President Prabowo Subianto and Megawati Soekarnoputri, Indonesia’s fifth president and Chair of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), held a closed-door meeting last Tuesday ...
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The government is urged to improve its communication with the public, not just in delivering programs but also in showing empathy during public crises. Ideally, political communication shoul...
The government plans to upgrade 66 regional public hospitals (RSUD) in underdeveloped and remote areas from Type D to Type C to ensure more equitable and higher-quality healthcare services.
Job openings for domestic helpers and babysitters in Indonesia are now flooded with applicants with university degrees.
Art is the product of an individual’s ideas and thoughts, expressed through strokes, melodies, or performances. For a long time, artists have conveyed reflections on social, economic, and ...
Good governance must be supported by highly integrated, productive, and service-oriented officials. This would enable a bureaucracy that is transparent, efficient, and focused on public inte...
Tempo’s newsroom has been terrorized by a package containing a pig’s head and rat carcasses sent to one of its journalists.
The alleged corruption case in Pertamina, which has resulted in state losses of up to IDR 193 trillion, has once again highlighted the governance issues within this state-owned enterprise.
The House of Representatives (DPR) is initiating amendments to the National Education System Law (Sisdiknas Law), a move considered essential to align educational policies with current chall...
Ahead of the holidays, President Prabowo Subianto urged app-based transportation companies on Monday (Mar. 10) to provide religious holiday bonuses or holiday allowances (THR) to online driv...
The government has postponed the appointment schedule for Civil Servant Candidates (CPNS) and Government Employees with Work Agreements (PPPK).
The Work from Anywhere (WFA) policy for civil servants has been regulated under the Circular Letter of the Minister of State Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform No. 2 of 2025.
A total of 300 residents from Getas Village, Kradenan District, Blora Regency, Central Java Province, participated in a health checkup event organized by Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in col...
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) or Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) play a role in every aspect of society, from electoral reforms to gender equality and environmental issues to the ...
The government’s implementation of budget efficiency measures is feared to also affect the sustainability of mass media in the country, as the share of advertising spending in the media wi...
President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated 481 regional heads in a ceremony held at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta on Thursday (Feb. 20).
A new social media trend has gone viral recently with the hashtag #KaburAjaDulu, widely shared by Indonesian youth. This hashtag gained traction after some officials questioned the nationali...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being developed in a variety of forms at an increasing pace. This has sparked discussions about raising public awareness of the importance of policies or regu...
The Prabowo-Gibran administration is undertaking significant cost-cutting measures by implementing budget efficiency in the State Budget (APBN) and the Regional Budget (APBD).
A binge drinking event involving adulterated alcohol in Bogor Tengah, Bogor City, and Kademangan Village, Mande District, Cianjur Regency, has resulted in several fatalities.
The popularity of DeepSeek, an AI-based chatbot application from China, has faced various rejections from several countries.
Dr. Mulyadi Sumarto, a lecturer from the Department of Social Development and Welfare at the UGM Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol UGM), noted that increased BPJS premiums ar...
Facing Trump’s Policy Dynamics, UGM Expert Urges Indonesia to Reduce Dependence on the United States
The re-election of Donald Trump as President of the United States has significantly impacted diplomatic relations with Indonesia.
Seated in her electric wheelchair, Ida Mujtahidah beamed with joy as Dr. Wawan Masudi, the Dean of UGM’s Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol UGM), approached and handed her d...
Following the Constitutional Court’s (MK) decision to abolish the presidential candidacy threshold, the debate over removing the parliamentary threshold has sparked both pros and cons.
The shooting of five Indonesian irregular migrant workers in Malaysia in the past week has sparked public concern. Of the five victims, one has died.
Recently, the Indonesian Alliance of Civil Servant Lecturers under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (ADAKSI) held a symbolic protest by sending flower arrangements t...
The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) has announced plans to develop policies to protect children in digital spaces.
One of President Prabowo’s flagship programs, the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) initiative, has been implemented in several regional schools.
The Ministry of Social Affairs plans to establish the People’s School (Sekolah Rakyat) as part of efforts to alleviate poverty in Indonesia.