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Indonesia’s ‘Superheroines’ Empowered with Renewables
About a third of Indonesians, roughly 80 million people, live without electricity and many more with only unreliable access. In the country’s eastern Solor...
Investment, Strong Economic Management to Boost Indonesia’s Growth
Indonesia’s economy is expected to grow 5.3% in 2018 and 2019, as investment accelerates and household consumption improves, according to the Asian Development Bank...
Indonesia Continues to Build on Solid Economic Growth
Indonesia maintained strong economic growth in 2017 and the outlook continues to be positive, according to the World Bank’s March 2018 Indonesia Economic Quarterly.
Indonesia’s...
Saudi Prince Mohammed’s religious moderation unlikely to change Asian realities
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may be seeking to revert his kingdom to an unspecified form of moderate Islam but erasing the impact...
UNESCO Rewards Outstanding Teacher Initiatives in Chile, Indonesia and the UK
Three programmes designed to empower teachers have been named as winners of the 2017-2018 UNESCO-Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize: The Center for Mathematic Modeling...
Creating Quality Jobs Crucial to Boost Productivity, Growth in Indonesia
Indonesia must create good and quality jobs to help increase the country’s productivity and competitiveness for sustained and inclusive growth, says a new Asian...
Valentine’s Day pinpoints limits of Saudi prince’s Islamic reform effort
Valentine’s Day in Riyadh and Islamabad as well as parts of Indonesia and Malaysia puts into sharp relief Saudi Arabia’s ability to curtail the...
Bringing electricity to all corners of Southeast Asia
Providing electricity access for all remains a critical topic in many parts of the developing world. The challenge is especially acute in Southeast Asia,...
Revisiting Dictatorship: Democracy is Worst Form of Government, Indeed
The late Soeharto has become something of a poster boy for leadership as the nation searches for a president who can effectively deliver the...
Gulf Crisis Creates Opportunity for Asian Nations
The rift between the Gulf countries and Qatar has created a space for Asian countries to step in to engage with the small peninsular...