Bulog’s Expansion: The Return of the Command Economy in Food?
JAKARTA — Indonesia is retreating to a more interventionist food security playbook. Perum Bulog, the state’s logistics agency, is expanding its administrative remit from mere rice management to the…
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Swords into Plowshares: Indonesia’s Territorial Defense Strategy in Dompu
DOMPU — Indonesia’s defense doctrine is undergoing a subtle but significant recalibration. The recent visit by Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin to the newly established Territorial Construction…
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The Resilience of the Archipelago: Indonesia’s 5% Anchor
JAKARTA — While much of the global North frets over stagflationary ghosts, Indonesia has quietly anchored its economy in the familiar, steady waters of 5% growth. In 2025, the Southeast Asian giant…
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The Liquidity Engine: Monetary Calibration Amid Global Friction
JAKARTA — To the seasoned central bank watcher, Bank Indonesia’s latest data is more than just a fiscal spreadsheet; it is a pulse check on an economy navigating a high-stakes recalibration. The…
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Southern Comfort: A New Anchor in the Indo-Pacific
JAKARTA & CANBERRA — Geography, as Napoleon once remarked, is the only destiny. For Indonesia and Australia, two neighbors separated by a shallow sea but long divided by deep-seated suspicion,…
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The Financial Sentinel: Jakarta’s Pursuit of a Resilient Purse
JAKARTA — For an emerging economy with ambitions of grandeur, a shallow financial pond is a dangerous place to swim. Indonesia’s Finance Minister, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, understands this paradox…
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BENTENG PASAL 11: Menakar Nyali Diplomasi Prabowo di Bawah Pantauan DPR
JAKARTA — Di tengah hiruk-pikuk keikutsertaan Indonesia dalam berbagai inisiatif internasional—termasuk dewan perdamaian bentukan Donald Trump—konstitusi memberikan pengingat keras. Berdasarkan UUD…
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