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Inside Indonesia-South Korea comprehensive strategic partnership

The elevation of bilateral ties between Indonesia and South Korea to a Special Comprehensive Strategic Partnership ...

Expanding Indonesian children's path to higher education

The Indonesian government plans to make public schooling free and phase in tuition-free state universities, widening ...

Sumatra schools turn disaster recovery into hope for the future

Indonesia watched thousands of lives grind to an abrupt halt in late November 2025 as devastating floods and landslides ...

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Indonesia's green transition could reshape Its industrial future

Indonesia’s transition to a low-carbon economy puts the country at a strategic point in its industrial ...

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How four festivals are preserving Papua's rich cultural heritage

Located in eastern Indonesia, Papua offers a vast cultural landscape where the stories of hundreds of ethnic groups ...

Aligning Indonesia's digital talent with ASEAN's digital economy

The completion of negotiations on the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) in May 2026 is taking regional ...

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Indonesia's new aircraft carrier: how urgent is it?

Tuesday, October 20, 2026, marks two years since President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka ...

Accelerating connectivity to drive development across Papua

The central government is currently focusing on accelerating development in Papua. One area of focus is ...

Seeking niche in ASEAN semiconductor supply chain

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is developing a roadmap for its semiconductor ecosystem as ...

Two energy transition agendas converge on Rengit Island

Rengit Island may be just a tiny dot on Indonesia's energy map. But in August 2026, it became the intersection of ...

From labor demand to higher-value work for Indonesian migrants

The global labor market offers hundreds of thousands of job opportunities to Indonesian migrant workers, yet most have ...

Kalimantan's ASEAN trade corridor: Capturing more local value

The planned rollout of the ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS) along the Kalimantan Corridor from 2027 will deepen ...

Beyond pledges: Indonesia prepares its climate action plan for COP31

As world leaders prepare to gather in Antalya, Türkiye, for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) ...

"Sound horeg", a dilemma between public entertainment and safety

Booming music generated by "sound horeg", a traditional cultural phenomenon, is no longer confined to East ...

Indonesia's opportunity as Pinglu Canal reshapes supply chains

China has just shortened its economic distance with Southeast Asia. The opening of the 134.2-km Pinglu Canal on Sept. ...