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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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Outsourcing data collection makes sustainability reports more credible, reliable

Companies such as ExxonMobil are facing hefty fines for filing misleading sustainability reports, even many years after the fact.

2 years ago

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ASEAN needs tax treaty networks to boost tax certainty

Intra-ASEAN tax treaty networks can be a positive signal to the international community regarding ASEAN's commitment to realize tax fairness and prevent tax avoidance or evasion. ...

2 years ago

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Electronic invoicing could cut tax losses in international trade

Discrepancies and tax losses could be avoided, and our balance of trade statistics be more accurate if foreign exporters of goods and services to Indonesia were required to submit an electronic invoice. ...

2 years ago

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We need Finance Minister Sri Mulyani as our vice president

But with all due respect to the vice-presidential aspirants, when they are elected they will only be needed by the President in case of an emergency.

2 years ago

A yellow board reminds residents living in Marancar district in South Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra, about scheduled blasts by PT North Sumatra Hydro Energy (NSHE), the developer of a hydropower-plant project in Batang Toru, in this photo taken on December 9, 2022.

Editorial

Reviewing hydropower plants

As Indonesia aims to downstream its industries, especially metals, and is projected as one of the countries with the most economic growth in Asia, better planning in electricity is critical to ensure strong economic growth and investment.

2 years ago

A judge hammer lays on the Chief Judge table of the trial in Corruption court, Jakarta on Monday January 20, 2020

Opinion

Analysis: Court showcases, justice collaboration pays

Here is what the court has established in the murder case of Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat: Second Agency Richard Eliezer fired five times at point blank and Insp. Gen. Ferdy Sambo, at the time the internal affairs chief of the National Police, finished the job by firing two more shots.

2 years ago

Side by side: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (left), accompanied by Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Zainudin Amali, receives Indonesian Paralympic Games team at the Bogor Palace, West Java, on Sept. 17, 2021.

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Zainudin’s resignation and the future of Jokowi’s Cabinet

As Jokowi enjoys a very high rate of popular support, now is perhaps even the perfect time for him to shake up his Cabinet.

2 years ago

Bro hug: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) greets visiting United States President Joe Biden on Feb. 20, 2023. The Ukraine visit comes at a crucial moment in the war as Biden looks to keep allies unified in their support for Ukraine.

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Biden, Putin duel on Ukraine war anniversary

Biden's choice of phrase "as long as it takes" means the Ukraine war, one that Putin cannot afford to lose, may continue for many more years.

2 years ago

Muslim worshippers gather before the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on July 2, 2022.

Editorial

A compromised haj?

The millions on the waiting list, most of whom thought they had already paid in full, must now be wondering how much money they will have to fork out when they are called up. They are faced with the uncertainty not only of whether they can travel but also of whether they will be able to find the money to cover the increase, whatever that amount is.

2 years ago

A man rows a kayak carrying two passengers on floodwaters in the Pantai Mutiara housing complex in North Jakarta on June 7, 2020, after the area was hit by a flood.

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Pragmatic options for Jakarta's flood mitigation

While the situation in the nation's capital complicates flood mitigation, primary and supplemental options are still available, depending on the will and willingness of both local administrations and residents.

2 years ago

Seeds of hope: A farmer prepares to plant rice seedlings on Saturday at a paddy in Klapanunggal, Bogor regency, West Java. The rice production area in the region has declined as arable land are turned into housing complexes.

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Time for a second Green Revolution

In 2015, 80 percent of global agricultural R&D funding went to rich and upper-middle income countries, while lower-middle income countries like Indonesia got only 20 percent, and the world’s poorest countries got almost nothing.

2 years ago

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Taking a five-step approach to decarbonization in a downturn

Leading companies have stepped up their physical risks analytics and adapted their strategy, operations, and supply chain.

2 years ago

Workers from Orange Marine install an undersea cable between Singapore and France in 2016.

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Regulatory risks key barrier to investment in submarine cables

Regulatory clarity, as well as coordination and collaboration between state instutitions and between the government and operators, is essential to developing Indonesia into the digital hub it has the potential to be.

2 years ago

A merchant displays a sign bearing its QRIS code for facilitating all forms of cashless payment, as seen in Jakarta on April 20, 2022.

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Navigating the waves of Indonesia’s financial trends

The future of finance in Indonesia is looking bright as the government and financial authorities continue to innovate in the name of sustainable finance.

2 years ago

Ukrainian servicemen walk on the road toward their base near the frontline in the Donetsk region on Feb. 4, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP

Editorial

Ukraine war: All are losers

Indonesia and the world at large, especially developing nations, have suffered as the Ukraine war exacerbates global supply chain disruptions.

2 years ago

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (center) delivers a speech at the start of a summit on Feb. 9, 2023 at the European Parliament in Brussels.

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Why Ukraine is winning the media war

Access to the internet, journalists and a charismatic leader have ensured Ukraine is winning the propaganda war against Russia.

2 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a patriotic concert dedicated to the upcoming Defender of the Fatherland Day at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on Feb. 22, 2023.

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Russia and Ukraine have a common enemy - time

War’s most inflexible factor is time. How Ukraine and Russia’s clocks tick down will decide who wins this war.

2 years ago

Environmentalists participating in the Asia Climate Rally march to the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry in Central Jakarta to urge the government and businesspeople not to fund fossil fuel exploitation to help stop climate change.

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Many Indonesians still misunderstand climate change – so how can we change this?

Despite the country’s good progress in addressing climate change, two recent surveys have shown many Indonesians do not understand climate change or its causes.

2 years ago

Gloom and doom: People walk on a bridge over an almost empty street during a silent strike to protest and mark the second anniversary of the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Feb. 1, 2023.

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Indonesia’s Constitutional Court on verge of making history

Indonesia’s constitution makes repeated reference to the universality of human rights and states clearly in Article 281 Paragraph 4 that it is the direct responsibility of the government to protect human rights.

2 years ago

Local arms: Soldiers from the Army’s Raider 112 infantry battalion train with the SM2 light machine gun produced by state-owned weapons manufacturer PT Pindad on June 11, 2019 at their base in Banda Aceh.

Editorial

Quo vadis TNI reform?

The plan goes against the military reform agenda this nation embarked on 25 years ago. Among the major items of that agenda was a gradual phasing-out the TNI’s territorial functions.

2 years ago

Two women cook on Wednesday beside the rubble of a collapsed house in Cugenang, Cianjur, West Java, following the 5.6-magnitude earthquake that struck on Nov. 21, 2022.

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Women in the shadow of men, patriarchy in the face of disaster

When women were attempting to reduce the potential risk of gender-based violence in refugee camps, this positive suggestion was dismissed simply because it came from women's mouths.

2 years ago

Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Kenji Kanasugi visits Bantar Gebang landfill facility in Bekasi, West Java, on April 12, 2022.

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Developing Indonesia’s circular economy from Bantar Gebang trash mountain

By promoting a circular-economy policy Indonesian people can make Indonesia even more captivating and attractive for tourists.

2 years ago

A Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737 Max 8 airplane parks at the Garuda Maintenance Facility AeroAsia at Soekarno-Hatta International airport in Tangerang, Banten on March 13, 2019.

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Accelerating Indonesia’s aviation finance in 2023

Given the airline's ties with international creditors like Airbus and several lessors, Garuda Indonesia must still anticipate potential losses from fluctuating foreign exchange rates in a debt restructuring.

2 years ago

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (right) addresses a speech in the National Archives in The Hague, on Dec. 19, 2022. Rutte officially apologized for 250 years of the Netherlands'' involvement in slavery, calling it a crime against humanity.

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The Dutch are not guilty of war crimes in Indonesia?

With their assumption that the Indonesian land once rightfully belonged to the Netherlands, they reveal that at present, colonial thinking is still the leading narrative for Dutch politicians.

2 years ago

Black smoke billows from a fire on the Kerch bridge that links Crimea to Russia, after a truck exploded, near Kerch, on October 8, 2022.

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Holidays in hell: why tourists visit Ukraine’s war zones

War attracts a certain type of tourist as Ukraine has discovered. Apart from safety issues, the legal and ethical ramifications are complex.

2 years ago

The Electric Rail Train crosses the backdrop of skyscrapers in Jakarta, Wednesday (21/4/2021). Bank Indonesia (BI) has revised the projection of national economic growth throughout 2021, to a range of 4.1 to 5.1 percent which was previously estimated to grow. in the range of 4.3 percent-5.3 percent.

Opinion

Analysis: RI-China reach agreement on Jakarta-Bandung HSR cost-overrun

Deputy State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Kartika Wirjoatmodjo announced an agreement had been reached between Indonesia and China regarding the amount of Jakarta-Bandung High Spseed Rail (HSR) project cost overrun, but the figure seems to be classified.

2 years ago