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burung maleo khas sulawesi yang terancam punah akibat deforestasi dan perburuan telurnya

Birdsong tells only part of a forest’s story: Evolutionary trees reveals the rest

Halvina G Saiya, University of Sheffield; Universitas Indonesia

Attention can’t be bought, so brands turn to memes

Farhan Mutaqin, University of Edinburgh dan Almukantar Fikriansyah

When disaster crosses borders, Indonesia’s credibility is tested twice

Jessica Martha, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan

How Indonesia responds and communicates therefore matters not only for disaster management, but also for its global reputation.

21 years after disaster helped bring peace to Aceh – has botched Indonesian response to floods reignited calls for independence?

Azifah Astrina, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Universitas Gadjah Mada

A flag with a crescent and red background flutters in the wind.

What rises from the ash? How an island changed in the aftermath of the Anak Krakatau eruption

Dian Fiantis, Universitas Andalas; Budiman Minasny, University of Sydney; Frisa Irawan Ginting, Universitas Andalas, dan Rudiyanto, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu

An aerial view of the Anak Krakatau eruption.

Why does Southeast Asia keep breathing the same haze — and can ASEAN do more to stop it?

Rifki Dermawan, Universitas Andalas

Indonesia bears the primary responsibility for forest fires on its territory, but haze becomes more than a domestic environmental problem.

Scientists predicted Friday 13 November 2026 will be ‘Doomsday.’ Should you be worried?

Alan MacEachern, Western University

A crowd of humans, facing the camera, with a city street behind.

Skepticism around green ride-hailing: How to gain riders’ trust

Ardy Wibowo, Universitas Diponegoro dan Andi Wijayanto, Universitas Diponegoro

September’s ozone hole was the biggest in 20 years. The warning signs appeared months ago

Hannah E. Kessenich, University of Otago; Annika Seppälä, University of Otago, dan Dan Smale, Earth Sciences New Zealand

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Education & Culture

Stop policing AI in the classroom, start teaching it

Zakaria Lacheheb, International Islamic University Malaysia

From keyboard to EDM: How ‘jedag-jedug’ subculture is shaping Indonesia’s electronic music scene

Muhammad Rayhan Sudrajat, The University of Melbourne

keyboard, jedag jedug, rave, village, electronic music

Bali’s traditional boats embody centuries of maritime tradition – but they’re quickly disappearing

Sarah Ward, Australian National University

Traditional Balinese boats line a beach.

Alor’s healing plants: a treasure trove of medical knowledge and oral tradition

Francesco Perono Cacciafoco, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Indonesia plans to rewrite its national history: A return to an incomplete narrative?

Adrian Perkasa, Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies

national history, indonesian history, history revision

Economy

Attention can’t be bought, so brands turn to memes

Farhan Mutaqin, University of Edinburgh dan Almukantar Fikriansyah

Algorithms don’t care: how AI worsens the double burden for Indonesia’s female gig workers

Suci Lestari Yuana, Universitas Gadjah Mada

AI traps Indonesian female gig workers in exploitative working conditions

Justice, trust and Sharia: why Malaysia must reform its Islamic home financing

Nuarrual Hilal Md Dahlan, Universiti Utara Malaysia

Demand-centric labor-intensive industries may help our shrinking middle class

Kadek Swarniati, Badan Pusat Statistik

Getting rich without fat: The challenge of developing countries such as Indonesia and Mexico

Rusli Abdulah, Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) dan Katerine Restrepo Gómez, Nagoya University

Environment

Borneo forest fires spike again: Why El Niño isn’t the sole culprit

Frisa Irawan Ginting, Universitas Andalas dan Dian Fiantis, Universitas Andalas

The missing link in the blue carbon agenda: The workforce

Carolina Contreras, Climateworks Centre

More than half of Earth’s migratory bird species are declining – here’s how we can still save them

Peter P. Marra, Georgetown University dan Nathan W. Cooper, Smithsonian Institution

A bird with unique spoon-shaped bill stands in water on the sand.

Two decades of research show Indonesia’s coral reefs are heat-tolerant — but only up to a point

Tries Blandine Razak, IPB University

Seen but not forgotten: How citizen science helps document biodiversity in remote Borneo villages

Erik Meijaard, University of Kent dan Emily Meijaard

Health

Hantavirus exposure among wildlife farmers in Vietnam: A warning for Southeast Asia

Ha Thi Thanh Nguyen, Uppsala University; CGIAR; Hung Nguyen-Viet, International Livestock Research Institute ; Jiaxin Ling, Uppsala University, dan Steven Lam, Wilfrid Laurier University; CGIAR

Pain and the struggle for relief: How fear influences patient access to medical opioids

Elisabeth Kramer, UNSW ; Andi Hermansyah, Universitas Airlangga; Anshar Saud, Universitas Hasanuddin; Asmin Fransiska, Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya ; Barbara Mintzes, University of Sydney; Desak Ketut Ernawati, Universitas Udayana; Kirsty Foster, The University of Queensland; Paul Glare, University of Sydney, dan Simon Butt, University of Sydney

From smartphones to clinics: What Indonesia can learn from Thailand’s disease tracking

Mutiara Indriani, Australian National University dan naruemon thabchumpon, Chulalongkorn University

Why people with dementia wander – and how families can keep them safe

Kevin Kristian, Monash University

Dementia affects your memory and makes it harder to think clearly.

Ending malaria in Papua: Why oral communication matters as much as medicine

Ermi Ndoen, Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change (IRGSC) Kupang; Ari Probandari, Universitas Sebelas Maret; E. Elsa Herdiana Murhandarwati, Universitas Gadjah Mada ; Kharisma Dewi, Universitas Gadjah Mada , dan Rhondemo Kikon

Illustration of a malaria-transmitting mosquito.

Politics and Society

When violence goes viral: Why visual evidence matters in Indonesian activism

Jessica Kim, Monash University

Why Indonesia’s parliament struggles to maintain independence and trust

Jefferson Ng, Australian National University

People across the cities in Indonesia flock to the streets to protest the high salaries of lawmakers and demand the dissolution of the sitting parliament.

How Indonesia’s female candidates have used social media to boost Islamic image and win elections

Haryanto, Universitas Hasanuddin dan Rizkika Lhena Darwin, Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry

7 crucial issues casting a shadow over Prabowo-Gibran’s likely Indonesian election victory

Ahmad Nurhasim, The Conversation; Anggi M. Lubis, The Conversation; Hayu Rahmitasari, The Conversation; Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, The Conversation, dan Robby Irfany Maqoma, The Conversation

The biggest threat to Indonesia’s democracy? It’s not Prabowo, it’s the oligarchy

Ary Hermawan, The University of Melbourne

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Birdsong tells only part of a forest’s story: Evolutionary trees reveals the rest

Attention can’t be bought, so brands turn to memes

When disaster crosses borders, Indonesia’s credibility is tested twice

21 years after disaster helped bring peace to Aceh – has botched Indonesian response to floods reignited calls for independence?

What rises from the ash? How an island changed in the aftermath of the Anak Krakatau eruption

Why does Southeast Asia keep breathing the same haze — and can ASEAN do more to stop it?

Scientists predicted Friday 13 November 2026 will be ‘Doomsday.’ Should you be worried?

Skepticism around green ride-hailing: How to gain riders’ trust

September’s ozone hole was the biggest in 20 years. The warning signs appeared months ago

Enjoy your Sunday morning with updates from Indonesia

Education & Culture

Stop policing AI in the classroom, start teaching it

From keyboard to EDM: How ‘jedag-jedug’ subculture is shaping Indonesia’s electronic music scene

Bali’s traditional boats embody centuries of maritime tradition – but they’re quickly disappearing

Alor’s healing plants: a treasure trove of medical knowledge and oral tradition

Indonesia plans to rewrite its national history: A return to an incomplete narrative?

Economy

Attention can’t be bought, so brands turn to memes

Algorithms don’t care: how AI worsens the double burden for Indonesia’s female gig workers

Justice, trust and Sharia: why Malaysia must reform its Islamic home financing

Demand-centric labor-intensive industries may help our shrinking middle class

Getting rich without fat: The challenge of developing countries such as Indonesia and Mexico

Environment

Borneo forest fires spike again: Why El Niño isn’t the sole culprit

The missing link in the blue carbon agenda: The workforce

More than half of Earth’s migratory bird species are declining – here’s how we can still save them

Two decades of research show Indonesia’s coral reefs are heat-tolerant — but only up to a point

Seen but not forgotten: How citizen science helps document biodiversity in remote Borneo villages

Health

Hantavirus exposure among wildlife farmers in Vietnam: A warning for Southeast Asia

Pain and the struggle for relief: How fear influences patient access to medical opioids

From smartphones to clinics: What Indonesia can learn from Thailand’s disease tracking

Why people with dementia wander – and how families can keep them safe

Ending malaria in Papua: Why oral communication matters as much as medicine

Politics and Society

When violence goes viral: Why visual evidence matters in Indonesian activism

Why Indonesia’s parliament struggles to maintain independence and trust

How Indonesia’s female candidates have used social media to boost Islamic image and win elections

7 crucial issues casting a shadow over Prabowo-Gibran’s likely Indonesian election victory

The biggest threat to Indonesia’s democracy? It’s not Prabowo, it’s the oligarchy

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