By John Riady For most people, the great events of the day are sideshows to their own lives. The urgency of family, friends, God and work trump what the American poet William Stafford called the “grotesque, fake importance” of “great…
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By the Numbers: Tracking Southeast Asia’s Billionaires
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The Leaderboard: Hatta Rajasa
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Friday Five: April 12, 2013
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The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office agreed with the Japanese government this week on terms for Japan to accede to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. There will be 90-day comment period for the U.S. Congress, and then each of the other…
APEC: Continuity & Evolution
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By Monica Whaley Enough with the ‘clever’ jibes about silly shirts or acronym fatigue. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a robust, reliable and flexible “multi-tool” in the United States’ foreign and economic policy toolkit that has served U.S. interests effectively…
By the Numbers: Yudhoyono’s Euro-Trip
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Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited Germany and Hungary from March 4-8, focusing heavily on increasing trade, investment, and tourism with each country. The Germany trip comes seven months after Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Indonesia to establish the comprehensive Jakarta…
Internal Displacement in Southeast Asia
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By Phoebe De Padua Southeast Asia, where violent conflicts and natural disasters often drive people from their homes, is home to around two million internally displaced persons (IDPs). Measures that protect IDPs remain lacking in most of the region. However,…
The Leaderboard: Agus Martowardojo
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Who is he? Agus Martowardojo has served as Indonesia’s minister of finance since May 2010, succeeding current World Bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati. The reform-minded Martowardojo is known for his strong technical background and fiscal conservatism. He has called…
Yudhoyono’s Green Legacy
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By Jeremiah O. Magpile Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is entering the final two years of his 10-year presidency and is clearly making efforts to define his legacy. Throughout his tenure, Indonesia stabilized both its democracy and economy following the…
Indonesia’s Natural Resource Investment Climate
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By Jeremiah O. Magpile Indonesia’s uncoordinated management of its natural resource sector and a climate of legal uncertainty is damaging government-investor relations in the mining sector, which contributes roughly 12 percent to Indonesia’s GDP. Natural resource investment is also a…