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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
5 Dec 2025 Indonesia’s Tycoons Pressed into National Service, Once Again Siwage Dharma Negara|Leo Suryadinata Like some of his predecessors, President Prabowo has co-opted Indonesia’s tycoons to contribute to a new bond fund. To what end? Finance Indonesia Indonesian Economy Indonesian Politics
3 Dec 2025 Indonesia’s Nahdlatul Ulama in Turmoil Ary Hermawan Indonesia’s largest Muslim organisation is split at its top echelons over worldly politics. Indonesia Indonesian Politics Religion
2 Dec 2025 Indonesia’s Problematic Criminal Procedure Code Revision Made Supriatma Indonesia’s new Criminal Procedure Code might make it harder for justice to be done. Indonesia Indonesian Politics
