Country: ID | Published: 2026-09-23
Jakarta's attention has shifted from policy to the weather, with forest fires and haze disrupting flights in Kalimantan and Japan sending aid to help fight the blazes. The governme
Jakarta's attention has shifted from policy to the weather, with forest fires and haze disrupting flights in Kalimantan and Japan sending aid to help fight the blazes. The government is leaning into biofuels as a pillar of its energy sovereignty push, a theme that keeps domestic energy policy in focus. Meanwhile, regional diplomacy is in play, with calls for closer EU-ASEAN cooperation on a power grid and continued neighborly engagement across Southeast Asia.