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All ears: People listen as they attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) conference at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 8, 2022.

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Climate crisis and alternative funding for future climate action

The government estimates the total cost to fulfill the carbon emissions target will reach Rp 3.78 quadrillion (US$240 billion) by 2030.

3 years ago

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The 'Freeland doctrine' and its implications for the Asia-Pacific

A major flaw in Chrystia Freeland's world view is that it equates "liberal democracy" with Western nations and fails to recognize the democratic achievements of the "in between" nations like Indonesia and other ASEAN states. ...

3 years ago

Interview

Driving post-pandemic digital and energy transformation

At GoTo, we firmly believe that technology is the key that can power the nation into the future, especially if it benefits everyone. ...

3 years ago

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A guard is seen behind fences delineating the closed-loop ‘bubble' set up by China as a preventative measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in the Chinese capital on January 29, 2022.

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Broken China-US relations put the world's health at risk

China and the US cooperated for many years on health issues and it’s in the world's best interests they continue.

3 years ago

Youth climate activists hold a demonstration outside the building where JPMorgan Chase was holding their annual shareholders meeting on May 17, 2022 in New York City.

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Making global health greener, fairer, and younger

Global health organisations are missing many of the voices affected by their decisions.

3 years ago

A medical worker administers a booster COVID-19 vaccine dose at Qbig shopping mall in Pagedangan, Tangerang, Banten, on Sept. 18, 2022. The government aims to accelerate the booster shot rollout and has set a coverage target of 100 million by early 2023.

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Asian nations still hedging in global health diplomacy race

Although health diplomacy is instrumental in gaining influence and traction, its international rivalry is not necessarily healthy.

3 years ago

.Jakarta Governor Candidate, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono during his visit to the Jakarta Post office, West Jakarta, Wednesday, 28/12/2016.

Opinion

Analysis: AHY faces bumpy road to VP candidacy

Democratic Party chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono has been persistent in his efforts to secure a place as Anies Baswedan’s running mate in the 2024 presidential election.

3 years ago

The genome is like the human instruction manual, where words are genes and letters our DNA.

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Genome sequencing and the future of precision medicine in Indonesia

The shortage of genomic data from local patients has hampered the country’s bid to build a more individualized treatment called “precision medicine”.

3 years ago

Back to normal: People throng a shopping mall in Surabaya on Oct. 13 to watch a rock climbing competition for young people. As the government has loosened COVID-19 restrictions, shopping malls and other public facilities have resumed normal activities.

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Indonesia: A bright spot in a dark global economy

There are two ways to moderate global inflation pressure besides containing the pandemic: first, increasing relative productivity and, second, enhancing domestic supply.

3 years ago

Fomepizole is a competitive inhibitor that can treat the type of kidney failure that results only from poisoning by ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol, the two harmful substances identified in contaminated cough syrup.

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Responsible reporting: Case against acute kidney failure 'cure'

The media has a responsibility to the public in reporting medical facts accurately and in a well-structured article that avoids potential misinterpretation.

3 years ago

A show of creativity: Visitors enjoy artwork by artist Nandang Gawe.

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How Indonesia can institutionalize funding support for creativity

The Creative Economy Law has cleared the way for the facilitation of creative economy ecosystem development funding.

3 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.

Editorial

Workers deserve higher pay

The Manpower Ministry and the National Wage Council must decide on the level of the rise in the nationwide minimum wage median for 2023 before the end of the third week so that provincial administrations can immediately begin local tripartite consultations for the new minimum wage.

3 years ago

Doing the work: Several women sort plastic waste, which is a part of the waste bank program in Medan. (Courtesy of Armawati Chaniago)

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Governments in ASEAN should embrace second-life plastic

By some estimates there are up to 5 million collectors in Indonesia hand-picking increasingly valuable plastic items from the 4.8 million tons of mismanaged waste each year.

3 years ago

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Indonesia keeps G20 intact in increasingly fragmented world, says Sri Mulyani

With geopolitical conflicts and global economic turbulence, Indonesia’s Group of Twenty (G20) Presidency is hardly standing on steady ground. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, who leads the Finance Track, shares with The Jakarta Post the twists and turns of navigating the forum this year and how it eventually delivers.

3 years ago

A view of the main entrance of the Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Center where the United Nations Climate
Change Conference (COP27) will take place, in the Red Sea resort of
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 5, 2022.

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It’s time to get serious about climate adaptation

Climate change is no longer a far-off threat. It’s here, affecting lives and livelihoods and disrupting hydrological and other ecological cycles.

3 years ago

Going summit: Participants walk outside of the Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Centre before the COP27 climate summit opening in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Sunday.

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How will Indonesia balance economic growth with its green transition?

In 2021 alone, Indonesia cut 10.37 million tons of carbon dioxide from its energy plants, representing 210.8 percent of its initial target.

3 years ago

Meeting of minds: A man passes the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC, displaying a window decal for the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings on Oct. 10, the first day of the event.

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G20: A beacon of hope amid a global recession

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimate that as many as 31 countries are expected to come to the brink of recession next year.

3 years ago

'What can I help you with?': Across Indonesia, chatbots and digital assistants are becoming a normal, everyday element of customer service solutions.

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Managing digital talents to provide high-quality e-government

Indonesia is currently ranked 88th out of 193 countries for electronic-based government services, lagging far behind our neighboring countries in Southeast Asia.

3 years ago

Marked as the number one supplier of animal abuse videos online, Indonesia needs strict policies to protect vulnerable animals.

Editorial

Stop animal horror shows

The arrest of two men in September for posting videos of the torture of long-tailed macaques is further proof of Indonesia’s shameful and disproportionate role in the proliferation of animal abuse content on social media.

3 years ago

Officers check the condition of the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) for the Jakarta-Bandung Fast Train Project in Tunnel 1 in the Pondok Gede area, Bekasi DKI, Tuesday, 12/15/2020. The TBM machine has managed to penetrate the tunnel 1 tunnel structure along the 1.8 KM transverse under the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road.

Opinion

Analysis: Jokowi insists on extending Jakarta-Bandung HSR to Surabaya

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has insisted on proceeding with the Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed railway (HSR) project by extending the Jakarta-Bandung HSR to Surabaya in East Java.

3 years ago

Pluang CTO Aditya Jha (left), cofounders Claudia Kolonas (second left) and Richard Chua (second right) and COO Riadi Esadiputra

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Growing pains of start-ups

This gap makes it difficult for Indonesia to build world-class start-ups because what matters is not only the quality, but also the quantity of the human capital to support the ecosystem.

3 years ago

Participants visit the Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Centre, ready for the COP27 climate summit, in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, on November 5, 2022

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Fighting the calamitous climate crisis: More urgent now than ever

From the Pacific to South Asia to the Sahel, rising sea levels, scorching heat and terrible floods are a threat to people’s safety and security.

3 years ago

A small coffee business displays its goods and QRIS code at an MSME event in Bangli, Bali, on Sunday (9/8/2020).

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Digital payments hold the key to untapped growth in Southeast Asia

A recent survey from Stripe found that 53 percent of shoppers in Malaysia said they would abandon a purchase if the checkout process took three minutes.

3 years ago

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What data protection law means for bank consumers

Banks will need to revisit their product terms and conditions and disclosures to ensure that they contain all the information required for customers to consent.

3 years ago

Here to help: Tax officers prepare to offer their services to the public on how to fill a tax document in this photo taken at Atrium Senen, Central Jakarta, on Mar. 29.

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The global trend of a global minimum tax

Base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) practices cost countries US$100-240 billion in lost revenues annually, which is equivalent to 4-10 percent of the global corporate income tax revenue.

3 years ago

Hindu religious leaders participate in a mass prayer event on Oct. 26, wishing for the success of the Group of 20 Summit slated for Nov. 15-16, in Nusa Dua, Bali. At least 1,200 Hindu religious leaders from across Bali as well as Buddhist, Christian, Confucian and Muslim leaders participate in the prayers, which were also followed by around 150,000 people.

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G20 leaders, please don’t come to Bali just to quarrel

If the leaders, or some of them, are not willing or unable to work together to address the world’s economic and security conundrum, at least they can lower their ego so as not to worsen the suffering of many people across the globe.

3 years ago

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Navigating a complex energy transition path for Indonesia’s power sector

Indonesia now shows an increase in emissions from the power sector, primarily due to coal, up to 2030. These emissions are then expected to reduce by 2050 to meet net-zero targets by 2060 or sooner.

3 years ago

New face: The tsunami memorial (center) in Banda Aceh is seen on Dec. 12, 2019 ahead of the 15th anniversary of the disaster that claimed more than 220,000 lives across Indian Ocean countries on Dec. 26, 2004.

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Early warning, early action to keep communities safe

Over 700 million people, with a high degree of urbanization, live in low-lying coastal areas and Small Island Developing States exposed to extreme oceanic events including tsunamis.

3 years ago

Children share bread at a refugee center in Bilukpoh Kangin area in Jembrana regency, Bali, on Oct. 22, 2022. Nearly 260 people in the area were displaced after a flash flood hit on Oct. 16.

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Disaster, no more! What Bali can do after flooding

The growth of the tourism industry is one of the drivers of the massive land conversion.

3 years ago

Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chair Megawati Sukarnoputri gives a speech in Jakarta on Feb. 19, 2020.

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Korean leaders would welcome Megawati as peacemaker

An open conflict between North and South Korea has become more likely after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un fired at least six missiles into the sea on Thursday, including intercontinental ballistic missiles that triggered emergency evacuation warnings and halted trains in northern Japan.

3 years ago

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