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Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) shakes hands with President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo as he arrives for the G20 leaders' summit in Nusa Dua, Bali on Nov. 15, 2022.

Academia

Xi's reelection may help RI economy, but protests may worsen anti-Chinese sentiments

Indonesia cannot turn a blind eye to what is currently happening in China – from massive protests against the government’s prolonged lockdown policy to repressive acts by the Chinese security forces against civilians.

2 years ago

Academia

Indonesia’s climate target still got the worst rating despite being “more ambitious”

Global research coalition Climate Action Tracker (CAT) categorises Indonesia’s climate goals as “Critically Insufficient”, which means they are far from enough to curb global warming. ...

2 years ago

Opinion

Analysis: Digital rupiah to pressure electric money and digital wallet dominance

Ever since Bank Indonesia (BI) announced their intent to to create a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in July, everyone voiced concern regarding the risk of the monetary authority becoming a competitor to digital wallet services. ...

2 years ago

The Latest

People stand on a promenade overlooking a river in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Dec. 10, 2022, a few days after the Chinese government started easing its COVID-19 curbs.

Editorial

China is open for business

Straight out of the gate from easing its zero-COVID policy, China has filed a dispute with the WTO over the US’ microchip curbs, while the Asian superpower’s reopening also means a boon for Indonesia.

2 years ago

A TV screen displays footage of former police internal affairs chief Insp. Gen. Ferdy Sambo attending a closed-door questioning by ethics commissioners at the National Police headquarters in Jakarta on Aug. 25. Ferdy has been accused of the premeditated
murder of his aide-de-camp Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat in July.

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When FIFA World Cup competes with Yosua’s murder trial

In the wake of growing public distrust in the law enforcers and judges due to the alleged judiciary mafia practices, it would be too long to wait for the panel of judges to deliver their verdict on Yosua’s murder case.

2 years ago

Citizens in need: Local people line up for the government’s cash transfer program in Rangkasbitubung district, Lebak regency in Banten on Nov. 13. Over 1,000 lower-income families from nine districts are entitled to the assistance disbursed under the Family Hope Program.

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Targeting protection for vulnerable groups amid global recession

The exclusion errors of the government's social safety net program during the pandemic indicate that the provision of targeted social protection must be improved, especially for the six provinces most likely to be impacted hard the global recession.

2 years ago

Supporting hand: Workers make hand-rolled cigarettes on Sept. 2 at an unidentified factory in Kudus, Central Java. The factory’s workers are among the recipients of the government’s direct-cash assistance, which provides Rp 300,000 (US$19.22) per month per household.

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Asia Pacific mayors forge powerful alliance to end tobacco use

The Health Ministry proposed the amendment of the regulation in May 2021, only to stir a conflict with several other ministries.

2 years ago

East meets West: European Union High Commissioner for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell (right) attends the EU ministerial meeting as part of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting in Phnom Penh, on Aug. 4, 2022.

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EU can do much more to support ASEAN’s ambitious agenda

In order to change shifts and reach a new level of cooperation, it is indispensable to upgrade the level of political mechanisms between EU and ASEAN.

2 years ago

The Indonesian delegation to the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, pose for a photo, in Geneva, 1958, with Ahmad Subardjo Djoyoadisuryo (third left) and Mochtar Kusumaatmadja (third right).

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Reflecting on the 40th anniversary of the constitution of the oceans

Some have argued that the convention gives too much power to coastal states and that it fails to adequately protect the rights of other nations with regard to the use of the oceans.

2 years ago

Time of their lives: Tourists are seen having fun at The Lawn beach club in Canggu, Bali. (Unsplash/Cassie Gallegos)

Editorial

Welcome, (rich) retirees!

While not generally rich, many of the retirees living in Bali, Lombok, Jakarta and other places have lived in, loved and contributed for a long time to their country of choice.

2 years ago

Artists perform a traditional play held in conjunction with the second Indonesian Women's Ulama Congress, hosted by the local pesantren (Islamic boarding school) Hasyim As'yari, in Jepara, Central Java, on Nov.26.

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Indonesia’s solidarity urgent for repressed nations

Indonesians remain wary of religious justifications of violence against civilians: On Dec. 7, a suicide bomber, a convict released on parole last year, attacked a police station in Bandung, West Java, killing one policeman.

2 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo greets his supporters after speaking to the press at the Djakarta Theater in Central Jakarta on April 17th 2019. Early counts showed the incumbent had won his reelection bid.

Opinion

Analysis: How powerful is Jokowi in deciding the 2024 outcome?

Speaking on Nov. 26 at the gathering at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jokowi said these were traits of a leader who had spent their time thinking about the wellbeing of the country.

2 years ago

MNC Land, owned by tycoon Hary Tanoesoedibjo, is said to redevelop the site on which Pan Pacific Nirwana Bali Resort was built.

Academia

MNC Group clarifies

Trump Organization is only responsible for operation and branding, while the owner is MNC Group.

2 years ago

Planting season: A farmer collects paddy seedlings to be planted in a rice field in Pesarean village in the Central Java regency of Tegal on Nov. 14, 2022. A 2010 study found that the new rice fields in Indonesia lacked healthy soil, good water quality and microorganism to produce maximum yields.

Academia

Healthy soil for more nutritious food and healthier planet

Managing soil health with sustainable-agriculture practices and diversifying agriculture crops will lead to the nutrient density in harvested crop products and enrich crop products destined for people's consumption.

2 years ago

A worker carries rice at the Cipinang Central Rice Market in Jakarta on March 15, 2021.

Editorial

Tough call on rice

At times, rice import is necessary to avert calamities such as a food crisis, speculator's intervention, a severe price hike or inflation and thinning Government Rice Reserves (CBP).

2 years ago

Immunity boost: A health worker administers a booster vaccine in the Blok M area of South Jakarta on Aug. 14. Over 58.8 million people, of the 234.6 million targeted, have received booster shots so far.

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Protecting people with weak immune system from COVID-19

New research has found that the effectiveness of a third vaccine dose is lower in patients with immunodeficiency disorders.

2 years ago

Click and buy: A Jakarta resident uses a device to shop on a local e-commerce platform on June 15. The digital market continues to thrive in Indonesia and Asia in general.

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The future of Indonesia's digital-tax regime after G20 Summit

E-commerce taxation should be governed by a separate law, given its nature as a regular fiscal instrument rather than an emergency-financial response to the precarious situation.

2 years ago

People in need: Residents of the Cibeunying Kidul area of Bandung bring home social assistance packages from the President on May 4, 2022. The assistance was part of the social protection program to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Bank Indonesia strategy for perfect storm 2023

The fiscal authority can use the funds to boost economic growth and to provide social aid funds for people affected by the global recession.

2 years ago

Closing statement: Ministers deliver statements during the closing plenary at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on Nov. 20, 2022.

Academia

The good, the bad and the ugly for forests and people in Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Despite the muted role of the region in the lead up to the loss and damage agreement, some countries in Southeast Asia demonstrated moments of progress and leadership, occasionally making headlines.

2 years ago

An attendee poses for a picture near a model Earth during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 19, 2022.

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Tracking ASEAN countries’ energy agendas from COP27

In the short term, methane emissions are still expected to rise steadily, but in the long run, ASEAN member states may have to reconsider using gas as a transitional fuel.

2 years ago

Delegates enter the room ahead of the opening of the 15th Bali Democracy Forum at the Nusa Dua Convention Center in Bali, on Dec. 8, 2022.

Editorial

Do better for democracy

We still believe democracy remains the best option for preserving what is valuable in human life.

2 years ago

Taking lead: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (second right) speaks during a press conference to announce new cabinet members at the Prime Minister’s office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Dec. 2, 2022.

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Anwar’s victory precursor to Nusantara’s economic, sociocultural revival

The political imagination and economic revival of Southeast Asia, especially Nusantara writ large, cannot be ruled out.

2 years ago

Change of guard: Indonesia's President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (right) receives the gavel from Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen as the ASEAN chairmanship is passed to Indonesia at the closing ceremony of the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits in Phnom Penh on Nov. 13, 2022.

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Adopting G20 success in ASEAN meetings and summits

Jokowi says he will prioritize economic cooperation, not only among ASEAN member states, but in more strategic, multilateral collaboration with industrialized and advanced nations.

2 years ago

Anticorruption People’s Movement activists rally at the Digulis traffic circle in Pontianak, West Kalimantan.

Academia

Fake behavior strikes a chord with the corrupt

Fake behavior is all around and can have a domino effect which leads to corruption.

2 years ago

Police officers line up to enter the State Palace in Jakarta on Oct. 14, 2022.

Academia

Who will clean up Indonesia’s dirty cop problem?

Corruption is rife within Indonesia’s police ranks but it’s unclear whether there is the appetite to clean up their act.

2 years ago

Climate activists protest outside the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Center, during the COP27 climate conference in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of the same name, on Nov. 17, 2022.

Academia

Arranging blended for financing energy transition

A clear taxonomy would allow investors to gauge the climate risk in their portfolio in the same way that bond ratings allow them to gauge the financial risk.

2 years ago

A man looks out from a shop as an armed police officer stands guard following a blast at a district police station that according to authorities was a suspected suicide bombing, in Bandung, West Java, on Dec. 7.

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Extremist tic-tac-toe: How the new penal code correlates with the Bandung attack

Ostensibly, even though the Indonesian criminal-reform bill is radical and goes against many of the values of freedom of speech and liberty venerated by many Indonesians, it is still not enough for the extremists, who want more and harsher punishments for immorality/deviant behavior.

2 years ago

A man browses products on a mobile online shopping app on June 16, 2022 in Jakarta.

Academia

Preparing for the next evolution of Southeast Asia’s digital consumers

E-commerce marketplaces as well as nontraditional avenues for digital shopping—such as business messaging, live-buying, and classifieds—are edging out direct-to-consumer channels.

2 years ago

A group of people take a walk on May 20, 2022 in a peat forest, Southeast Asia’s largest, situated between the Katingan and Mentaya rivers in Central Kalimantan.

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Post-G20/COP27: Regenerative business potential for RI

Indonesia can become a key player in global climate action by harnessing the potential of regenerative business in using and maintaining its forest and agricultural resources.

2 years ago

Women cook beside the rubble of a collapsed house in Cugenang, Cianjur, West Java, on Nov. 23, 2022, following a 5.6-magnitude earthquake on Nov. 21.

Academia

Lessons from Cianjur: earthquake-prone Indonesia does not have seismic mitigation plan

Disaster management is often reduced to merely the distribution of emergency relief followed by patchy recovery. Then cycle begins again when another supposedly preventable disaster occurs.

2 years ago

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