By The Way

Long & Winding Road to Sports

People with disabilities have been prevented from becoming professional athletes in sport as Indonesia has yet to have a sports competition...
Kukuh Basuki Kukuh Basuki
2 min read

With Money in Hands, Will We Have Better Teachers?

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani’s announcement that the budget for education will be increased to 600 trillion IDR this year, or the...
Amy Djafar Amy Djafar
2 min read

What If Indonesians Copycat Andrew Tate?

Self-styled misogynist influencer Andrew Tate cracked the most efficient tactic available in social media “game”. Last year he managed to be...
A Geofany A Geofany
3 min read

Editorial: Nepo Baby at Its Worst

Meet Muhammad Firman Faiki, a 22-year-old entrepreneur from Pemalang, Central Java, who runs billions-worth footwear business, not in his hometown but...
Editorial Omong-Omong Editorial Omong-Omong
6 min read

Editorial: ASEAN’s Myanmar Delusion and Indonesia’s Bold Moves to Make

Insanity, as Albert Einstein famously says, is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. That’s exactly what...
Editorial Omong-Omong Editorial Omong-Omong
7 min read

Editorial: The Godmother of Indonesian Politics

Those who have ridiculed Megawati Soekarnoputri, chairwoman of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), after she delivered her best...
Editorial Omong-Omong Editorial Omong-Omong
4 min read

Editorial: Will Anwar Make A Difference?

When Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met with Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in Bogor, West Java, today (Jan. 9), he...
Editorial Omong-Omong Editorial Omong-Omong
3 min read

Palm Oil, Carbon, and the (Hopefully Not) Hazy Future of ASEAN

Indonesia has immensely benefitted from land and climate condition of Kalimantan and Sumatra, allowing it to massively open palm oil plantations...
Abdul Halim Abdul Halim
4 min read

Education as Freedom

With keen eyes which are seemingly gazing without blinking, 11-year old Sita confidently retold her version of my most recent children...
Okky Madasari Okky Madasari
5 min read

Editorial: Indonesia Recovers from Foreign Policy Non-Sense

If this year’s theme of G20 “Recover stronger, Recover Together” perfectly embodies one thing, it is Indonesia’s recovery from mistake of...
Editorial Omong-Omong Editorial Omong-Omong
3 min read