Indonesia’s aspirations to join a club of mostly rich democracies will be an uphill task because it has a long way to go to align its governance, anti-corruption, environmental, and other policies with the group’s stringent norms, analysts said.
David Sexton
Most days, Jamal Adam watches over the 10 aviaries in Ake Tajawe Lolobata National Park with veterinarians and support staff. But during the holidays this past December, the 60-year-old farmer was in charge of the ambitious conservation work.
Backed by Chinese capital, Indonesia’s rapidly growing nickel sector has shown how important geology, technology and controlling the means of production is to the battle lines being drawn over critical minerals.
I migrated to London a few years prior, but feeling homesick and far from home, I longed to make sense of my own Indonesian identity.
On February 14, 2024, Indonesia held its presidential, national legislative, and regional legislative elections on the same day.
‘Not too many surprises’: Prabowo, Indonesia’s fiery next president, vows good neighbourly relations
The presumptive next president of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, a fiery and populist former general who has railed against supposed foreign meddling, says Australia needn’t fear “too many surprises” when he takes over from Joko Widodo in October.
Flooding in Demak and Grobogan regencies of Central Java, 300 miles (500 kilometers) from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, has displaced about 11,500 people, including at least 1,100 children, and forced some schools to close as the Southeast Asian country grapples with the increasing impacts of the global climate crisis.
Sydney’s Indonesian chaplain Fr Agustinas Handoko msc is praying for his homeland following the election of a new president, Prabowo Subianto.
Indonesian healthtech platform Alodokter has raised US$5.2 million, the company confirmed to Tech in Asia. This adds to a US$6 million injection from Optima Health last year.
Indonesia may have to widen its budget deficit to fund a multi-billion-dollar free school lunch programme promised by likely new president Prabowo Subianto, showed a briefing document seen by Reuters.
A new business model is fuelling disinformation in Indonesia, cashing in on incentives from revenue generators such as Google AdSense to produce and amplify unverified news.
For the first time since Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has collected travel records (nearly 50 years ago), in 2023 Indonesia replaced New Zealand as the top destination for short-term trips overseas by Australians (short-term resident returns).
The World Health Organization (WHO) and European Union (EU) today announced the successful culmination of an initiative to support Indonesia’s emergency COVID-19 response, with a focus on building health system resilience and increasing access to essential health services, for a healthier, more health-secure tomorrow.
Aceh is a staunchly conservative province of Indonesia and the only region in the world’s most populous Muslim country that implements the Islamic law, Shariah.
Beginning about 20 million years ago, the crashing of tectonic plates created a chain of small volcanic islands in northeastern Indonesia, just south of the Philippines.
Australia is no longer competitive in the nickel market, largely due to Indonesia’s recent domination in the sector. This domination strategy has been carefully planned by Indonesia as it looks to boost its downstream industrial policy in critical minerals processing with the backing of Chinese investments.
