2019: A YEAR OF TREADING WATER
2019: A YEAR OF TREADING WATER by Wayne Forrest Politics dominated 2019 as it was an election year characterized by a stormy Presidential campaign, violent demonstrations by supporters of the losing candidate (Prabowo), and [...]
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
Better Late Than Never Commentary by Wayne Forrest In September President Jokowi had an eventful meeting with Rodrigo Chaves, the World Bank’s Country Director in Indonesia, who told him that out of 33 multinationals [...]
Onward/Backward
Onward/Backward [...]
Preserve Reformasi
Preserve Reformasi October 1, 2019 Commentary by Wayne Forrest Things can come suddenly in Indonesia. If you haven’t been observing Indonesia closely since President Jokowi was reelected with a solid mandate in April, you [...]
Indonesia’s Moon Shot
INDONESIA’S MOON SHOT Commentary by Wayne Forrest In 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced US plans to land a man on the moon by the end of the decade. By the time the astronauts [...]
Time To Clean Up
Time To Clean Up Efforts to cleanup Indonesia’s waterways of harmful plastic waste have been accelerating recently. This month 8,000 volunteers will assemble at 34 spots along the 110 kilometer [...]