On Tuesday 10th September 2024, the Global Encounters Monash (GEM) team headed back to Makassar, Indonesia. Over the following week we had a jam-packed range of activities that took us from the port of Makassar across the southern coast of South Sulawesi all the way to Biru.
Media update
The University of Melbourne — in partnership with Universitas Gadjah Mada and others, has established the Global Humanities Alliance (GHA), an initiative that aims to raise the profile and social and political impact of the humanities and social sciences globally.
The European Union’s recent decision to propose a 12-month delay to the enforcement of the Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR) has sparked new conversations, especially for nations like Indonesia.
Live cattle exports have remained consistent for the majority of this year, with strengthening demand from main markets Indonesia and Vietnam making up for less breeder cattle trade with China.
Inaugural Rector Designate announced for the Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia campus
Professor Greg Barton, one of Australia’s leading scholars in Indonesian culture and politics, has been announced as the first Rector Designate of The Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia campus.
De Heus, a global leader in animal nutrition, on Oct. 14 announced that it has strengthened its presence in Indonesia with the acquisition and launch of a facility in Purwodadi, Central Java.
During the dry season in the city of Makassar in the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi, the state-owned power company PLN rations hydroelectric power due to low water levels.
When Ahmadi, a local storyteller on the Indonesian island of Simeulue, sings a lullaby to his one-year-old grandson, the song is not one about fairies and angels but rather about the precautions to take in a potential tsunami.
Implementation of higher biodiesel mandates in Indonesia, the world’s biggest palm oil producer, is likely to tighten supplies of the vegetable oil, a leading industry analyst said on Tuesday.
Jakarta is proposing 200 percent tariffs on Chinese goods, citing the United States’ policies as an inspiration.
Dimas and Bella had plans to earn some money and travel Australia when they arrived for their working holiday.
Indonesian Vice President Ma’ruf Amin proposed the reactivation of direct communication between high-ranking ASEAN officials and the Chinese government to discuss the tension in the South China Sea.
On 5 October 2024, the Indonesian National Military (TNI) celebrated its 79th anniversary with great fanfare at the National Monument (Monas) complex in Central Jakarta.
President-elect Prabowo Subianto aims for Indonesia to achieve food self-sufficiency within four years of taking office.
Eloise Feilden considers whether Jakarta’s bustling cocktail scene can retain its relevance with the spotlight shining elsewhere.
A major Chinese solar panel manufacturing development on an Indonesian island saw renewed clashes in September between a company allegedly controlled by an Indonesian household name and the island’s Indigenous communities resisting eviction.
