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A resident stands near a forest fire in Simulop village, Panguruan district, Samosir regency, North Sumatra, on Aug. 7.

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How Indonesian banks can catch up on climate

Southeast Asian governments are increasing their understanding of the need to transition and many have made aggressive national commitments to tackle climate change.

3 years ago

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The race for EV and Indonesia’s bid for sustainable development

It is important to have a governance system in place to make sure that nickel mining and processing activities in Indonesia obey a minimum environmental and ethics standard. ...

3 years ago

Editorial

Our debt to Munir

No matter how bleak the picture is, this is our last-ditch attempt to keep our hopes alive that justice will one day be served for Munir and his family. ...

3 years ago

The Latest

On the surface: Indonesian Navy’s submarine Alugoro-405 built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) stays afloat near the naval base in Surabaya, East Java, on March 17, 2021. Indonesia only operates four submarines.

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Indonesia needs more high-performance submarines badly

While the development of Indonesia’s offensive underwater capacities will not be directed toward nuclear-powered submarines, the archipelago should be able to cope with ongoing evolutions in the security context.

3 years ago

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Singapore: A more humane approach to drug use?

Recent events in Singapore, which involved two top swimmers who consumed cannabis for personal use while overseas, might indicate a potential for a more flexible approach and humane treatment toward drug users, especially amid the growing trend in decriminalizing cannabis.

3 years ago

Taking teens out of traditional spaces can aid in encouraging them to read.

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Cultivating a ‘third space’ to boost teen literacy

The home and the classroom by themselves often may not offer the best environment for getting adolescents to read.

3 years ago

Indonesia's curriculum is now addressing literacy better.

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Literacy finally on the reading list in Indonesia’s curricula

For years, literacy has not been the centre of education in Indonesia. This could change after a long-awaited new curriculum was introduced during the pandemic.

3 years ago

Indonesian House of Representatives members from the PDI-Perjuangan faction take pictures while pointing at Puan Maharani at the DPR building, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, October 1, 2019. PDIP who won the most votes in the 2019 election Appoints Puan as Chair of the DPR RI 2019-2024 period.

Opinion

Analysis: Puan makes last dash in 2024 presidential bid

House Speaker Puan Maharani is making high-profile public appearances and increasingly playing the woman card in a bid to boost her electability, which has remained stubbornly low in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election.

3 years ago

The five chimney stacks of the 4,025 MW Suralaya coal-fired power plant, one of the largest of its kind in Indonesia, towers above Cilegon city in Banten province on Tuesday (24/9/2019). The two shorter stacks channel exhaust from Units 1-4 while the three taller stacks channel exhaust from Units 5-7 of the plant.

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Will alliances move the lever to decarbonize Indonesia?

Indonesia is the world’s fifth largest emitter of greenhouse gases, with fossil fuels contributing to 93 percent of Indonesia's primary energy demand.

3 years ago

Motorists line up for fuel at a gas station of state-owned company Pertamina in Gondangdia, Central Jakarta on Sept. 5, 2022. The government increased subsidized fuel prices on Sept. 3.

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Fuel subsidies morally indefensible even after price hikes

It has always been the case that the rich get more than the poor out of the government’s fuel subsidies.

3 years ago

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro takes part in a welcome ceremony for the urn with the heart of Portuguese monarch Dom Pedro I, who declared Brazil's independence from Portugal 200 years ago and was named Emperor of Brazil, at the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Aug. 23, 2022.

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Brazil: 200 years of independence

A comprehensive legal framework for environmental protection has helped Brazil keep more than 60 percent of its original forests.

3 years ago

Child care: A health worker measures the height and weight of a child aged below five at an integrated health service post in Kampung Jawa subdistrict in Banda Aceh on Aug. 2. The government data reveals that one in four children below five is stunted due to poor nutrition.

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Working together to improve children’s dietary diversity

As with the health system, Indonesia’s education system shows disparities across geographic regions, gender and economic status, particularly at the secondary and tertiary levels.

3 years ago

Islamic Student Association (HMI) members rally outside the House of Representatives in Central Jakarta on Aug. 29 in opposition to the government’s plan to increase subsidized fuel prices.

Editorial

Temporary turbulence ahead

The executive and the House of Representatives should work together to explain the economic rationale for the recent fuel price reforms to citizens, including trade union leaders and university students.

3 years ago

Seamen on surface: Cambodian navy personnel walk on a jetty in the Ream naval base in Preah Sihanouk province during a government-organized media tour on July 26, 2019.

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China’s Cambodian dream, a debt trap and security concerns

In the long term, China's interest in the Gulf of Thailand will increase, and unilateral and assertive actions by China will increase not only in the Paracel Islands, Spratly Islands, and Natuna Islands, but also in the Gulf of Thailand.

3 years ago

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet (left) is speaking with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) during their meeting in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on May 23. Bachelet was expected to visit the Xinjiang cities Urumqi and Kashgar on May 24-25 as part of a six-day tour.

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Lies cannot deny real human rights conditions in Xinjiang

The real human rights conditions in Xinjiang are that the aspirations of the people of all ethnic groups for a better life have been fully satisfied.

3 years ago

A worker at a state-owned company Pertamina petrol station changes the fuel prices displayed after the announcement of a fuel price hike, in Bekasi, West Java, on the outskirts of Jakarta, on Sept. 3.

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Glitter or gold? Indonesia's glowing economic outlook put to test after fuel price hikes

The move to slash fuel subsidies is an opportunity for the government to prove the glow of country's economy is not skin-deep.

3 years ago

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'Jilbab' and head lice: How can religion address poverty?

As wearing the hijab has increased among both women and girls in recent years, the related and growing problem of head lice in poor areas due to a lack of access to clean water has yet to be addressed.

3 years ago

Walk in the park: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (second right) and First Lady Iriana (left) take visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (second left) and First Lady Louise Araneta Marcos to the veranda of Bogor Palace on Sept. 5, 2022.

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Martial law in the Philippines: How does this relate to Indonesia?

The people of the Philippines and Indonesia should never let their guard down in protecting civic space in their respective countries.

3 years ago

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo remotely addresses the 76th session UN General Assembly on Sept. 22, 2021, in New York.

Editorial

Time to show up

If he decided not to go, Jokowi would be missing out on an important opportunity to make use of his role as president of the Group of 20 biggest economies and the incoming chair of ASEAN next year.

3 years ago

Workers remove the fine hairs on cowhide by burning it off before they cut them into small pieces to be used as ingredients for skin crackers at a home industry facility in Depok, West Java on Feb. 18, 2021. Home industries have suffered a hit in business due to the pandemic, although some still manage to hang on.

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The right policies can protect the workers of Asia and the Pacific

Our workers are generally ill-equipped to unlock new opportunities, fulfill life aspirations for themselves and their families but also to face ongoing challenges emanating from megatrends of climate change, ageing societies and digitalization.

3 years ago

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Navigating the murky waters of Data Protection Law: Time to seal the deal

While deliberations of the data protection bill will bring a temporary relief to internet users, the clause-by-clause analysis shows the other way around.

3 years ago

Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo remotely addresses the 76th UN General Assembly on Sep. 22, 2021, in New York.

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Jokowi’s likely absence from UN assembly is just ridiculous

The President has at least four capacities to speak in the yearly UN Assembly, while he can seize opportunities to hold bilateral talks with other leaders.

3 years ago

Incoming Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (left) and outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte (center) take part in the inauguration ceremony for Marcos at the Malacanang presidential palace grounds in Manila on Jun. 30. The son of the Philippines' late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was to be sworn in as president on Jun. 30, completing a decades-long effort to restore the clan to the country's highest office.

Editorial

Marcos Jr’s rescue mission

Mary Jane can hope for pardon or clemency from Jokowi as a last resort and Bongbong can convince Jokowi that she deserves it.

3 years ago

Green energy for a brighter future: Indonesia’s state-owned electricity company PLN is running a campaign titled PLN Go Green and Sustainable, in line with the nation’s pledged commitment to reduce carbon emissions for the sake of a healthier environment and sustainable development for people across the archipelago.

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Consumers’ demand compels private sector to adopt SDGs all the way

A survey found that 74 percent of Indonesian consumers preferred socially conscious brands and a further 83 percent demand more brands to create a positive impact in the community.

3 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, South 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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Ferdy murder case: Supra-power and turn back cops

Indeed, actors or agents raised in a corrupt system stand a great chance of gaining supra-power to co-opt the system.

3 years ago

Hear our voice: Speaking in front of Group of 20 leaders, the representatives of Youth 20 voice the pressing matters related to youth employment. (Courtesy of Angelo Wijaya)

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End double standards and lies; they discourage the young

The young usually mellow out of their principles, have kids and repeat the elders’ mistakes with compromises big and small in their private and public lives.

3 years ago

Demonstrators hold up signs during a protest to demand justice for Rodrigo Ventosilla, a Peruvian graduate student at Harvard and activist for transgender rights who died on the island of Bali days after being detained for alleged cannabis possession along with his husband, outside Peru's Foreign Ministry building, in Lima, Peru on Aug. 26.

Editorial

Death of a foreign citizen

This lack of transparency is hurting the family and friends of Ventosilla first and foremost, but it is also tarnishing the reputation of the holiday island of Bali.

3 years ago

Crude awakening: Motorists line up at a gas station in Malang, East Java, on May 11. The government has decided to maintain its fuel subsidy, despite the skyrocketing price of crude oil.

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Fuel price hike? Surprise!

The falling crude prices take the pressure off the government a little bit for now, but do nothing to address the deeper issue, which is that fuel subsidies remain a problem.

3 years ago

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Gaining new business perspective amid fuel price hike

The consumer price index in Indonesia has begun to increase significantly since the second quarter to the disruptions in energy and food supplies, especially after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

3 years ago

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte walk during their meeting at the presidential palace in Bogor, Indonesia, on Oct. 7, 2019.

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Colonizers force colonies to pay dearly for independence

The Dutch required Indonesia to pay all the debts of Dutch East Indies including the costs of the two Dutch military actions after Indonesia declared independence.

3 years ago

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