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Editorial: Does the president really need 26 more advisors?
Paid with public funds, these advisors’ work must leave public trails for scrutiny
 • The Reformist Desk
Jakarta Bonds: The capital’s brave leap towards fiscal autonomy
What would Indonesia’s first attempt at municipal bonds, a 22-year-old decentralization breakthrough, actually look like?
 • The Reformist Desk
The case against data centers near reservoirs
The politics of water in a drying Java
 • Anisa Indah Pratiwi
The real reasons behind Indonesia’s recurring forest fires
The second episode of Second Thoughts, our new video series, is out on YouTube
 • The Reformist Desk
Editorial: Elections Law revision must honor Court’s rulings
The Court has made the case for fairer representation. The House must write it into law.
 • The Reformist Desk
The premature landing of Indonesia’s N250
The untold story of the country’s failed industrial revolution
 • Faris Abdurrachman

September 2026

The economics of forest fire
What 30 years of fires tell us about Indonesia’s climate inaction
 • The Reformist Desk
Editorial: What the Bayan takeover says about Indonesia’s concession management
Let’s bring transparency to this rent-seeking-prone sector
 • The Reformist Desk
Why we need more celebrities in parliament
Celebrity MPs’ push for the Copyright Bill shows what happens when policymakers have a real stake in their decisions
 • Ravio Patra
Anatomy of a neglected film industry
The politics that keep it a fraction of its full potential
 • The Reformist Desk
Editorial: Good luck, Suahasil Nazara
It’s going to be an arduous odyssey taking over the Treasury
 • The Reformist Desk
The cost of inaction in waste management reform
We can’t afford to burn more money on firefighting at dumpsites
 • Donny Julius and Yobel Novian Putra
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