Innalilahi wainnalilahi rojiun,
Semua adalah milik Yang Maha Kuasa dan semua akan kembali kepada Allah SWT.
Sungguh turut merasakan duka cita mendalam atas kecelakaan tabrakan tragis Kereta Api Argo Bromo Anggrek dan KRL commuter di Bekasi pada hari Senin 27 April 2026.
Doa kami untuk para korban meninggal dan terluka serta keluarga yang berduka.
Semoga arwah mereka husnul khotimah dan yang terluka segera mendapat kesembuhan dan pemulihan.
Semoga seluruh korban dan keluarga mendapat kekuatan, ketabahan dan kesabaran dari Allah SWT.
Sehari sebelumnya (Minggu - 26 April 2026) saya naik Kereta Api yang sama - Argo Bromo Anggrek dari Stasiun Tawang Semarang menuju Stasiun Gambir Jakarta. Waktu hanya Allah yang Maha Tahu.
It’s always good to be back on campus—this time at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), University of Indonesia, Depok - Indonesia.
Teaching 25 parallel classes with 900 students is no small task. The subject is Introduction to Macroeconomics: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply—an important and highly relevant topic for understanding and analyzing macroeconomic fluctuations. Very timely indeed..!
Enthusiastic students with smart questions.
Proud of them…!
I hope the students enjoy reading their textbooks with enthusiasm and remember to bring imagination and critical thinking into their learning. The tools they acquire should translate into meaningful knowledge and a deeper understanding of the challenges of managing an economy.
Penerus Kartini
“Aku tidak tau apakah aku akan pergi ke Belanda untuk belajar jika ada kesempatan. Itu selalu mejadi impianku, dan masih, untuk belajar di Belanda…
Jika aku harus belajar, aku ingin belajar dengan baik dan hanya bisa kulakukan di Belanda atau di Batavia. Belanda diluar jangkauanku jika harus melakukannya dengan caraku sendiri dan, oleh karena itu, kemudian aku meletakkan hatiku di Batavia.”
(Surat Kartini untuk Stella Zeehandelaar, 24 Oktober 1901)
125 tahun lalu, Kartini bermimpi untuk dapat sekolah di Belanda, cita-cita yang tidak pernah tercapai. Saat ini puluhan ribu perempuan Indonesia mampu belajar di berbagai Universitas terbaik Dunia.
Merekalah penerus Kartini untuk mewujudkan cita-cita Kartini: memajukan dan mencerdaskan kehidupan bangsa,untuk mencapai kemakmuran yang adil dan beradab.
Selamat berjuang meneruskan cita-cita mulia
RA Kartini. 21 April 2026
A New Generation of Kartini
“I do not know whether I will go to the Netherlands to study if the opportunity arises. It has always been my dream, and still is, to study in the Netherlands…
If I must study, I want to study well, and I can only do that in the Netherlands or in Batavia. The Netherlands is beyond my reach if I must pursue it on my own, and therefore I have set my heart on Batavia.”
(Kartini’s letter to Stella Zeehandelaar, 24 October 1901)
125 years ago, Raden Ajeng Kartini dreamed of studying in the Netherlands, yet that dream was never realized.
Today, many Indonesian women have the opportunity to pursue the highest levels of education (doctoral degrees) at some of the world’s leading universities.
They are Kartini’s successors—the ones who carry the responsibility to realize her vision: to advance and educate the Indonesian nation in pursuit of a just and civilized prosperity.
Bersama Eyang Esti dan Eyang Lilik.
Di akhir bulan Syawal - bulan sungkeman dan halal bihalal.
Terus sehat eyang…🫶🏻💕🙏🏼
Kangen sungkem Almarhum Bapak dan almarhumah Ibu. 💕
Alfatehah untuk Bapak dan Ibu 🤲 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Invited by CETEx (Centre for Economic Transition Expertise) at the London School of Economics (LSE) and hosted by Professor Robert Patalano for an intimate discussion on “Fiscal Policy for Economic Transition in Emerging Markets and Developing Countries.”
Energy demand continues to rise with development progress and accelerated by rapid advances in digital technology and AI. At the same time, global (fossil based) energy markets are under strain, while environmental impacts are increasingly affecting people’s lives and livelihoods.
Managing and navigating this complex landscape and difficult trade off requires a credible, consistent, and effective fiscal policy framework to support the transition toward sustainable and renewable energy and supporting infrastructures.
We also discussed the role of Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action (CFMCA) which I co-chair for four years (2020-2024).
Good quality discussion.
Nairobi the new location of UN agencies (UNICEF, UNFPA, and UN Women) and visit to Kilifi – Kenya
Enjoying a lovely afternoon coffee (this time, a latte) at Spinners Web, followed by a fabulous dinner with Duta Besar RI untuk Kenya, Bapak @witjaksonoadji , dan Ibu @utami_astar in Nairobi, after my full working visit to Nairobi and Kilifi before flying back home.
Terima kasih Pak Dubes atas waktu, keramahan, dan diskusi yang sangat menyenangkan.
Spinner Web is a wonderful space showcasing and selling art products from artists and small and medium enterprises, as well as coffee from Kenya and neighboring African countries. I brought home two bags of coffee - enjoying different taste of coffee.
A very productive visit.
With MPP students from Singapore at @blavatnikschool Oxford University - a group of young intellectually curious, and energetic future policy makers preparing to tackle policy challenges present and in the future.
Attending Tokyo Conference 2026 organized by Genron NPO Japan with Fumio Kishida - Former Prime Minister of Japan, Chief Advisor of the Tokyo Conference ; Keynote speeches and panelists: Christian Wulff - Former Federal President of Germany; Paolo Gentiloni - Former Prime Minister of Italy, European Commissioner for Economy from 2019 to 2024; Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono - the sixth President of the Republic of Indonesia; Lt. General (Ret.) Keith Kellogg - Former Executive Secretary of the United States National Security Council; Satsuki Katayama - Minister of Finance, Japan.
Participated in Asian Leaders Roundtable - with topic “Asia’s Options in an Age of Power - discussing How to defend and rebuild the rules-based multilateral order”.
Also as panelists in International Symposium hosted by Japan Minister of Finance and IMF discussing “Future of Global Economy amid a Fluid International Economic and Monetary Order”
Tokyo -March 2026
Have a good discussion with @classy.mertens Early Career Fellow at @blavatnikschool . The topic was about Multilateralism and the history and evolution of G20 forum from post Asia financial crises, to Global Financial crisis and until today.
Claas Mertens won gold medal at 2015 World Rowing Championship in Aiguebelette and won 10 a German National Championship titles. He represented Oxford in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat race in 2018.
We walked and enjoyed the beautiful garden at Worcester College, Oxford University last late autumn.
