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Smoke in the air, noise online: Public response to forest fires
While thick haze chokes the skies, an online disconnect between citizens and the state reveals that Indonesia’s greatest firefighting challenge may be digital, not just environmental.
Read MoreIndonesia joins global coalition to protect children in AI era
Indonesia has formally joined the Global Coalition for Children’s Rights and Protection in the Age of AI, …
Read MoreIndonesia proposes global royalty standards to WIPO
and that is how it operates. Moving forward, we want there to be defined parameters for royalty increases …
Read MoreDoes inclusive finance really need stablecoins?
Some 1.3 billion adults — more than half of them women — remain excluded from the formal financial system, and lower-income consumers still struggle to find and access the financial products…
Read MorePregnancies of two Sumatran rhinos raise hope for conservation efforts
The species is listed as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, with fewer than 80 believed to remain in the wild.
Read MoreTrump to speak to Putin on plague as US, UN urge transparency
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, as Washington and the United…
Read MoreOil rises and stocks fall as Hormuz worries flare
Both global benchmark Brent and West Texas Intermediate rebounded Tuesday and rose in early Asian trade, as figures showed Tehran had increased strikes on tankers in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
Read MoreExpanding Indonesian children’s path to higher education
The Indonesian government plans to make public schooling free and phase in tuition-free state universities, widening …
Read MoreCourt doubles suspended Riau governor’s sentence to four years
Prosecutors alleged that Wahid demanded money from officials at the Riau Public Works, Spatial Planning, Housing, Settlement and Land agency (PUPR-PKPP), threatening those who refused to contribute with removal or reassignment.
Read MoreConserving a connected ocean
Marine conservation is a fundamental component of national development among many WIO countries, but international cooperation and common financing instruments are essential because the ocean, as well as the species…
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