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The silver lining of Widodo's big economic miss
News, Daniel Moss, Published on 15/02/2024
» By his own standards, Joko Widodo has fallen well short of a major economic goal during his decade leading Indonesia. Growth has been laudable in a neighbourhood where the pace of expansion is undergoing a long-term slowdown, but nowhere close to the outgoing president's lofty ambitions. That's a pity, because part of Mr Widodo's attraction as a candidate in 2014 was his image as a self-made businessman, an outsider who could nudge the country towards achieving its much-promoted potential.
Covid and the climate crisis in SE Asia
Oped, Johanna Son, Published on 17/09/2020
» 'A global reset", "a sick planet", "health security" are huge, heavy phrases that have been swirling in the global psyche for most of this Covid-19-marked year. They speak of the "must-do-something" type of issues that weigh on the minds of people everywhere, including in Southeast Asia, as they hope for a post-pandemic period to come.
Trump avoids sabotaging Asia summits by not going
News, Daniel Moss, Published on 06/09/2018
» US President Donald Trump's absence from Asia-Pacific summits will do little harm to America's long-term standing in the region. It might even help.
Back in graft spotlight
News, Published on 28/11/2017
» Implicated in five corruption scandals since the 1990s but never convicted, the speaker of Indonesia's parliament Setya Novanto is a political survivor.
Let’s be pragmatic
News, Published on 03/01/2015
» With all this talk of democracy being bandied about, I have rarely seen the word “pragmatic” used.
Jokowi’s win saves democratisation
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 25/07/2014
» Many years from now when we look back at the fate of democracy and regionalism in Southeast Asia, the election victory of Indonesia’s President-elect Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is likely to be seen as pivotal.