Ronny P Sasmita, Author at Asia Times

Finance

MSCI’s Indonesia purge exposes a deeper market crisis

by Ronny P Sasmita May 20, 2026May 25, 2026

Southeast Asia

How low will Indonesia’s falling rupiah go?

by Ronny P Sasmita May 15, 2026May 23, 2026

Southeast Asia

Indonesia’s debt wall hits an economy running on borrowed time

by Ronny P Sasmita May 11, 2026May 14, 2026

Military

Japan-Australia frigate deal about far more than 11 warships

by Ronny P Sasmita May 1, 2026May 6, 2026

Southeast Asia

Indonesia shows the non-aligned way through US-China rivalry

by Ronny P Sasmita April 30, 2026May 6, 2026

Opinion

Israel’s nuclear bomb is the threat that dare not speak its name

by Ronny P Sasmita March 30, 2026April 2, 2026

Southeast Asia

Garuda Indonesia trapped in a relentless financial tailspin

by Ronny P Sasmita March 25, 2026March 28, 2026

Northeast Asia

Japan trades its shield for a sword sharpened for China

by Ronny P Sasmita March 19, 2026March 23, 2026

Southeast Asia

Danantara at one: promise, peril and vexing questions

by Ronny P Sasmita March 13, 2026March 17, 2026

Opinion

Trump will head to Beijing weakened — and Xi knows it

by Ronny P Sasmita February 27, 2026February 27, 2026

Southeast Asia

Indonesia’s carrier ambition risks becoming a paper tiger

by Ronny P Sasmita February 26, 2026February 28, 2026

Middle East

Welcome to Gaza Inc.

by Ronny P Sasmita February 23, 2026February 27, 2026

China

Hainan Free Trade Port is the future of globalization

by Ronny P Sasmita February 20, 2026February 25, 2026

China

The rising risk of China turning Japanese

by Ronny P Sasmita February 18, 2026February 24, 2026

Northeast Asia

The credibility gamble behind Takaichi’s fiscal populism

by Ronny P Sasmita February 16, 2026February 18, 2026

China

China’s demographic crisis has moved from theory to fact

by Ronny P Sasmita February 12, 2026February 17, 2026

World

Economic nationalism giving rise to a zero-sum world

by Ronny P Sasmita February 8, 2026February 12, 2026

Opinion

Danantara’s big plan to cannibalize Indonesia’s textiles

by Ronny P Sasmita February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

Opinion

Indonesia’s palm oil power only as strong as its sustainability

by Ronny P Sasmita January 2, 2026January 2, 2026

Southeast Asia

Indonesia among big losers of the end of cheap yen

by Ronny P Sasmita December 19, 2025December 25, 2025

Southeast Asia

Trump’s NSS puts the squeeze on Indonesia’s strategic autonomy

by Ronny P Sasmita December 15, 2025December 19, 2025

Indonesia's rupiah has lost more than 10% of its value to the dollar so far this year. Image: iStock/Getty Images

Southeast Asia

Confidence test: Indonesia to lop the zeroes off its rupiah

by Ronny P Sasmita December 8, 2025December 15, 2025

Southeast Asia

Indonesia’s new capital falls victim to the politics of forgetting

by Ronny P Sasmita and Antoni Putra December 4, 2025December 9, 2025

Southeast Asia

How Indonesia’s Danantara blends power, profit and politics

by Ronny P Sasmita and Antoni Putra November 20, 2025November 25, 2025

Opinion

Indonesia drains Danantara to keep a flagging Garuda flying

by Ronny P Sasmita November 17, 2025November 17, 2025

Southeast Asia

Indonesia-Australia security pact a timely model for middle powers

by Ronny P Sasmita November 14, 2025November 18, 2025

Opinion

Indonesia’s Suharto was hardly a national hero

by Ronny P Sasmita November 11, 2025November 13, 2025

Opinion

Indonesia bets big on powering trash – at the risk of wasting cash

by Ronny P Sasmita November 4, 2025November 4, 2025

Southeast Asia

Power grid offers a real shot at ASEAN integration

by Ronny P Sasmita October 20, 2025October 23, 2025

Opinion

Indonesia’s high-speed rail a Belt and Road cautionary tale

by Ronny P Sasmita October 14, 2025October 18, 2025

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Author Archives: Ronny P Sasmita

MSCI’s Indonesia purge exposes a deeper market crisis

How low will Indonesia’s falling rupiah go?

Indonesia’s debt wall hits an economy running on borrowed time

Japan-Australia frigate deal about far more than 11 warships

Indonesia shows the non-aligned way through US-China rivalry

Israel’s nuclear bomb is the threat that dare not speak its name

Garuda Indonesia trapped in a relentless financial tailspin

Japan trades its shield for a sword sharpened for China

Danantara at one: promise, peril and vexing questions

Trump will head to Beijing weakened — and Xi knows it

Indonesia’s carrier ambition risks becoming a paper tiger

Welcome to Gaza Inc.

Hainan Free Trade Port is the future of globalization

The rising risk of China turning Japanese

The credibility gamble behind Takaichi’s fiscal populism

China’s demographic crisis has moved from theory to fact

Economic nationalism giving rise to a zero-sum world

Danantara’s big plan to cannibalize Indonesia’s textiles

Indonesia’s palm oil power only as strong as its sustainability

Indonesia among big losers of the end of cheap yen

Trump’s NSS puts the squeeze on Indonesia’s strategic autonomy

Confidence test: Indonesia to lop the zeroes off its rupiah

Indonesia’s new capital falls victim to the politics of forgetting

How Indonesia’s Danantara blends power, profit and politics

Indonesia drains Danantara to keep a flagging Garuda flying

Indonesia-Australia security pact a timely model for middle powers

Indonesia’s Suharto was hardly a national hero

Indonesia bets big on powering trash – at the risk of wasting cash

Power grid offers a real shot at ASEAN integration

Indonesia’s high-speed rail a Belt and Road cautionary tale

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