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Where Are Business Voices Amid Prabowo’s Command Economy?
An opinion article by Media Wahyudi Askar, published in Tempo Magazine.
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Buruk rupa tata kelola MBG
An opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira, published in Majalah Tempo.
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Addressing oligarchy through a wealth tax
An opinion article by Muhammad Saleh, published in the Kompas daily.
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"Land reform" pasca bencana
An opinion article by zakiul fikri, published in Harian Kompas.
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Indonesia-China drone clash exposes foreign labor oversight gaps
An opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama, published in Asia Times.
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Opinion article by Zakiul Fikri, published on Tempo.co.
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Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama, published in Fair Observer.
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Annual China-Indonesia Survey: Insights into Indonesian Perceptions of China 2025
The China–Indonesia Survey 2025, conducted by CELIOS, provides a comprehensive overview of Indonesian public perceptions toward China amid growing bilateral engagement. The survey examines key areas including the economy, politics, technology, education, security, and the energy transition, as well as public views on President Prabowo’s closeness to China and its implications for diplomacy, national sovereignty, and global positioning. Key findings show a broadly positive outlook, with 66% of re
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CELIOS expert testimony at the Administrative Court: PLN’s 2025–2034 RUPTL burdens state finances
CELIOS Executive Director Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara gave expert testimony in Case Number 286/G/2025/PTUN.JKT concerning the review of PLN’s 2025–2034 RUPTL. In his testimony, Bhima highlighted the large share of private power producers (IPPs) in the RUPTL, accounting for 73% of total investment, and its impact on state finances, APBN subsidies and compensation, electricity supply reliability, and people’s purchasing power. Data shows that PLN’s payments to IPPs—including for electricity that goes unused—have reached hundreds of trillions of rupiah, which could potentially be classified as state losses.
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Indonesia’s MSMEs are selling—and selling out—to Chinese goods
Opinion article by Yeta Purnama and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Asia Times.
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Meals: (Not) Nutritious, (Not) Free
When Meals Are (Not) Nutritious and (Not) Free The Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) is touted as the flagship program of the Prabowo-Gibran administration. The government, through Bappenas, identifies 4 main objectives for MBG. These include meeting the nutritional needs of vulnerable groups. The program is also intended to improve the quality of education. MBG is expected to stimulate the local economy. The program is also claimed to be capable of creating jobs. President Prabowo Subianto has repeatedly said that MBG is the provis...
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Human rights dialogues lacking
An opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat Yeta Purnama, published in Taipei Times.
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