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Surabaya's service-based city transformation put to the test

Surabaya, the capital of East Java, remains a hive of activity across its thoroughfares, ports, and shopping centers, ...

"Kartini without medal": Kartika's story of teaching diaspora children

Just call me Dewi Kartika. That sentence came to mind when meeting Dewi Kartikaningrat, a teacher at the Kuala Lumpur ...

Jakarta's janitor fish dilemma: When livelihoods meet cleanup drive

As the Ciliwung River winds through Kalibata in South Jakarta, stories unfold of people striving to see another day by ...

Bandung Conference at 71: Indonesia must not let its spirit die out

The Bandung Conference or the Asian-African Conference, which gave birth to the “Bandung Principles” or ...

Biofuels: Indonesia's strategic shield against energy volatility

Indonesia is navigating renewed turbulence in global energy markets as oil prices fluctuate amid ...

Dasasila Bandung: A moral compass amid polarization

More than seven decades ago, Bandung City in West Java witnessed the birth of a grand vision: a world free from ...

Safeguarding rice production as dry season and El Nino loom

While many parts of Indonesia continue to experience rainfall as of April, the looming threats of El Niño and an ...

The salty sashimi of Banda Sea: A journey through inasua history

As a maritime nation defined by its vast archipelagic reaches, Indonesia has naturally developed a profound expertise ...

Indonesia's Russia strategy: Securing energy in uncertain times

Although Iran has responded positively to Indonesia's request to allow two Pertamina tankers safe passage through ...

Indonesia's sacrifice in Lebanon and peacekeeping paradox

It is arguably safe to say that only a handful of Indonesians could point to Adchit al-Qusayr or Bani Hayyan on a world ...

From cities to villages: harnessing the economic engine of Eid al-Fitr

From cities to villages, millions of people traveled for the Eid al-Fitr homecoming, or locally known as ...

Upgrading trust in Korea–Indonesia's strategic partnership

When Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto arrived in Seoul on March 31, following a state visit to Japan, ...

AI boom or bubble? Indonesia must choose readiness over hype

The numbers are staggering. In 2026 alone, the world's largest technology companies — Microsoft, Amazon, ...

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Papua pushes fish exports as government builds ports and cold storage

Blessed with abundant marine and fisheries resources, Papua has yet to fully maximize its contribution to the ...

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Indonesia's strategic diplomacy amid the Iran-US-Israel narrative war

Under a darkening global political horizon, the boundary between physical clashes and information warfare has blurred ...