The ‘Hunger Games’ election and intergenerational trauma
February 22, 2024
Asian news from Indonesia
Indonesia and OECD to start accession discussions
TOKYO -- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development announced Tuesday that it will open accession talks with Indonesia. If it joins, Indonesia will be the first OECD member from Southeast Asia.
Indonesia's top P2P platforms meltdown spooks retail lenders
JAKARTA -- Indonesia's peer-to-peer (P2P) lending sector, which has seen several prominent companies plunge into crisis recently, has made retail lenders and investors wary of the model that is now being put to the test.
Indonesia election 2024: Anies, Ganjar call for probe after Prabowo’s win, ‘parliament should hold a hearing’
The call comes despite comments by independent observers that there were no signs of systematic fraud in the world’s biggest single-day election, apart from matters such as outdated electoral rolls or polling delays.
Indonesia EV competition heats up with VinFast and BYD debuts
JAKARTA -- Competition in Indonesia's electric vehicle market is intensifying as Vietnamese automotive manufacturer VinFast and China's BYD enter Southeast Asia's largest economy with passenger car debuts.
World leaders seek ties with Prabowo after Indonesia election
JAKARTA -- World leaders started congratulating Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto after he took a big lead in last week's presidential election, seeking to strengthen relationships with the probable next leader of a country with a growing international presence.
Indonesia election: How Prabowo's big night unfolded
JAKARTA -- Indonesians cast their ballots Wednesday to choose the successor to Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in the world's largest direct presidential vote.
Prabowo's victory won't bring authoritarian rule back in Indonesia
Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir is the Asian studies subject coordinator at the Asia Institute of the University of Melbourne and the author of "State of Disorder: Privatised Violence and the State in Indonesia."