I would never have considered becoming a Research Assistant when I boarded that plane to Glasgow. The job seemed foreign to me when I started working. I imagine the little button pusher inside my brain going into panic mode because my impostor syndrome will make me think that the people asking the question are finally seeing through my disguise.

Companies are typically expected to innovate and restructure once they cannot service their debts or go out of business. However, zombies stagger along. Economists worry these firms will siphon resources from healthy parts of the economy. Moreover, we do not know if zombie firms can be strong enough to survive future shocks from rising interest rates.

The children are hungry! They are eating erasers because they cannot afford to buy lunch! Knowing that people outside the UK are worried about the cost of living crisis in the ‘once mighty empire’ sure feels odd. Because I was on the other end, commenting on troubles in the west from Indonesia.

Sitting on a creaky office chair in August 2019, I was doom scrolling Facebook in my parent's home, not knowing what to do after graduating with my bachelor’s degree. After rows of friend posts and featured news, I saw a blog post about designing a website from scratch.

Despite ongoing efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus continues its destructive march on Homo Sapiens. Despite constant efforts to stop it, the virus continues its deadly march on us. However, Humans have always been resilient. We will survive the pandemic, but nothing comes without its price.

Balancing through the heat of China’s provocation, Indonesia is walking on a diplomacy tightrope with some struggle. Besides balancing the North Natuna Sea tension, Indonesia must manage their good economic relations with Japan. Indonesian diplomatic manoeuvre was done to avoid physical conflict.