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Could going religious spur trillion dollars in extra financing for SDGs in Indonesia?

Islamic finance principles and tools are very much aligned with SDG values; avoiding excessive speculations, promoting risk-sharing and limiting debt to the value of assets. ...

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The basic problem with 190 years of land rights in Nusantara

By giving up land rights to investors for a colossal period of time, the state has limited its ability, as a nonprofit entity, to maximize the amount of good it can directly bring from land to people. ...

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President Joko Widodo (center) accompanied by Head of the National Task Force Expert Team for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19 Wiku Adisasmito (left) and member Dewi Nur Aisyah (right) delivered a press statement at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta on June 24, 2020.

Opinion

Analysis: Campaign to keep Jokowi beyond 2024 takes a legal course

The campaign to keep President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in power beyond his term, which ends in October 2024, continues, this time going through the court, making it harder for anyone to stop it without being accused of tampering with the country’s legal system.

2 years ago

People wait to be evacuated by the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police on March 8, 2020 in Tembagapura district, Mimika regency. Thousands of local residents have been displaced from their homes due to armed conflict between security forces and militant separatist groups.

Debating culture in the equation of Papua's conflict resolution

Whether the customs of a local culture are considered as part of conflict resolution, they should not supplant justice and law in determining the final resolution.

2 years ago

Wholly utilizing new and renewable energy with a capacity of 100 kilowatt-peak (kWp), the Waduk Muara Nusa Dua floating solar power plant (PLTS) ensured the reliability of the electricity supply for the Group of 20 Summit in Bali in November 2022.

The shadow over solar power

President Jokowi should assert his leadership, if he is really serious about achieving the renewables target he flaunted at the G20 Summit in Bali.

2 years ago

Dollar haven: A teller counts United States dollar banknotes at a money changer in Jakarta on Oct. 4, 2022. As of October, the rupiah had depreciated 8 percent against the US dollar.

The cost of BI and the Fed monetary tightening

As the spread between BI and the Fed rates dropped to 1 percent from 3 percent, the yield on Indonesian financial assets became less attractive to investors.

2 years ago

Baby care: Family welfare movement volunteers measure the height of a girl under the age of 5 in an integrated health post in the Bougenvile area of Depok, West Java, on Sept. 7, 2022.

Of partnerships and a revolution: Let’s eradicate stunting

The Health Ministry’s Basic Health Survey reveals a worrying statistic: the 2018 anemia prevalence in young women and pregnant women, respectively, stood at 32 and 48.9 percent.

2 years ago

Tax official Rafael Alun Trisambodo (right) arrives at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in Jakarta on March 1 to attend a questioning regarding the sources of his wealth.

Crazy showy Indonesians

Flaunting wealth seems to be an obsession these days, fueled in large part by the reach and instant gratification of social media.

2 years ago

Side by side: Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar (center) and his counterparts from ASEAN member countries join a photo session ahead of their meeting in New Delhi on June 10, 2022.

India-ASEAN collaboration: Shaping a new global agenda for a multipolar world

With the Group of 20 and other efforts, India is demonstrating an ambition to bring about a new era of pluralism and coexistence.

2 years ago

Citizens in need: Local people line up for the government’s cash transfer program in Rangkasbitubung district, Lebak regency, Banten, on Nov. 13, 2022. Over 1,000 lower-income families from nine districts are entitled to the assistance disbursed under the Family Hope Program.

Poorly designed policy for financial inclusion of low-income communities

The most pressing issue with the financial inclusion program in Indonesia lies in the following areas: first, the readiness of beneficiaries in managing bank accounts; and second, policy mistranslation from national and local to rural levels.

2 years ago

All about women: A visitor captures pictures displayed in a photo exhibition titled “Women Fighters” held in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on March 8 in conjunction with International Women’s Day.

Singaporean way to observe International Women's Day

In Indonesia, some conglomerate families continue to prosper until the third generation.

2 years ago

An employee arranges rupiah banknotes at Bank Mandiri in Jakarta on June 23, 2022. Currencies in Southeast Asia and around the world dropped against the United States dollar in 2022 as the Federal Reserve hiked rates particularly fast.

Deposit guarantee rate should be aligned with BI policy rate

The rigidity of national banking interest rates is accused of opening a dichotomy between the monetary sector and the real sector.

2 years ago

Members of labor organizations protest against the government’s decision to increase subsidized fuel prices, outside the House of Representatives building in Jakarta on Sept. 6, 2022.

Business a harmonizing force in a polarized Asia

The biggest measured contributors to polarization are distrust in government and lack of a shared identity, followed by a feeling that the system is unfair.

2 years ago

A section of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway is seen in Padalarang, West Java, on March 7. Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi reported that the project had reached 84 percent completion and the system should be operational in July.

Advancing public-private joint ventures to develop transportation sector

The KPBU is an example of creative financing structures that are emerging in response to Indonesia’s infrastructure needs and the government’s limited funding capabilities.

2 years ago

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a residential area near the site of the Pertamina fuel depot fire in Plumpang, North Jakarta, on March 3, 2023.

What to do about Plumpang

Many are questioning how residential areas could have been constructed so close to such dangerous facilities.

2 years ago

Protesters show the three finger salute during a demonstration outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok on July 26, 2022.

Tea and a quiet word: How women influence peace talks in Myanmar

Myanmar’s formal peace efforts have traditionally involved only men. It’s time for that to change.

2 years ago

Students and activists from Women's Movement against Violence Alliance (Gerak Perempuan) participate in a rally in front of Education and Culture Ministry on Feb. 10, 2020.

Indonesian universities are still slow in implementing anti-sexual violence measures

The global fight against sexual violence in the higher education sector has seen important progress in the last decade.

2 years ago

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil speaks in front of civil servants as they gather for dawn prayers at Al-Jabbar Grand Mosque in Gedebage, Bandung, West Java, on Dec. 30, 2022.

The unsolved problems of our construction of knowledge

The increasing role of the middle class in the current trend of religious revival shows that, while the socio-economic gap has been widened, the fluidity of religious sentiment has become the social glue that sticks people from various socio-economic backgrounds together.

2 years ago

Babysitting: Trainees learn how to take care of a baby at a domestic worker staffing agency in Jakarta. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has asked the House of Representatives to pass the domestic worker protection bill, which has been stalled in the House for nearly 20 years.

Urging Indonesia to lead care economy in ASEAN

Across the world, unpaid care and domestic work is disproportionately done by women and girls, especially those living in poverty.

2 years ago

A batik maker colors cloth using natural dyes. Manufacturers in Kampung Laweyan in Surakarta, Central Java, have begun to shift from artificial colors to natural dyes in batik coloring to reduce river pollution.

Addressing inequality in Indonesia's creative industries

The dominant narrative in Indonesian government's efforts to develop the country's creative economy is still centered around traditional economic indicators such as GDP, labor market growth and exports.

2 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo speaks on Jan. 30, 2023 during a Cabinet meeting in Jakarta.

End Cabinet uncertainty

The President's credibility is at stake as he continues to leave the greater public in the dark over whether he will finally reshuffle his Cabinet as he has promised, repeatedly.

2 years ago

Women participates in the international women's day 2020 in Sarinah, Central Jakarta, on March 8, 2020. The community demands gender equality rights on international women's day, and rejects Omnibus Law.

Gender equality won’t come by itself. It has to be pursued

We should all be alarmed by products and services that bake in gender inequality right from the start, and digitize patriarchy and misogyny.

2 years ago

Migrant workers in Hong Kong grouped under the Indonesian Migrant Workers Network (JBMI) celebrate Eid together on May 16, 2021.

Indonesia must take lead in ending oppression of women migrant workers

Deeply rooted discrimination against women reflects in the feminized sectors, in which the majority of the workforce is (often migrant) women, such as domestic work, care work and sex work.

2 years ago

A man walks past a mural on the upcoming elections in front of Pasar Anyar market in Tangerang, Banten.

It’s obvious, district courts do not decide elections

The Central Jakarta District Court is simply not an appropriate court to determine this case, much less to render a verdict with this impact, and it seems miraculous that the judges of this court could have thought that it was.

2 years ago

BI might just hang tight

Should the Fed decide on a further increase in its federal funds rate, that would challenge BI to follow suit, or else the rupiah will come under pressure and imported inflation will rise.

2 years ago

Seller cuts beef at Cijantung market, Jakarta, Tuesday (6/4/2021). The Director General of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health of the Ministry of Agriculture said that 188,000 cows are ready to be slaughtered to meet the availability of beef supply for the period of April and May 2021.

Opinion

Analysis: Bulog accused of collusion leading to high buffalo meat price

The government opened up buffalo meat imports to provide a substitute for beef, the price of which has been rising, but the effort seems to have been undermined as the buffalo meat price has followed suit and risen as well.

2 years ago

Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk speaks virtually with Anindya Bakrie (left), chairman of the Supervisory Board of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, at the B20 Summit as part of the G20 dialogue in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Nov. 14, 2022.

Developing a talent strategy to build new businesses

CEOs of corporate ventures must be prepared for the rockiness of building a new business and recognize when alternative approaches have to be taken.

2 years ago

Safety first: A laboratory technician analyzes samples with PCR method to detect COVID-19 in the biosafety level 2 laboratory Biomnis in Ivry-sur-Seine, near Paris, on Oct. 28, 2020.