OPINION

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...

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...

IO - Shocked: Indonesia was officially appointed host of the U-20 World Cup 2021. Indonesian soccer is recognized worldwide. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's achievements are evident in sports. The holding of the Asian Games last year was considered...

IO - The 74-year life of the nation and state must not be denied; it cannot be separated from the spirit and commitment of the Indonesian people to defend and fulfill Indonesia's independence, in what is popularly...

IO - Statistics Indonesia (Badan Pusat Statistik – “BPS”) has just announced Indonesia’s import-export data for September 2019. It is a disappointment, as expected, but it is still a disappointment nonetheless: Indonesia’s economy is still so vulnerable....

IO - Recently, Hong Kong people gathered in public to protest the attitude of the Chinese government, which seeks to usurp their rights by interfering in the judicial process, through the Hong Kong Extradition Bill. The Chinese...

IO - I must praise the composition of this new cabinet. That means I have to praise the compiler: President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo. Certainly, its makeup does not satisfy everyone. Especially all the political parties. But it...

IO - More than seven billion kilograms of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) is subsidized every year by the government. The LPG subsidies have totaled more than IDR 69 trillion in the state budget with LPG being the...

IO - The recipients of the Nobel Prize in Economics for 2019 were recently announced by the Nobel Committee; the prestigious award was jointly shared by Professors Esther Duflo and her husband Abhijit Banerjee from the Massachusetts Institute...

IO - In retrospect, Jokowi’s first term as president brought mixed results. Joko­wi’s signature policy of modernizing In­donesia antiquated infrastructure right­ly won him numerous plaudits, but a weakening economy, democratic back­sliding, unrest in Papua,...

IO - In retrospect, Jokowi’s first term as president brought mixed results. Joko­wi’s signature policy of modernizing In­donesia antiquated infrastructure right­ly won him numerous plaudits, but a weakening economy, democratic back­sliding, unrest in Papua,...