European Union’s plan to embargo Russia again rises world oil prices. The increase in fuel prices is a bet for Pertamina’s finance.

The government and the legislature are moving fast to carry out a plan to create new provinces in Papua. Two of Jokowi’s cabinet ministers are presiding over the deliberations on the legal umbrella for the regional expansion in the House.

Residents of Yensawai plant mangroves, seagrass, and corals to protect their village’s ecosystem. They hope that it could become a tourist destination.

The quality of street crimes enacted by youth gangs in Yogyakarta, including inter-school brawling and random gang violence, has shifted. Aside from such crimes escalating in number, their victims have also become more random. Perpetrators are no longer mostly school students.

Indonesian Village Administration Association Chair Arifin Abdul Majid expresses his concern about a village association national gathering during which the much-debated presidential term extension was promoted. He warns against the dangers of village officials getting involved in politics.

Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman

Askrindo has stumbled into a chaotic claim against Rp190 billion worth of bank guarantees. The policy issuance was filled with oddities.

Letters: from the Pelalawan forest to handling an ankle injury.

By not condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Indonesia could lose the respect of the international community. This is a betrayal of our Constitution.

These days, following Putin’s attack on Ukraine and the world seeming to be once again split in two, people are talking about the new ‘Cold War’. But times have changed.

THE CATHOLIC community reenacts the Way of the Cross in the Stasi Kwamki Narama Catholic Church in Timika, Papua, on Friday, April 15, 2022. The Way of the Cross commemorates the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus Christ on the cross/ANTARA PHOTO/Sevianto Pakiding

SWEDISH Ambassador to Indonesia, Marina Berg, arrived in Indonesia five years ago with a clear mission: to deepen and broaden bilateral cooperation between Sweden and Indonesia, particularly in the critical areas of sustainable development and the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, her commitment remained unwavering. The Sweden-Indonesia Sustainability Partnership, focusing on the sectors of energy, transport, digital technology, and health, has been actively progressing.

As her term came to an end in August, Marina Berg took the opportunity to share her valuable five years of work in Indonesia during a TEMPO TALKS session.