Cloud seeding aims to steer rainfall away from flood-hit areas or limit the formation of heavier downpours.
David Sexton
Indonesia’s decision to join BRICS under the leadership of Prabowo ostensibly stems from an ambition to position the nation as an advocate for developing countries and to reduce geoeconomic global tensions.
In mid-February 2025, a song titled Bayar, Bayar, Bayar (Pay, Pay, Pay) by post-punk band Sukatani sparked a nationwide call for greater freedom of expression under President Prabowo’s increasingly authoritarian administration.
Despite being the largest archipelagic nation in the world, Indonesia has weak seabed warfare capability. Improving it should be a priority for Jakarta.
The establishment of Danantara, Indonesia’s new sovereign wealth fund (SWF), has sparked both optimism and scepticism. Modelled after successful SWFs like Singapore’s Temasek and Malaysia’s Khazanah, Danantara is expected to optimise the management of state-owned assets, drive economic growth, and enhance national welfare.
The country has become a “dumping ground” for the developed world’s waste. Will an import ban bring real change or wind up being toothless?
Indonesia has developed several climate documents as pathways to curb climate change and adapt to its impacts. These impacts influence many elements of life, including displacement, the spread of infectious diseases, and even fatalities.
The funding freeze leaves critical health and humanitarian programmes in limbo, leading many to ask who can fill the support gap.
A tourism project of Malang City that has achieved a national charter, Kampung Heritage Kayutangan.
Indonesia’s consumer price index fell for the first time in more than two decades in February, official data showed on Monday, after the government gave a substantial discount on electricity bills to support economic growth.
The students list a number of demands, from human rights to environmental issues, but the trigger for these protests lie in deep budgetary cuts initiated across the public service, to the tune of US$44 billion. The worst ministries and agencies — including the Ministry for Manpower and the Ministry for Public Works — have proposed cuts of up to 55%. The National Consumer Protection Agency is being cut a whopping 73%. Meanwhile, the National Police, the Ministry of Defence and the Supreme Court are seeing cuts of around 15-16%.
More than 1,000 students in Indonesia’s restive Papua region took to the streets to protest a government-sponsored free-meal program, demanding that the government instead prioritize free education.
Indonesia, southeast Asia’s largest economy, has long maintained a neutral foreign policy. But President Prabowo Subianto appears keen to deepen defense and security ties with Russia.
The Indonesian government and civil society have signed a joint statement, marking a shared commitment to fast-track agrarian reform in the country.
Dialogue and friendship with the poor in Indonesia. Muslims here pray for the health of Pope Francis
A visit to the ‘Tunnel of Tolerance’ linking the cathedral and the mosque. The Sant’Egidio soup kitchen celebrates its 10th anniversary.
At Indonesia Bertutur 2024, a biannual festival exploring Indonesia’s cultural heritage through contemporary art, the historic gardens of Bali’s Museum Puri Lukisan became the stage for Amrta, a multimedia installation by artist Indah Arsyad.
