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A number of police personnel participated in the 2014 Apple Ketupat Operation Force Title at Metro Jaya Regional Police Field, Jakarta, Monday (7/21/2014). The operation lasted for 16 days, from July 22 to August 6, 2014 involving 137,795 joint police and military personnel aimed at securing the implementation of Idul Fitri 1435 H.

Analysis: National Police credibility on the line over death of junior cop

The death of a junior police officer has caught the nation’s attention this past week, with the media and the public increasingly skeptical of the National Police’s claim he had been killed in a gunfight with another lower-ranking officer after he tried to sexually assault the wife of Insp. Gen. Ferdy Sambo, the chief of internal affairs.

3 years ago

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When young people, society question the death-penalty policy

After all, available crime-data support Singapore's longstanding position in favor of retaining capital punishment as the best form of deterrence. ...

3 years ago

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Policy rate seems to be the last choice

BI is trying to utilize all the instruments it has to achieve currency stabilization. ...

3 years ago

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (center), flanked by State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir (left) and Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno, speaks to reporters after a tour on July 17, 2022 of Sarinah department store in Central Jakarta.

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IMF’s flattering plaudits can be intoxicating, but should be taken with a pinch of salt

The current leadership would do well not to fall under the spell of the magic words “Indonesia's economic fundamentals”, and instead heed the lessons of the previous financial crisis that toppled a longstanding regime.

3 years ago

Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo (left) and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (right) give a statement on the start of the Finance Track in Indonesia's G20 presidency in Bali on Dec. 9, 2021.

Reasonable dovish stance

It is most imperative for the government to ensure that the energy subsidies will not overshoot the target.

3 years ago

Go international: A worker cuts an iron bar on July 15, 2022 at Belawan International Container Terminal in Medan, North Sumatra. Belawan Port handles both export and import activities.

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Indonesia’s quest for a smart port: How far can it go?

To accelerate smart-port implementation, the government should give more opportunities to the private sector.

3 years ago

A firefighter from the Brigadas de Refuerzo en Incendios Forestales (BRIF) tackles a fire in a wheat field in Tabara, Zamora, on the second heatwave of the year, in Spain on July 18.

Europe is burning

For the first time in history, temperatures in the United Kingdom reached more than 40 degrees Celsius, further disrupting lives that were already upended by COVID-19, supply chain disruptions, runaway inflation and the geopolitical tension brought about by the Ukraine war.

3 years ago

Enduring voices: Members of the Dialita choir, who are all survivors of the 1965 tragedy, rehearse for their concert, which was held on Dec. 20, 2017 at Taman Ismail Marzuki in Central Jakarta to commemorate International Human Rights Day, which falls on Dec. 10, and Women’s Day in Indonesia, which falls on Dec. 22

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Dialita Choir and the struggle to fight the nation’s amnesia

Through songs and music, these women recount their gripping life journey while in prison without trial and a heartbreaking life full of wounds and trauma for decades afterward.

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More than 1 billion people, or 15 percent of the world’s population, live with a disability, and some 690 million of them are in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Is celebrating Disability Pride Month possible in Indonesia?

Certain purportedly religious ideas that disabilities represent sin, punishment from God or a lack of faith exacerbate the struggles of Indonesians with disabilities.

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Stick together: The European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (second right) poses for a photo with Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai (left) and Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan (second left) during the ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok on Aug. 1, 2019.

Out of sudden, EU, ASEAN plan leaders’ summit in December

An EU official has confirmed that security issues would top the agenda as Brussels seeks a clearer stance from ASEAN members regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Southeast Asia internet economy (gross merchandise value, in billion US dollar).

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Indonesia should put digital training on foreign deals table

As Indonesia aims to become a regional digital giant, the government should also incorporate digital skills development in its foreign policy stance.

3 years ago

Stand tall: Bank-owned skyscrapers are pictured from Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta on Aug. 27, 2021.

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Responsibilities of customers in financial-services sector

Customers must also understand the products they purchased, manage their risks and maintain the privacy of their personal and transactional data.

3 years ago

Police and military personnel transfer victim's bodies from a helicopter to an ambulance in Timika on July 16, 2022. The armed wing of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) has claimed responsibility for the attack that killed 11 unarmed civilians and injured one.

Breaking cycle of violence

The armed attack on civilians last weekend by a Papuan separatist group has raised calls to retaliate with a stronger response, but we would do better to heed the age-old phrase that violence only begets violence.

3 years ago

Hand in hand: Leaders of ASEAN and its dialogue partners pose for a group photo during the 14th East Asia Summit in Bangkok on Nov. 4, 2019, held on the sidelines of the 35th ASEAN Summit.

The centrality of the East Asia Summit under challenge

ASEAN remained anxious that the EAS should not discuss Chinese activities; they believe they could deal with China separately.

3 years ago

Green energy target: A worker inspects solar panels on top of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Electricity Directorate General’s office, in Jakarta, on Monday. The government is drafting a presidential regulation on renewable energy and energy conservation that will set a 23 percent renewable energy target for the country’s energy mix.

How Indonesia can lead G20 through ambitious energy transition action

Only radical action and a fast-track transition to renewables can fix our energy system.

3 years ago

police shootout cartoon

Police, stop fooling us

Gen. Listyo should realize he will only seriously compromise his and the police’s credibility if he chooses to protect a few.

3 years ago

This handout picture taken and released on July 19 by the Presidential Palace shows President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo (right) and his Timor Leste counterpart President Jose Ramos Horta (left), attending a joint--press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java.

Bring on Timor Leste to ASEAN

While Indonesia has supported Timor Leste since it applied for membership in 2011, it was vetoed by one or two other members, who felt that Timor Leste was too poor and that it would be an economic burden for the regional bloc.

3 years ago

The aerial picture of a mangrove forest in Kendari Bay in Southeast Sulawesi is captured on Jul1 1, 2022. Long known as a popular tourist destination, the forest has seen a decline in the number of visitors due to damaged access to the area

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Indonesia’s next world-class export: Coastal carbon stocks

Indonesia needs to take a comprehensive approach that includes science, research and investments to protect and harness the potentials of its mangrove forests for the country's green transition.

3 years ago

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (right) meets Asian Development Bank president Masatsugu Asakawa during the third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali.

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SE Asia well poised to weather inflation, commodities crises: ADB president

Asian Development Bank president Masatsugu Asakawa spoke to The Jakarta Post’s Vincent Fabian Thomas recently about the bank’s views of, and role in alleviating, ongoing crises.

3 years ago

Feed those in need: Poor Yemeni families receive flour rations and other basic food supplies from charities in the province of Lahj, in southern Yemen, on March 29, as food prices have doubled since last year and the fact that Ukraine supplies nearly a third of Yemen's wheat imports has heightened fears of a deepening famine.

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Being a Golden Girl in these very Dark Ages

The world seems to be focused on Ukraine, but there have been ongoing crises in Sudan, Syria, Somalia, Myanmar, Congo, Nigeria, Yemen, Ethiopia and Afghanistan.

3 years ago

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attend a meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, on July 9.

Poker, not chess, is the name of the game in the Indo-Pacific

Beijing and Washington are certainly playing a game of strategy, but they should know they are not the only players.

3 years ago

Japanese connection: Ginandjar Kartasasmita (right), chief patron of BPP Persada, an alumni group of Indonesian students who have studied in Japan, meets with then-Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe at Fairmont Hotel in Jakarta on Jan. 15, 2017.

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Reflecting on Japan and Abe’s legacy

Understandably, Japanese people were seeking stability, and with almost eight years in office, Abe provided it.

3 years ago

United States Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen (second left) attends the third Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting on July 15, 2022 in Nusa Dua, Bali.

Treading softly, together

The world economy is in a vulnerable state at present, and collaboration rather than division can help countries tread carefully toward an uncertain future.

3 years ago

On par: A US$100 bill lies on top of euro bills in Bogota on July 12. The euro struck parity with the dollar for the first time in nearly 20 years on that day.

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How Indonesia can learn from euro-US dollar parity

Indonesia still needs dollar liquidity to import some key commodities (such as petroleum, wheat and fertilizer) and to repay our external debt (with US$68.3 billion expected to come due over the next year).

3 years ago

Right to assemble: People from Jakarta’s outskirts gather near Dukuh Atas MRT station in Central Jakarta on July 14. The station has recently gained public attention as young people from the outskirts of Jakarta, known as the Sudirman Citayam, Bojonggede and Depok (SCBD) community, use the public space as a place to hang out and be seen.

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Tapping potential young voters from the Citayam Fashion Week phenomenon

The rural youths are known to be less diverse than the urban ones, who have so many distinct interests and activism issues they want to bring forward.

3 years ago

Lili Pintauli Siregar, deputy chair of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), speaks at a press conference on Oct. 19, 2021 at the KPK headquarters in Jakarta.

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The parody of police, KPK and Trade Minister Zulkifli

The public, including several retired police generals, has made the police explanation an endless source of laughter, criticism, and anger because of the glaring irregularities shrouding the case they could not answer convincingly.

3 years ago

People gather at the 15 July Martyrs bridge to commemorate the July 15, 2016 coup anniversary in Istanbul, on July 15, 2018. Turkey commemorates the second anniversary of a bloody coup attempt which was followed by a series of purges in the public sector and changes to boost President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers.

Terrorism has no nationality nor religion. FETO threatens humanity as a whole.

FETO not only controlled a significant portion of educational institutions, but also owned numerous financial institutions.

3 years ago

Technicians check the avionics sensor on an NC-212 aircraft ordered by Vietnam at PT Dirgantara Indonesia in Bandung, West Java, in this photo taken in 2017.

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Lessons from Indonesia’s defense cooperation with the UAE

Like Indonesia, the UAE is a latecomer to defense industrialization, but arguably its capacity-building has proved more effective.

3 years ago

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (left) speaks to China's President Xi Jinping during a family photo session in front of the Osaka Castle at the Group of 20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019.

Go to Japan first

President Jokowi should start his three-nation tour with a visit to Tokyo because the Japanese people are still mourning the tragic death of former prime minister Shinzo Abe

3 years ago

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani (on screen) delivers her opening speech during the G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, on July 15, 2022.

G20 finance ministers and governors meeting: Hand in hand for global recovery

All G20 members must also be alert to global economic risks as interest rates normalize, and must carefully weigh the consequences for emerging and advanced economies.

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