
Indonesia's Petrochemical Industry (I)
This two-part research piece covers Indonesia's petrochemical industry, heralded as one of the rising golden boys of the economy. The...

Crunch Time for China’s Economy
Is the trade war a ticking time bomb or an innocuous bluff? When China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump struck a...

The Industrial Revolution 4.0: Has the Indonesian Hype Gone too Far? (III)
Looking into the Future Shall Indonesia Carry On? Piles of issues surrounding both Indonesia’s education and labour sectors seem to...

The Industrial Revolution 4.0: Has the Indonesian Hype Gone too Far? (II)
The Reality Conditions are looking rosy and optimism are constantly beaming from the policymakers. However, as the reality is uncovered,...

The Industrial Revolution 4.0: Has the Indonesian Hype Gone too Far? (I)
Introduction & The Real Meaning of Industrial Revolution 4.0 A week before I completed my exchange in the Australian National University,...

Democratic Dynamics in Indonesia
The Consequence of an Imperfect Transition Paradigm? Indonesia, the world’s third largest democracy, has long been dubbed as a miracle:...

20 Years after the Indonesian 1998 Crisis
How resilient is the Indonesian economy? Indonesia’s crisis of 1997-1998 marks a remarkable turning point: not only it changes the...

India’s 1991 Reform: Better Late than Never
Famously known for lagging behind its East Asian counterparts, have India's reforms stayed on track? India has the tools to establish...









