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Central role: The Bank Indonesia (BI) logo is displayed on a gate in Jakarta on Sept. 2, 2020.

Editorial

Fiscal-monetary synergy

The challenge ahead is that the era of low-cost funds has demonstrably ended, especially after the Fed signaled on Wednesday that it would continue to hike rates.

3 years ago

Academia

Financial opportunity starts with access

When people say “digital disruption” those being disrupted are incumbent—often complacent—market players. ...

3 years ago

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Nutrition, stunting and gender equality: Intimate trajectories

Gender disparities in nutrition for women and girls of reproductive age are still a serious problem in Indonesia. ...

3 years ago

The Latest

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive to pose for a photograph during their meeting in Beijing on Feb. 4.

Editorial

Stop the war

As China and India have expressed their concern about the war and Putin is facing a rare instance of overt domestic opposition, the right moment has come to stop the conflict.

3 years ago

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What Personal Data Protection Law means to companies

A company can no longer negligently process – by among other methods collecting, storing and disclosing – personal data. Further, the company must ensure that the subject of the data can exercise their rights pertaining to their personal data.

3 years ago

Chairperson of the Mukernas V Committee of the United Development Party (PPP) Achmad Baidowi (center) and PPP Deputy Chairperson Fernita Darwis (two right) at the close of the Mukernas V PPP in Jakarta, Sunday (12/15/2019). One of the results of Mukernas V was to accelerate the PPP IX Congress to elect the new PPP Chairperson which was only held after the simultaneous local elections in 2020.

Opinion

Analysis: Another Islamist party is heading for the rocks ahead of 2024

Trouble is brewing at the United Development Party (PPP), the country’s oldest Islamist party and among the seven parties in the coalition government, after chairman Suharso Monoarfa was toppled by what appears to be a slip of the tongue that offended kiai, the elderly heads of Islamic boarding schools.

3 years ago

Members of the public observe a national moment of reflection in Westminster Hall to show their respect to the late Queen Elizabeth II at her coffin as it lies in state, at the Palace of Westminster in London on Sept. 18, 2022.

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How did Queen Elizabeth II do it: Because she was a woman?

There is a belief that women make good leaders due to the fact that they score higher than men in most leadership skills.

3 years ago

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi (right) reads notes during a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers with representatives of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) in Singapore on Aug. 1, 2018.

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Imagining Southeast Asia that cared about human rights

Improving human rights in the ASEAN community will only happen if the new generations feel the urgency to have a better and fairer legal framework in place to protect their freedom.

3 years ago

Cybercrime kills: People take part in a march in the memory of a 14-year-old girl (in the portrait), whose beaten body was found in the Seine River after she endured online harassment at school, in Argenteuil on March 14, 2021.

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Women, peace and cybersecurity

The Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific's women, peace and security agenda, with participation, protection and prevention among the pillars would be useful to frame and streamline approaches to create safer cyberspaces, mainly because it cuts across political-security, economic and sociocultural pillars.

3 years ago

Too easy: Hackers who talked to 'The Jakarta Post' say that the security quality of many official Indonesian websites make it easy for them to hack. (Unsplash/Mika Baumeister)

Editorial

Fostering digital resilience

Regardless of who Bjorka is, or what his real motive, the mysterious hacker is not our biggest threat. Our sheer technological incompetence is.

3 years ago

A woman (left) reacts while receiving a Pfizer booster vaccine for the COVID-19 in Jakarta, on March 29, 2022. The government has accelerated vaccination programs ahead of Idul Fitri in May, when many people leave the capital and return back to their hometowns.

Academia

A shared vision for global health security, pandemic readiness

Governments and the private sector must cooperate to ensure that capabilities to develop and produce countermeasure are widely distributed, robust, and scalable in the event of a public health emergency.

3 years ago

Olivier Becht, French minister for foreign trade, attractiveness and French nationals abroad.

Academia

Enhancing Indonesia-France successful cooperation

France wants to support the export activities of its French strategic sectors, particularly those linked to the ecological transition.

3 years ago

In this file photo, members of climate action protest group Scientist Rebellion hold signs during a demonstration in Glasgow on the sidelines of the COP26 UN Climate Change Summit on November 8, 2021.

Academia

Pockets of collaboration offer hope for tackling global challenges

Climate change is increasingly wreaking havoc worldwide, causing immense economic and human suffering.

3 years ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Preview - Tokyo, Japan - July 20, 2021 General view of the Olympic Rings outside The National Stadium, the main venue of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Academia

There is no peace without solidarity

There is a new world order in the making. We can already see today that this new world order will be more divisive than the one we are striving for.

3 years ago

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Remembering Azyumardi Azra, a man for all seasons

Azyumardi was the whole package. He carried out a beautiful balance between intellectuality and bureaucracy.

3 years ago

US one dollar banknotes are seen in front of displayed stock graph in this illustration taken on Feb. 8, 2021.

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What an extremely strong US dollar means to the global economy

Bank Indonesia’s FX reserves have already declined $9.1 billion as of August and there are no guarantees high coal prices will stay.

3 years ago

Indonesia's deforestation rate over the years.

Editorial

The billion-dollar question

By Indonesia’s own estimate in 2018, the country needs more than US$20 billion per year to achieve the 2030 emissions-reduction target.

3 years ago

Women from the Solidaritas Perempuan group participated in the rejection of the increase in fuel prices in front of the Parliament complex, Senayan on Jl. Gatot Subroto, Jakarta (Thursday, March 29, 2012). They brought pots, cauldrons and other kitchen utensils while sounding them during the protest against rising fuel prices with the workers and students.

Opinion

Analysis: Protests over fuel price hike continue but unlikely to be effective

September has been marked by massive waves of street rallies, protesting against the government’s decision to increase subsidized fuel prices

3 years ago

Medical workers treat patient inside an emergency tent at Dr. Sardjito General Hospital in Yogyakarta on July 4, 2021.

Academia

Toward the digitization of the health systems in Indonesia

A digital healthcare ecosystem will significantly expand access to care, especially for underserved communities in remote, hard-to-reach areas.

3 years ago

IDX president director Inarno Djajadi (third left) and Kehati Foundation executive director Riki Frindos (third right) during the launch of ESG Sector Leaders IDX KEHATI and ESG Quality 45 IDX KEHATI index at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) building on Dec. 20, 2021.

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The better the sustainability report, the more investment

Indonesian companies should be able to identify and explain how they manage future and potential ecological risks and consequently, prepare a strategic mitigation plan to respond to such climate risks.

3 years ago

Human rights icon: Students and rights activists carry an image of the late human rights defender Munir at a rally outside the legislative council in Malang, East Java, on Sept. 8. Munir was killed through poisoning 18 years ago.

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Munir’s family’s sacrifice, reminder of nation’s homework

Every turn to seek answers for Munir's death have added insult to injury.

3 years ago

Outgoing Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan visits the offices of The Jakarta Post in Palmerah, West Jakarta, on Sept. 9.

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The ghost of identity politics and Anies’ presidential ambitions

Anies himself is tolerant and was raised in a modern and moderate Muslim family. But he seems not to have done enough to reconcile with Jakarta voters.

3 years ago

Power up: A taxi driver recharges the battery of his electric vehicle (EV) at a Bluebird Group pool in Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta, on July 13. The government has offered incentives to encourage people to switch from conventional cars to EVs.

Editorial

Electric vehicles, now!

The hefty price hikes at Pertamina gas stations earlier this month not only alleviate the massive strain subsidies are putting on state coffers but also make conventional cars much more expensive to use.

3 years ago

Face to face: A teacher of a state elementary school in Binjai, North Sumatra talks to her students during a weekly in-class learning. The face-to-face session is part of the hybrid learning the school is adopting to prevent learning loss among students

Academia

Transforming education summit – the global moment of truth

Two in three governments have cut their education budgets while some international donors have announced their intention to reduce aid to education.

3 years ago

Back-breaking, unrewarded: Farmers in Pati, Central Java, prepare rice seedlings in a nursery plot for transplantation. Indonesia failed to meet its 2016 rice self-sufficiency target.

Academia

We all need to eat without consuming the world in the process

More than 80 percent of the world’s smallholders and family farmers live off the land in this region and their interests and livelihoods must be safeguarded.

3 years ago

Wonder women: Women of the Indonesian Air Force carry their parachutes during a military drill at Iskandar Muda air base in Blang Bintang, Banda Aceh, Aceh on Feb. 8, 2019.

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Women in security forces – debunking masculinist protection

The question of women in the armed forces has drawn excitement as well as criticism from various feminist scholars. While some argue that such inclusion invalidates the logic of masculinist protection and debunks myths of war, others contend that this does little for the cause of gender equality as it perpetuates militarization, patriarchy and war.

3 years ago

Top brass: Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Andika Perkasa (left) and Army chief of staff Gen. Dudung Abdurachman pose for the media after their induction by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the State Palace on Nov. 17, 2021.

Academia

The shameful conflict between Gen. Andika and Gen. Dudung

Factionalism in the institutions and animosity among the top brass will only erode public trust in the TNI and the police force as the guardians of national integrity, security and order.

3 years ago

Members of the Asian Citizen's Center for Environment and Health perform during an Earth Day event in opposition to climate change at Gwanghwamun square in Seoul on April 22, 2020.

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Will COVID-19 change the public’s attitude toward climate change?

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the public’s concern about climate change and improved support for green recovery policies.

3 years ago

South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae (left) poses with the Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a drama series and South Korean director Hwang Dong-hyuk (right) with the Emmy for outstanding directing for a drama series for 'Squid Game' during the 74th Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on Monday.

Editorial

Hello, ‘Hallyu’!

South Korea has invested heavily in the last two decades or so in promoting both traditional and pop cultural products that have been taking the world by storm.

3 years ago

Members of an extended family hold a ‘halal bi halal’ (post-Ramadhan gathering) near Kauman Mosque in Magelang, Central Java.

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The quality of life of Asian families in an aged society

Governments need to devise new welfare programs for the region's aging population, as Asia's traditional family unit has evolved to include a growing number of households without children.

3 years ago

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