Indonesia’s government appears to have backed down in its attempt to legalize the appointment of serving military personnel to civilian government positions, after an outcry that the administration was seeking to undermine post-Suharto norms about the role of the country’s military. Yesterday, President Prabowo Subianto’s administration introduced a diluted versionContinue Reading
Vietnam has upgraded its diplomatic relations with Indonesia to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP), ahead of a similar upgrade with Singapore later this week. The elevation took place yesterday at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, where To Lam, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), was onContinue Reading
JAKARTA: Wearing a traditional Indonesian black hat and shirt, President Prabowo Subianto speaks to the camera in an Instagram video, asking his people how he can help them after his election last year. “Who hasn’t received aid from me? What are your needs right now?” Prabowo appears to ask viewersContinue Reading
JAKARTA: Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto has hit back at recent “Dark Indonesia” protests in the country, depicting a bright future as he expressed confidence that the archipelago would become the world’s fourth-biggest economy in 2050. Speaking on Tuesday (Feb 25) during the congress of the Democrat Party, part of Prabowo’s KIMContinue Reading
Natural gas has long been one of Indonesia’s primary energy sources. Gas is used to generate electricity and power industrial processes, while liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is used by ordinary Indonesians as a cooking fuel. In 2023, gas contributed 16.28 percent to the country’s energy mix, ranking third after coalContinue Reading
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has warned that government ministers who fail to do their jobs diligently and for the benefit of the people will be given the boot. Prabowo’s warning comes amid several controversies that have dogged his administration early in its term. The president marked his 100 daysContinue Reading
Indonesia’s parliament has approved the creation of a new sovereign investment fund in order to manage some of the country’s most important state-owned enterprises and generate capital for Indonesian investments elsewhere. The new body, which will be called the Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency, or Danantara, will assume controlContinue Reading
Earlier this month, Brazil, as BRICS chairman in 2025, announced that Indonesia had officially joined the bloc, becoming the first Southeast Asian nation to do so. This development resolves long-standing debates in Indonesia’s foreign policy circles regarding its BRICS status: whether it was simply expressing interest or actively pursuing membership.Continue Reading
