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The Post-Presidency Storm Around Joko Widodo
Former president vulnerable in a new order
Nov 7
A ‘Hot Mic,’ a Halted Project and Trump’s Troubles in Indonesia
Kickstarting stalled projects?
Oct 28 • 
Our Correspondent
Massive Environmental Destruction in Indonesia’s Nickel-Rich Islands
“Transition to renewable energy” destroying planet while saving it, report says
Oct 17
An Islamic Boarding School and the Perilous State of Education in Indonesia
School’s collapse lays bare inadequate building standards, accommodating attitudes
Oct 14
Indonesia’s Finance Minister Purbaya’s Fiscal Populism
Betting the future on short-term glory
Oct 13
‘Patriot Bonds,’ an Indonesian Shakedown?
Prabowo risks alienating international investors
Oct 6 • 
Philip Bowring
Indonesia's Flagship Nutrition Program Faces Crisis
Free meals, costly mistakes
Sep 26
Indonesia’s High-Speed Rail Time Bomb
‘Whoosh’ Plagued by construction overruns and unrealistic revenue and passenger projections
Sep 24
Indonesia's Week of Violence: Waiting to Happen
Systemic change needed for democracy to survive
Sep 1 • 
Our Correspondent
Indonesia Plunges Into Days of Chaos
Longstanding grievances metastasize into demonstrations
Aug 31
Has Indonesia's Corruption Watchdog Reawakened?
Newly energized KPK tackles high-profile cases
Aug 28
Indonesia Legalizes Palm Oil Plantation Seizures
Prabowo’s Danantara-run SOE snaps up hundreds of companies
Aug 14
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