Joko Widodo

The move followed a social media outcry about high school students in West Sumatra being forced to wear the Muslim hijab.

The announcement comes as confirmed COVID-19 infections continue to spike across the archipelago.

Jokowi's appointment of his opponent from the 2019 presidential election appears to be driven by a shrewd political calculation.

The awards, along with recent high-level corruption arrests, have spurred a rare discussion of conflict of interest in Indonesia.

The firebrand's return comes at a time of Islamist political ascendancy in Indonesia.

The goodwill pledge is set to arrest a steady decline of Canberra's aid to Southeast Asia's most populous country.

The controversial bill intends to drive a particular type of economic growth, one that prioritizes manufacturing and investment.

Absent improvements in regulation and licensing, the breakneck growth in Indonesia's digital economy will soon reach its limits.

The new legislation will do irreparable harm to Indonesia's environment. It could well turn away foreign investors, too.

Civil society groups and trade unions say that the law will undermine crucial labor and environmental protections.

In pushing a package of neoliberal reforms in the midst of a global pandemic, the Jokowi administration is courting political upheaval.