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Editorial: Reading Nolan’s Odyssey through I La Galigo

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has reintroduced one of the world’s greatest epics to a global audience. Nearly three thousand years after...

Editorial Omong-Omong
Jul 27, 2026 5 min read

Editorial: Weak Presidency

If your president’s interest is only how to survive and get re-elected in the following election, he will avoid risk and...

Editorial Omong-Omong
Jul 13, 2026 3 min read

Editorial: Deadly Militarization of Indonesian People’s Economy

Five young Indonesians are already dead, and the state continues as if nothing fundamental has happened. They were not soldiers preparing...

Editorial Omong-Omong
Jun 27, 2026 3 min read

Editorial: Blackout Nation

The current alternating power blackout across the country shows how badly Indonesia is managed under President Prabowo Subianto’s government. A country...

Editorial Omong-Omong
Jun 21, 2026 2 min read

Why Okky Madasari’s Novels Matter More Than Ever Under Prabowo Subianto

Indonesia likes to describe itself as one of the world’s democratic success stories. Since the fall of Suharto in 1998, the...

Moch Aldy MA
Jun 6, 2026 3 min read

Editorial: Why MBG Feeds Prabowo’s Presidency More Than It Feeds the Nation

The arrest of Dadan Hindayana should have been a political earthquake. As the head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan...

Editorial Omong-Omong
Jun 4, 2026 4 min read

Editorial: If Everything Is Prabowo, What Happened to Indonesian Diplomacy?

When Indonesian Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya recently responded to criticism of President Prabowo Subianto’s extensive overseas travel, he intended to...

Editorial Omong-Omong
Jun 2, 2026 4 min read

Editorial: Reformasi Is Dead, and the Rebirth of Indonesia’s Democratic Resistance

It was not just another ordinary night. It could well have been the beginning of something bigger, as concern and anger...

Editorial Omong-Omong
May 21, 2026 6 min read

Editorial: The Economy That Indonesians Actually Live In

The government celebrates 5.6 percent economic growth. Officials speak confidently about resilience, optimism, and Indonesia’s bright future. Television graphics display upward...

Editorial Omong-Omong
May 8, 2026 3 min read

Juwono Sudarsono and the Disappearing Wisdom of Power

As the lead reporter for The Jakarta Post at the hyped UN Climate Conference (COP 13) in Bali in December 2007,...

Abdul Khalik
Apr 10, 2026 3 min read