A week ago, just as this podcast was being recorded, the hashtag #daruratdemokrasi (democratic emergency) went viral across Indonesian social media.
Media update
Indonesians are eating too much rice to the point that nationwide production keeps falling short of demand.
Since August 22, cities across Indonesia have been rocked by student-led protests against a proposal to revise the laws governing regional elections, which are due in November.
Australian officials who deal with Indonesia surely tire of commentators telling them to curb their optimism. Jakarta’s limitations as a security partner, shaped by its non-aligned foreign policy and threat perceptions that diverge from Australia’s, are well known and factored in.
The Indonesian Ministry of Transportation has reinstated the mandatory use of the SatuSehat mobile app for passengers traveling internationally. The policy was set after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox (Mpox) a public health emergency of international concern on August 14.
Indonesia is intensifying its efforts to counter the European Union’s Deforestation-Free Regulation (UEDR), which aims to block products linked to deforestation from entering the European market.
China and Indonesia have agreed to resume joint drills for the first time in a decade.
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, whose final term in office ends on October 20, has presided over ten years of democratic regression in Indonesia.
Indonesia and Japan have committed to cooperate in tackling global challenges such as climate change, waste management and conservation efforts to support environmental sustainability, Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar said following a recent meeting with her Japanese counterpart Yagi Tetsuya.
With the Grand Mass at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) and the Indonesia Sustainability Forum (ISF) at the Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta’s Acting Governor Heru Budi Hartono advised workers to work from home to avoid anticipated congestion.
President-elect Prabowo Subianto believes that Indonesia has the potential to become a global food exporter and a center of the world’s food supply chain.
Australian patient experience software provider Five Faces and Indonesian digital trust provider Privy have announced a partnership to collaborate across both countries. The announcement was made at the IndOz conference in Brisbane.
China is a big buyer of the fruit known for its distinctive odour, and Jakarta sees this as a huge business opportunity.
The IndOz Conference was held in Brisbane with an intriguing discussion about sustainable development.
A thriving new disability centre in Indonesia has become a beacon of hope for people with disabilities in Makassar, South Sulawesi. The Centre, which has just celebrated its first anniversary, was influenced by University of Melbourne research and owes much of its success to the collaborative efforts of the Partnership for Australia-Indonesia Program (PAIR).
The Indonesian Ministry of Health is strengthening health screening procedures for international tourists and foreign nationals, including state guests, to prevent the spread of the monkeypox virus (Mpox), which has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO).