How urgent is the revision of Indonesia’s Electronic Information and Transaction Law?
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- President Joko Widodo called for the revision of the controversial Law No.11/2008 on Electronic Information and Transaction...
Tracing Myanmar’s recurrent history of military takeovers and student-led protests
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- Massive nationwide protests against the Myanmar military coup continued to flare after the Tatmadaw's takeover earlier this...
What’s next after the Myanmar military coup?
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- The Myanmar military junta has promised a new election and that it would hand over power to...
How should ASEAN respond to the latest Myanmar crisis?
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- The Myanmar military junta orchestrated a coup of the civilian government led by de facto leader and...
Indonesia’s ranking on EIU Democracy Index 2020 reaches lowest level in 14 years — what does it mean?
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- Indonesia ranked 64 in the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)'s Democracy Index for 2020 -- its lowest ranking...
Behind several ASEAN nations’ imposition of duties on various Indonesian intermediary products
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- At least 14 countries -- four of them ASEAN member countries -- have imposed 37 import duties...
Why does Indonesia’s nickel export ban upset the EU?
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- The European Union (EU) has filed a lawsuit against Indonesia to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over...
Behind Indonesia’s natural disasters
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- Numerous natural disasters have hit Indonesia since the beginning of 2021. According to the country's disaster mitigation...
How is ASEAN military faring in the recent Global FirePower ranking?
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- The GlobalFirePower released its 2020 military ranking, with the US, Russia, China still dominating the top three,...
Why does Indonesia import electricity from Malaysia?
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- Indonesia still imports electricity from Malaysia to fulfil its power needs. Director-General of Electricity at Indonesia's Ministry...