The Unintended Consequences of the Malioboro Electric Becak Transition Program: A Case Study in Failed Energy Policy
The transition toward green transportation in Yogyakarta’s iconic Malioboro district has become a cautionary tale of how top-down policy implementation, lacking grassroots consultation and technical rigor, can undermine the livelihoods…
The Silent Crisis Facing Indonesia’s Leopard Cat Populations: Understanding the Ecological Consequences of Human-Wildlife Conflict
The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis), known locally in Indonesia as the kucing kuwuk, stands as a critical yet increasingly vulnerable predator within the nation’s diverse ecosystems. Often mistaken for a…
The Scandal of the Kalimantan Honorary Worker and the Civil Servant A Detailed Account of Alleged Infidelity and its Institutional Consequences
The landscape of Indonesian social media has been recently dominated by a developing scandal involving a government honorary worker and a female civil servant (ASN) based in Kalimantan. The case,…









