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EditorsPick
A Voice of Conscience Falls Silent … Farewell Kang Sola
Solahudin was more than a friend. He was a guide, a bridge, and, when needed, a sharp critic By Eddy Suprapto JAKARTA: May 1998 is a moment etched forever in my memory. The resignation of President Suharto opened a new horizon for pro-democracy activists across Indonesia. President Habibie’s brief tenure…
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South East Asia
Transforming Coal into Value-Added Energy
Eddy Suprapto at a coal mine By Eddy SupraptoPresidium of the Professional Society for Democracy JAKARTA: PT Bukit Asam (PT BA) has implemented coal downstreaming as a strategy to increase added value, create jobs, and reduce dependence on raw coal exports. Key projects, such as the production of Dimethyl Ether…
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South East Asia
Indonesia: Flare Gas Monetization
By Eddy Suprapto JAKARTA: Indonesia, with the third largest population in the world, is not a particularly rich country in terms of oil and gas resources. Its reserves are only 3.3 gibberish barrels of oil, equivalent to 0.2 percent of the world’s total. Compare this to Venezuela, which has 300.9…
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South East Asia
Indonesia: Strategic Petroleum Reserves Emergency
By Eddy SupraptoIndonesia JAKARTA: The Indonesian Strategic Petroleum Reserves emergency bell has sounded. Indonesia currently only has operational reserves sufficient for national consumption. The development of Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) infrastructure cannot be delayed due to the emergency phase.One of the crucial functions of strategic oil reserves is maintaining national…
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South East Asia
The impact of media decline
Photo via The Wellesley News By Eddy Suprapto JAKARTA: The economic crisis has caused a landslide impact on the industry in Indonesia. Until May 2025, the layoffs reached 24,867 people. In the media industry, the layoffs of journalists from online, print, and television media in the last five years of…
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