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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...
Paris and Pittsburgh, pesticides in Indonesia: When none is best
D onald Trump famously said, “I was elected to represent the people of Pittsburgh, not Paris,” when he announced the withdrawal by the...
Supreme Court’s Verdict Denying Compensatory Tariff to Power Projects opens a pandora box!
A dani power limited has set up a power plant at Mundra with a total capacity of 4620MW. It has a power purchase...
Saudi king’s “Clash of Civilizations”, convergence with Indonesia’s hypocrisy and opportunism
When my older sister who lives in Germany came to Indonesia recently, we gave her the royal treatment. Well, she’s family after all, and...
King Salman Goes to Southeast Asia
L ast week, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud kicked off a month-long tour in Asia in a bid to win...
Jakarta Gubernatorial Election 2017: Who Will Be Eliminated?
Approaching the polls February 15, 2017, competition has been increasingly rigorous among the three candidates who are contesting in the Jakarta Gubernatorial Election (Pilgub)...
Lessons from the Precipice: North Korea and Indonesia as ‘Mentors’ for Iran
Since the revolution, Iranian politics have progressed through a number of phases, becoming progressively more splintered as time passes, where the question of which...
Hungry of Hungary – One (senti)mental journey
Some days ago, I achieved historical continuity between Hungary and Indonesia — well, at least in connection to my father and me. How so?...