Jalan Irian No. 8, Menteng, Jakarta 10350, Indonesia

A think tank set up by chief welfare minister Aburizal Bakrie was one of nine organizations worldwide to win a US$10,000 Templeton Freedom Award Grant from the free-market Atlas Economic Research Foundation.

Freedom Institute's Director of Programs Hamid Basyaib interviews Indonesian senator Ichsan Loulembah for a pre-recorded radio talk show which airs every week in Jakarta and is broadcast by over 40 radio stations across the country.

As a precursor to a series of more public book launch and seminar events in cities other than Jakarta (planned for April 2006), we usually conduct a series of more limited discussions in our office.

Freedom Institute's Program Manager Sugianto Tandra listens to a visiting German legislator, Hellmut Koenigshaus of the Free Democratic Party who visited the Freedom Institute's library on February 28, 2006.

Indonesian philanthropist Aburizal Bakrie (second left), the founder of Freedom Institute, and Executive Director Rizal Mallarangeng pose with two high-achieving high school students who win the Achmad Bakrie Scholarships 2005, Anike Nelce Bowaire and Dhina Pramita Susanti (left).

University student Retna Hanani (left) wins our best essay award Penghargaan Ahmad Wahib 2005. Freedom Institute awards the Rp. 30 million prize ($3000)