The lessons from Manchester that the Indonesian media and public need to be reminded of are first, to remain focused on the crimes instead of the characteristics of criminals, including sexual orientation, and second, to fiercely protect victims. 

What has happened to the KPU and PDI-P is a reminder that fighting corruption is easier said than done, particularly in a country where corruption seems to have taken root.

Jiwasraya’s problems had been known since 2006, yet strangely, no stern actions were taken by the government as its shareholder.

In the past three years, Trump has wreaked havoc in America’s domestic political and legal system. Now the time has come for him to thumb his nose at international conventions.

Beyond seeking who to blame, it is critical for the government and local administrations to prepare comprehensive flood-control projects for the three provinces, which share river estuaries.

If China can agree to keep calm and carry on cooperation by respecting what little its partners ask of it, then we might still be able to experience the Asian Century of truly shared prosperity.

In the event of more extreme downpours, people need to join the volunteers, even as police and military personnel are doing everything they can to rescue families.

All parties should work hand-in-hand to ensure the safety of victims; it is not the time for politics when so many lives are at stake.

Athletes have to be responsible for their own bodies and, therefore, have to follow a healthy diet to support their performance and sustain their careers.

When the clock strikes midnight tonight, we will wave goodbye not only to 2019, but also to the 2010s, a tumultuous decade so emotionally taxing that many would certainly prefer to opt out if they could.

The case is not only about Novel, but the threat to our dream of a corruption-free society.

On Jan. 1, premiums for the National Health Insurance (JKN) will increase, affecting around 222.8 million people covered under the program.

At the end of the day, public transportation is the best answer to the routine traffic gridlock. That the story of congested flows during a holiday exodus repeats itself reflects the country’s low-capacity public transportation.

The handling of the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state has been a powerful example of how ASEAN centrality can both be viewed glass half full and half empty.

The state’s favoritism toward the majority has prevented minority religious groups from building their houses of worship and kept hundreds of Ahmadis from their homes.

The public has cast doubt over whether the newly installed KPK leaders, chairman Comr. Gen. Firli Bahuri and his deputies will make a difference. Such pessimism, however, should not matter to them as the public has always set the bar very high in the war on corruption.

More than just turning United States politics into an ugly spectacle, Trump has in his almost three years in office delivered blow after blow to American democracy.

The program certainly should be greatly welcomed as it will reduce fossil fuel consumption, cut oil imports that last year cost US$30 billion and support the country’s campaign to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 26 percent by 2030.

Failure to immediately address chronic problems in education risks Indonesia sliding further back in human development growth.

As in the execution of drug convicts, there were indications of administrative violations that, according to the Ombudsman, might have led to the deaths of innocent people.

Enacting the omnibus laws will be key to maintaining the reform momentum and will determine whether foreign investment in particular will be reinvigorated. Without a significant increase in such investment, the country will never be able to fully harness its economic potential.

As we would all like to have happier students in better schools producing more creative citizens with less stressful teachers, we are all ears for this new policy. Every well-intended change has come up against various hurdles and gaps regarding the quality of teachers and education infrastructure, vested interests and corruption.

Indonesian athletes have all the basic ingredients, but to win medals they need to train and compete at international events regularly. This is the only way they can measure their abilities against world-class opponents.

There is no better time than now for Indonesia to promote democracy. As established Western democracies struggle with their own problems of populism and illiberal tendencies, Indonesia, despite its flaws, continues to be a vibrant home for freedom.

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif’s recent statement at the House of Representatives that oil companies would be allowed to choose either cost-recovery or the fixed gross-split scheme for their production sharing contract (PSC) will go a long way toward reinvigorating investment in exploration.

A lawmaker once involved in the deliberation of the amendment of the Criminal Code proudly called the revision “a decolonization process” as the bill would replace the century-old law inherited from the Dutch colonial masters. But how is it that a bill that was said to dismantle the colonial character sparked student protests nationwide, which left five dead, in September?

The stakes are too high for the government to quietly settle the case, as Garuda is publicly listed. Transparency matters, for without it the government would put its reputation on the line both at home and overseas.

Industrialization and the urban lifestyle have made it almost impossible to achieve zero waste, therefore recycling is the least Indonesian households can do for a more sustainable lifestyle, although some have proven that zero waste is a plausible goal.

Reports of the government’s interference in Golkar’s internal affairs had been rife, with Bambang’s loyalists accusing certain Cabinet members of pressuring Golkar regional leaders to support Airlangga. 

Limited fiscal space is a major challenge for the government in meeting its development agenda.