Foreign groups doubt Indonesia’s reported growth rate: “Is that natural?”
IO, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (Badan Pusat Statistik – “BPS”) announced the country’s economic growth in Quarter III of 2019 at 5.02% (YoY). Many from within and outside the country harbor doubts about the accuracy...
Low political literacy, hoax prolificacy
IO - Political literacy has become an even more critical issue in our beloved country. It is an effort to build rational, knowledge- and competence-based political awareness. It is the conscious effort to understand current...
Revert to ‘Indonesian-style democracy’ before it’s too late
IO - When we left the authoritarian times of the New Order and entered the Reformation era, our democracy has been colored by voting. The presidential, legislative, and regional elections have all been carried...
Night Campus, Hong Kong-style
IO - The final puzzle of “demos” in Hong Kong has been answered. Last Sunday night
That night the radical group returned to their headquarters: at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The number is around...
College students as street opposition
IO - The track record of college students’ struggles for the sake of the Indonesian people is nothing short of impressive. Historically, college students have followed their spirit and idealism by participating in politics...
The future of U.S.-Indonesia relations
IO - Almost seventy years ago, the United States and
Indonesia officially established diplomatic relations. For the most part,
Washington and Jakarta have managed ever since to maintain close ties, the main
exception being the 1950s and...
Government debt increases: blessings or disasters?
IO - Government debt as an instrument to improve people's welfare can be seen as a double-edged knife, because it can be a "blessing" but may also be a "disaster" in the future. ...
Development of recent economic conditions
IO - Development of the Global EconomyOn Thursday, November 7, 2019, the Chinese and United States governments separately reported that their two nations had reached a preliminary agreement to resolve the ongoing trade war....
Countering America’s adversaries
IO - It is easy to disagree with a lot of what U.S. President has to say, but one thing we can wholeheartedly agree with is Trump’s describing the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions...
Homework for Minister of Manpower
IO - President Jokowi has chosen Ida Fauziah as the new Minister of Manpower to replace Hanif Dhakiri in his second cabinet. Ida Fauziah, who comes from the National Awakening Party (Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa...
Openness of APBN – APBD and public control
IO - The commotion on the Draft of APBD (Provincial Budget) of Jakarta is increasingly veering wildly, and some exploit this politically to beat Anies Baswedan. But it could ultimately beat the previous governors, even...
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