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What COVID-19 has taught us about sustainable choices and climate change

When people stayed home and bought less, our seemingly unachievable climate goals were suddenly not so remote. ...

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Mangroves are planted by community members in Natuna, Riau Islands province.

Healthy planet needs ‘ocean action’ from Asia and Pacific countries

Rampant pollution, destructive and illegal fishing practices, inadequate marine governance and continued urbanization along coastlines have destroyed 40 percent of the coral reefs.

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Packages of bacon are displayed in a supermarket in McLean, Virginia, June 10, 2022. Wall Street stocks fell sharply early on June 10 following fresh data showing surging consumer prices that quashed hopes inflation would quickly abate.

The risk of higher inflation requires strong and decisive action

We may even see inflation combine with stagnant growth to revive the specter of global stagflation.

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Up and down: The stock price of Indonesia’s decacorn PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GOTO) is seen increasing on the monitor of Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) on April 12. Many startup companies across the world have been unable to perform, forcing them to lay off their employees en masse.

Growing digital ventures in Indonesia and the region

Entrepreneurs with feasible start-up ideas are flourishing, yet only a small fraction have managed to become high-growth ventures.

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Looming meat crisis

The government has made the right call to restrict the interprovincial movement of cattle in response to foot and mouth disease, despite the high demand. Muslim leaders should remind adherents that making an Idul Adha sacrifice is not obligatory if the animals are not available or if one’s means do not allow it.

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Small step: Soil scientists say that planting trees is only part of the solution to overcoming land degradation.

A tale about a yogi and his global movement to ‘save soil’

The law regulates that food lands must be utilized to guarantee land and water conservation, which includes protection and conservation of resources as well as land and water quality management.

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A girl collects water from a shallow well in Cibuluh village in Lebak regency, Banten, on Sept. 12, 2020.

Asia's largest cities lack water security

Urban water security in Asian cities is in decline, forcing them to find new ways to manage this precious resource.

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 10.

PM Kishida’s defense doctrine and ASEAN’s position

Amid the escalating tension between the United States and China, Japan’s military muscle will be strategically beneficial for ASEAN.

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Officers of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) conducted a laboratory test on narcotics before the destruction at their office in Jakarta on 9 June 2022.

Research shows how Indonesia’s drug control victimizes women and puts their health at risk

My latest research shows that experiences involving rape, physical abuse and extortion at the hands of police officers are rampant in Indonesia.

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People take selfies by a street mural painted on Jl. Keuangan Raya in Cilandak, Jakarta, on Aug. 25, 2020. The mural was painted by 16 painters from the Jakarta Artists Community. JP/Seto Wardhana

Kota Kita, where citizens are at the heart of decision-making

Social innovation, not in terms of artificial intelligence or anything related to new technologies but genuine desire to bring social changes by democratizing policy-making, is essential.

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Banggai Regent Steve Saerang (left) and SVP - Head Of Corporate Communications Indosat Ooredoo H. Amirudin Tamorek (right) attend the inauguration of Ondo-Ondolu Village’s 4G network, in Banggai Regency, Central Sulawesi.

Digitalization of rural communities is leading the way to a better future

Higher food costs hit poorer and marginalized communities the hardest, particularly in rural areas.

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Conserving sea turtles, conserving our future

The loss of sea turtles will jeopardize jobs and coastal economies, especially in developing countries.

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Learning from the past: A museum staff member explains archeological items to students of SMP 1 state junior high school students in Tulungagung, East Java, on June 15. The presentation was part of the local government-sponsored Museum Goes to School program.

Making a break with transactional learning in post-pandemic era

Many students today are only interested in studying to earn a degree and acquire the skills and contacts needed to pursue a career and success.

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Ruangrupa's Guernica moment

After all, Documenta, held once every five years since 1955, is one of the biggest art exhibitions in Germany, and this year it displayed the works of more than 1,500 artists over 100 days at 32 sites across the city of Kassel.

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Britain's Prince Harry (2nd R) and his wife Meghan (L), the Duchess of Sussex, receive a 'hongi', or traditional Maori greeting from elders during an official welcoming ceremony at Government House in Wellington on October 28, 2018.

‘Matariki’ – a time for remembering, celebrating, and looking forward

Global prosperity is interdependent and the economic opportunities and challenges are interlinked, so we must work collectively for our shared prosperity.

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High value: These eight tech companies are among Indonesia's most valuable unicorns.

Start-ups are great, just don’t bank on them for mass employment

To be clear, the tech industry cannot be the backbone of an emerging economy like Indonesia’s.

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Protestors shout slogans and burn a picture of Nupur Sharma, the spokeswoman of India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during a demonstration against the remarks about Prophet Mohammed made by her, in Karachi on June 7, 2022.

Beware of identity politics of identity and the danger of majoritarianism

Despite some important progress in the last five years, Indonesia still maintains some discriminatory regulation against religious minorities.

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Still focusing on recovery

The monetary policy should depend mainly on core inflation and not inflationary pressures associated with administered prices, transportation or volatile food commodities.

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Side by side: Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar (center) and his counterparts from ASEAN member countries join a photo session ahead of their meeting in New Delhi on June 10.

India and ASEAN at 30, building regional confidence

Despite repeated calls for its early implementation, ASEAN bureaucratic processes are slow, now it appears that the basic work to present the proposal to the ASEAN economic ministers later this year is complete'

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In good health: Indonesian Health Minister talks to visiting World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the Merdeka Palace, Central Jakarta on June 21.

Reimagining the future of pandemic PPR financing

The money must be spent in the right places and the right time -- that is to say, peacetime investment is no less important than wartime investment.

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Burning issue: Firefighters battle a blaze at a peatland forest in Ogan Ilir, Riau on July 31, 2021. Forest and land fires are the main source of carbon emissions in Indonesia.

Bali G20 summit may be our last best chance to solve the climate crisis

Failure is no longer an option on this issue, and governments cannot continue to sit back and say “well, we tried.”

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EU is seducing ASEAN

The EU looks eager to boost its economic and military presence and influence in the Indo-Pacific with one of its strategic goals being to contain an increasingly assertive China.

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Turkish visitors at a BNI MSME partner booth at the Pasar Senggol Festival in Istanbul on June 5. BNI encourages the performance of global MSMEs as a response to the potential Indonesia-Turkey market, with a trading value of US$2.01 billion.

An opportunity to integrate SMEs into GVCs through MNCs

Most SMEs produce intermediate products, which are important in the GVC spectrum.

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President Joko Widodo (center) speaks to the media on June 15, 2022 at the State Palace in Jakarta, flanked by newly installed Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan (left) and Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Minister Hadi Tjahjanto, former commander of the Indonesian Military (TNI).

Lutfi out on cooking oil slipup. Can Zulkifli offer a quick fix?

As Zulkifli takes up the helm at the Trade Ministry, he cannot be expected to fix the cooking oil debacle without a single agency to handle DMO sales and facilitate exporters.

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Protective plants: Local resident takes part in the planting of mangrove seedlings in Marannu village in Maros regency, South Sulawesi on May 26, 2022.

After decades of loss, the world’s largest mangrove forests are set for a comeback

Indonesia’s government is, rising to the challenge of conserving its mangroves – and restoring lost forests.

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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo rides on a custom motorbike when inspecting the new international circuit in Mandalika, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara on Jan. 13, 2022.

Indonesia needs servant leaders like Jokowi

Only through sincere regular meetings with the people will local leaders know precisely the real conundrums faced, and then be able to orchestrate all stakeholders in overcoming the issues.

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Shades of diversity: A child participates in a coloring contest held to commemorate the birth of Pancasila in Teras Pancasila subdistrict in Tangerang, Banten on June 1, 2022.

The ‘stupid-goddess’-izing of women and Pancasila

Even in the Reform era, the Islamization of Indonesian society has been a covert effort to set up a caliphate state, with a kind of Islamic "ibuism".

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Representatives from creditors and lessors cast their vote on Garuda Indonesia's restructuring proposal in Central Jakarta District Court, on June 17 2022.