External pressure, fiscal risks weigh on rupiah

External pressure, fiscal risks weigh on rupiah

The rupiah has again breached a psychological threshold against the United States dollar as fading hope for a swift settlement of the Iran war pushes up global energy prices and inflation in Indonesia, triggering fresh capital outflows from Indonesia.

<https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/29/external-pressure-fiscal-risks-weigh-on-rupiah?utm_source=(direct)&utm_medium=home_headlines>

Indonesia coffee trade wilts under brunt of climate change

Indonesia coffee trade wilts under brunt of climate change

Farmers, exporters, cafes feel supply chain heat as output falls; El Nino stokes new worries

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Indonesia calls for more representative UN amid changing world order

Indonesia calls for more representative UN amid changing world order

Indonesia has called for a broad reform of the United Nations, saying the world body must adapt its decision-making to changes in global power while remaining relevant to new challenges and restoring trust among its members.

<https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/22/indonesia-calls-for-more-representative-un-amid-changing-world-order?utm_source=(direct)&utm_medium=home_popular>

Recentralization concerns in fiscal, education heighten

Recentralization concerns in fiscal, education heighten

A move to reduce regional transfers and a proposal to centralize teacher recruitment by the central government are defended as an effort to curb corruption and prevent local political interference, according to President Prabowo Subianto.

<https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/21/recentralization-concerns-in-fiscal-education-heighten?utm_source=(direct)&utm_medium=home_headlines>

Jakarta's makeshift classrooms under sweltering threat

Jakarta’s makeshift classrooms under sweltering threat

Often situated in semipermanent buildings with inadequate cooling facilities, informal learning spaces often suffer more than conventional classrooms during hot weather, hindering the learning process of poor children who need them the most.

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