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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (right) and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) ride bamboo bicycles at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, on June 6.

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New hope for Indonesian language learning in Australia

After the Bali bombings in 2002, some Australian parents forbade their children to learn Indonesian and objected to school trips to Indonesia.

3 years ago

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How misinformation derails free speech

Misinformation is a serious challenge for regulators, a minefield for individuals who seek the facts, and a barrier to governments and organizations wanting to disseminate important information. ...

3 years ago

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Jokowi’s East Asian trip for pineapples and railways

During the encounter with his host Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on July 26, President Jokowi raised a sensitive bilateral issue, namely the Jakarta-Bandung railway project. ...

3 years ago

The Latest

Health workers screen passengers arriving from abroad for monkeypox symptoms at Anna International Airport terminal in Chennai on June 3.

Editorial

No monkey business

The government and the public should not let the prevailing homophobia derail our efforts to contain the spread of monkeypox.

3 years ago

A marquee of the Arango Orillac Building lists the Mossack Fonseca law firm, in Panama City, on April 4. Panama's president says his government will cooperate.

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Data and computational journalism key in the digital era

Thanks to the internet, anyone -- not just media that are true to journalistic ethics and standards –- can provide information accessible all over the globe anytime.

3 years ago

Batam Health Agency head Didi Kusumajadi (left) visits the Batam Free Trade Zone Hospital, Riau Islands, on Monday to inspect its isolation and emergency rooms, following findings of a rare monkeypox case in neighboring Singapore over the weekend.

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Don’t repeat our COVID-19 mistakes with monkeypox

Playing-with-fire behavior could be avoided with monkeypox by fully trusting in science and allowing experts to lead the process.

3 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photograph prior to a meeting in Beijing on July 26.

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‘Xie xie’ for the vaccines

The early delivery of tens of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses from China helped Indonesians endure the health crisis, although many Indonesians were doubtful about their efficacy as compared to Western vaccines.

3 years ago

Money, money, money: Debt collectors have their own concerns, from welfare to security. (Unsplash/Mufid Majnun)

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‘Hijrah’ moment: Leaving the dark side of payday loans

To overcome their indebtedness, many individuals apply for another online--payday loan, which traps them in the "Rob Peter to Pay Paul" situation.

3 years ago

Creative work for noble cause: Students paint slogans on T-shirts about HIV/AIDS during a program organized by the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) at Hotel Indonesia Traffic Island Circle in Jakarta recently. The program was organized as part of PMI’s campaign to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS among youngsters.

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The HIV response is in danger—the promise of ending AIDS is under threat

New HIV infections have increased since 2015 in 38 countries. Fortunately, in Indonesia the number new infections continue to fall.

3 years ago

As hepatitis is seen as a highly transmittable infection, patients living with it face social stigma that can lead to discrimination.

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Bringing hepatitis care closer to community

Viral hepatitis is a disease of the liver that is preventable, treatable and curable in most cases. It is a disease where elimination can be achieved and must be achieved!

3 years ago

The Bantar Gebang landfill in West Java.

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Innovative solution to the perennial waste problem

Solving Jakarta’s waste problem will require the identification of new technology partners and funding sources, as well as a legal and political climate that is conducive to international investments.

3 years ago

Papuan students grouped under the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) hold a protest in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta on Aug. 28, 2019. They rallied against racial abuse and demanded that the government retract an internet blackout in West Papua and Papua.

Editorial

License to silence

In fact, social media has contributed significantly to the spread of lies, fake news and hatred that lead to sociopolitical segregation, like what happened during recent elections in Indonesia and beyond.

3 years ago

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (center) talks to reporters during a visit to Rinca Island in the Komodo National Park, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, on July 21, 2022.

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The dark future of conservation and tourism in Komodo park

UNESCO has warned of the potential hazard of mass tourism as the government planned to bring in 500,000 visitors inside the Komodo National Park once pandemic restrictions are loosened.

3 years ago

Members of the Myanmar security forces stand guard on a street in Yangon on July 19, 2022, on the 75th Martyrs' Day that marks the anniversary of the assassination of independence leaders including general Aung San, father of the currently deposed and imprisoned leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Suspend Myanmar before the Phnom Penh ASEAN Regional Forum

More than just deploring the savagery, the ASEAN foreign ministers should take bolder measures to ensure the junta will not act as a “thorn in the flesh” of the regional bloc.

3 years ago

Trucks loaded with grain wait in a line near Izmail, in the Odessa region, on June 14, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Let the ex-Dutch minister care about his government’s responsibility

It may seem that Ukrainian grain is a major — if not the only — source of food in the world. But figures don’t lie.

3 years ago

One of Manila's main thoroughfares suffers from gridlock but attempts to introduce sustainable transport were resisted.

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Bus lanes are efficient and bike lanes are fair – transport messages that work

Building acceptance for sustainable initiatives can be as simple as finding the right way to frame the problem.

3 years ago

Buying drugs online is easy and convenient but people need to watch for fakes.

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When shopping online is deadly

Buying medicines on the internet saves time and money, but it could be deadly. Indonesia is working to regulate online pharmacies and improve public safety.

3 years ago

An attendant walks across a gas station belonging to state-owned energy holding company Pertamina in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Monday, December 4, 2018. The State-Owned Enterprises Ministry said Pertamina was among 10 state-owned companies with the largest debt.

Opinion

Analysis: Government faces dilemma over raising subsidized fuel prices

The government is scratching its head over whether to increase subsidized fuel prices. The surging global prices of crude oil has forced the government to provide more energy subsidies this year.

3 years ago

President Joko Widodo (left, at podium) speaks during a meeting with the president directors of state-owned enterprises on Oct. 14, 2021 at Meruorah Komodo Hotel in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara.

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Youth empowerment must not stop at the boardroom

As the country heads toward a demographic bonus, boardrooms at SOEs and private companies should look to including youths as part of the decision-making process to nurture future leaders and create jobs.

3 years ago

Members of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Network (JBMI) in Hong Kong celebrate Idul Fitri on May 16, 2021, wearing red ribbons as a symbol of their opposition Hong Kong's mandatory testing and vaccination for domestic workers, which they called discriminatory.

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Efficient cross-border payment system can be boon to migrant workers, recovery

An efficient cross-border payment system will spur an increased movement of migrant workers, who can then contribute to economic recovery through the money they send home.

3 years ago

Center of attention: Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi (on screen) speaks during a meeting at the Group of 20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, on July 8.

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G20 must focus on development despite geopolitical headwinds

This year’s G20 theme “Recover Together, Recover Stronger” resonates with a world desperate for recovery from a cascade of challenges from inflation to COVID-19 and climate.

3 years ago

Members of Myanmar's security forces stand guard on a street in Yangon on July 19, the 75th Martyrs' Day, which marks the anniversary of the assassination of independence leaders. including general Aung San, father of the currently deposed and imprisoned leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Editorial

Myanmar junta's barbaric act

ASEAN should take tough actions against the cold-blooded Myanmar junta leader for killing citizens on charges he himself had fabricated, which only undermines the five-point consensus he has pledged to implement.

3 years ago

An Afghan farmer with a harvest of opium sap from a poppy field in Afghanistan. Prices have soared since the Taliban said it may ban the trade.

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The terrible twos: Narcotics trafficking and terrorism

The Taliban, which is currently in charge of Afghanistan's political and economic institutions, too, is expected further to increase the cultivation of poppies in their drought-ridden country to keep itself in power.

3 years ago

World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (left) applauds next to conference chair Timur Suleimenov (2nd R) after a closing session of a World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference at the WTO headquarters in Geneva on early June 17, 2022.

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A world in crisis needs both trade and aid

Preliminary research at the WTO suggests that removing tariffs and regulatory trade barriers for a set of energy-related environmental goods would reduce global CO2 emissions.

3 years ago

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati speaks at the Group of 20 Sustainable Finance for Climate Transformation Roundtable on July 13, 2022 in Bali.

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Green taxonomy: G20's beacon for transitioning to a green economy and beyond

The G20 must look beyond the green taxonomy to developing social and sustainable taxonomies to push for wider, more comprehensive coordination toward achieving the SDGs.

3 years ago

Since the 1970s, Ecuador has lost nearly a quarter of its total mangrove area, according to Ministry of Environment and Water statistics. Most of the losses are due to the uncontrolled expansion of shrimp farming

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What if mangroves could float on top of the oceans?

Not only do they function as a natural nursery for fisheries, and for the protection against coastal erosion, mangroves also have very high primary productivity rates at the beginning of the marine food-web.

3 years ago

Finally: A group of women waves to House of Representatives lawmakers who passed a sexual violence bill into law during a plenary session in Jakarta on April 12. The passage ended more than a decade of waiting since the draft law was put on the table for deliberation.

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Protecting rape victims

But when these victims decided to withdraw their complaints, we cannot help but have the impression that the LPSK's protection guarantees were inadequate.

3 years ago

A student receives a COVID-19 booster dose during a vaccine drive on July 13, 2022 at SMAN 1 Klaten state senior high school in Central Java.

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Booster doses offers best hope for mitigating new COVID-19 wave

The science and the latest statistics prove that getting a booster dose offers more benefits than risks.

3 years ago

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo addresses the opening of the Group of 20 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Jakarta on Feb. 17, 2022.

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The G20 summit, ASEAN and Indonesia

I think now President Jokowi understands that international and domestic affairs are two sides of the same coin and must be pursued in parallel.

3 years ago

Workers transport oil palm fruits onto trucks from PT Wanasawit Subur Lestari's plantation in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, on Dec. 19, 2015..

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Better governance needed in navigating the commodity-price cycles

Although the export ban was imposed only for about one month, the draconian measure inflicted devastating impacts on the industry and millions of smallholders.

3 years ago

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