Living with Covid-19
IO - There is a general sense of optimism since the start of aggressive vaccine roll-outs in the United States and other developed countries, offering hope that herd immunity against Covid-19 could...
Rumors of Tesla on Halmahera soil
IO - There has been so much conflicting news about Tesla, and we don’t know what’s true and what’s not. It’s said that they have cancelled their plan to invest in Indonesia....
Reopening Bali
IO - Early last year, when news first arrived that a pandemic was spreading across the globe, most of Bali’s inhabitants could barely imagine the consequences. More than half of their economy...
A race against time: Restoring the health of the people and the economy
IO - The availability of vaccination greatly increases the hope that our economic growth will recover soon. Statistics Indonesia (Badan Pusat Statistik – “BPS”) data shows that the recession caused by the...
Responding to constructive criticism
IO - The President has invited people start to critique the Government. This sudden request has become a serious topic for discussion in various media. Of course, the President’s request is a...
China’s Silk Road, From the Physical to Digital
IO - Ever since 2013, China’s One Belt One Road Initiative, or OBOR, has become the signature policy of Xi Jinping and his Communist Chinese Party, or CCP, for realizing their vision...
Statement by FPCI on the Military Takeover and Detention of Daw Aung San Suu...
IO - Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), which is the largest foreign policy association in Indonesia and in Southeast Asia, is deeply concerned about the recent downturn of political events of...
Digital Nomads Can Save Bali. Here Is How To Attract Them
IO - Bali, like other popular tourist destinations around the world, has been devastated by the dramatic decline in visitors due to the Covid-19 pandemic. With little prospect of international travel opening...
Are Lockdowns A Big Mistake?
IO - Not long after the Covid-19 virus spread uncontrollably in the city of Wuhan last January 2020, it quickly became apparent the virus had made its way throughout large parts of...
Downfall of the Animal Husbandry Revolution
IO - The Indonesian livestock subsector is undergoing a tough test. The COVID-19 pandemic has really hit a subsector that has a different path from other agricultural ones. The livestock subsector relies...
