In rice-hungry Indonesia, El Nino-fuelled price hikes spark fears of food insecurity and unrest

Indonesia was self-sufficient in rice in the 1980s before farmland was used to build housing for the booming population, which now stands at more than 270 million people. Despite this, more than 90 per cent of Indonesian families still consume rice every day, providing more than half their daily calories. The Southeast Asian nation’s per … Read more

Indonesia election 2024: woman whose ‘words carry weight’ could determine winner of presidential polls

The three contenders for the top job – Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and former regional governors Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan – had all sought her endorsement. After weeks of deliberations, on January 10, Khofifah threw her support behind Prabowo, the former military general, who leads in polls and rose through the powerful military under … Read more