bobby Saputra, Indonesia’s ‘Professional Son’ Brandon Tan Jun Wen Bobby’s satirical skewering of nepotism and corruption strongly appeals to Southeast Asians, who share disillusionment and a desire to laugh at a system seen as unfair and ineffective. 2025 Top 10 Indonesia Singapore Social Media TikTok
18 Dec 2025 Private Investment, Public Burden: Indonesia’s ‘Whoosh’ Lesson Romora Edward Sitorus|A. Prasetyantoko Indonesia’s first high-speed train project is historic but its government now has to prevent it going off the rails as costs spiral and boomerang onto the state and taxpayers. Indonesia transport
17 Dec 2025 Indonesia’s Slow Disaster Response: President Prabowo Constrained by His Own Agenda Made Supriatma Poor advice and a seeming refusal to acknowledge the reality and scale of the problem have hampered the Indonesian president’s response to the disastrous floods across Sumatra. Disaster Management Indonesia Indonesian Politics
15 Dec 2025 Rebalancing Indonesia’s Trade Policy: After Prabowo’s First Year Deasy Pane|Siwage Dharma Negara Indonesia has its work cut out for it given tough headwinds in global trade, but the present government’s attempts to tack its sails may give the country a chance to move in the right direction. Indonesia Indonesia Foreign Policy Indonesian Economy
12 Dec 2025 Reconstructing Indonesia’s Pesantren: Moving Beyond Concrete Matters Irna Nurlina Tragedies like the collapse of an Islamic boarding school in mid-September in West Java require nuanced solutions and hard soul-searching. Hope and inspiration may come from within the country, indeed, within the same province. Education Indonesia
12 Dec 2025 Economic Gravity: The Rise of Asian Cities’ Powerhouses Marco Kamiya Urbanisation in Southeast Asia is now one of the region’s most powerful yet under-recognised industrial policy tools. Urban planners and economists need to work together to unlock the potential of the region’s cities. Economy Indonesia Malaysia Singapore Southeast Asia Thailand Vietnam
