Twenty-five years since embarking on the reform era following the fall of the New Order, observers, scholars and global democracy indexes agree that Indonesia’s democracy is in a state of regression and is at risk of failure.
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Processes of rapid and truncated agrarian change—driven through expanding urbanisation, infrastructure development, extractive industries, and commodity crops—are shaping the livelihood opportunities and aspirations of Indonesia’s rural youth.
The Makassar – Parepare Railway Project is a new transportation network under construction in the province of South Sulawesi in Indonesia.
Laporan ini menganalisis rantai nilai Karagenan-rumput laut di daerah Takalar, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia, yang memproduksi sekitar 20 persen pasokan rumput laut Karagenan dunia.
This report analysed the seaweed-carrageenan value chain in the Takalar region of South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, a region that produces about 20 percent of the world’s supply of carrageenan seaweed.
During my childhood, there was plenty of water in the rivers near my home village in Lembata island, Eastern Indonesia. Two main rivers flowed all year long.
Many problem areas, such as those between Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, have been settled or managed peacefully over the years but a few fester and occasionally spark tensions.
For years, Indonesian and Australian leaders have been meeting to shake hands and declare the huge potential for our two countries to build closer relations.
In January 2021, a case that became known as ‘digital-nomad-gate’ gripped both Indonesia’s social and conventional media channels and was also reported around the world.
2022 was a banner year at the Indonesian box office. With the pandemic in the rear view mirror, movie-goers returned to theaters in a big way and pushed ticket sales of domestic films to an all-time high of 54 million.
The most important feature of democracy is the right of citizens to choose the people who exercise government power through electoral processes. These electoral processes are inherently competitive.
Bronwyn Robbins has concluded her term as Australia’s Consul-General in Makassar. The AIC was fortunate to work with Bronwyn since she took on the role three years ago.
Two cases highlight inconsistencies in the way Indonesian authorities enforce blasphemy laws.
Andi Sudirman Sulaiman: Research is the base and the starting point to understand problems and find the best solutions. Collaboration between researchers, the government and practical implementation is essential for translating research into policies which will help a community.
The Indonesian seaweed industry is at a crossroads. The implementation of the national roadmap outlined in Presidential Decree 33-2019 has reached its final stage and the Indonesian government has to decide if this national approach continues.
The Australia-Indonesia Centre has won funding to train officials in how to implement research findings into policymaking.
