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Indonesia's Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto arrives for the US-ASEAN bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 10.

Editorial

Prabowo’s defense realism

Indonesia will never engage in any military alliance with other countries, but the nation, living around friendly neighbors, will refrain from being complacent.

3 years ago

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Why Muslim countries are quick at condemning defamation

Muslim countries are quick at condemning defamation – but often ignore rights violations against Muslim minorities. ...

3 years ago

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Village circular economy to shield against inflation, safeguard food resilience

While the pandemic has shown signs of easing, followed by an expected economic rebound, the possible food crisis will be another global challenge. ...

3 years ago

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One citizen one vote: Voters show their inked fingers after casting their vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Trumon, Southern Aceh province on April 17, 2019.

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Early 2024 presidential scuffle feels like Christmas in July

Candidates simply want to impress people with their appearance, rather than offering their platforms to the public, because based on experience, serangan fajar (predawn attack or distribution of cash hours before the voting begins) often proves effective in winning votes.

3 years ago

Protect our rights: Wearing the photographs of national heroes as masks, People’s Alliance for Democratic Justice activists rally during the weekly Car Free Day near the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Sept. 15, 2019, to reject a draft revision of the Criminal Code.

Editorial

No more secretive lawmaking

In a democracy, the process of lawmaking should be done in transparency, especially for a piece of legislation as critical as the penal code.

3 years ago

Fighting malaria: An officer of the West Kutai Health Agency sprays insecticide inside a classroom on June 1 as part of efforts to prevent malaria from spreading in the East Kalimantan regency.

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What Bhutan, Timor Leste can teach us about eliminating malaria

While many regions have seen improvements, Papua remains a real concern. The malaria burden there has increased by 13 percent since 2019.

3 years ago

Rallying cry: Members of the Islamic Student Association (HMI) rally outside the Regional Legislative Council in Kediri, East Java, on Monday. Students in a number of cities around the country protest both the increasing prices of fuel and cooking oil and the talk of plans to extend the presidential term.

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Indonesian netizens: The uncivil society?

In contrast, with the help of social media, it is easier today for these uncivil societies to gather support.

3 years ago

Futuristic gardens: An overview shows the Flower and Cloud Forest domes at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on Sept. 21, 2021. The garden is one of the prominent tourist destinations in the city state.

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Could solar punk be our hope against climate apocalypse?

It is no wonder that millennials’ movement to not have children owing to fears about climate crisis is on the rise.

3 years ago

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

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Indonesia’s green belt – Protecting and restoring the country’s mangroves

Restoration needs to go beyond the planting of seedlings and include hydrological works to reestablish tidal flows and allow for mangrove seeds from nearby mangrove forests to disperse.

3 years ago

Indonesian palm oil farmers take part in a protest demanding the government end the palm oil export ban, outside the Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister, Central Jakarta.

Editorial

Empowering smallholders

When the government slapped a total export ban on palm oil products on April 28 through an erratic and emotionally charged policy, the prices of smallholders’ FFB fell by almost 40 percent to Rp 2,000 (US$0.13) per kilogram.

3 years ago

Delivering public service is indeed one part of smart city development, yet there is a broader part of development that needs more attention, especially from the government. Smart city is essentially the revelation of smarter decision-making based on abundant data by leveraging technology. So, technology is the tool and not the end goal.

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The arduous journey of bureaucratic reform in Indonesia

A successful bureaucratic reform is a sort of significant improvement that is able to match individual and community needs.

3 years ago

Indonesia's six unicorns shown on a screen on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. The six are ride-hailing company Gojek, e-wallet OVO, online travel agency Traveloka, logistics company J&T Express and e-commerce platforms Tokopedia and Bukalapak.

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Indonesia: Becoming truly digital-first with inclusive connectivity

A full fiber coverage and 5G-ready networks will create opportunities for Indonesia's MSMEs to tap into a broader customer base, and the opportunity to develop more innovations.

3 years ago

Students attend a class at their open-air school situated on top of a mountain in Doodhpathri, Indian-administered Kashmir, on July 27, 2020. - Schooling in restive Kashmir has been severely disrupted by the pandemic, but also after a strict curfew was imposed almost a year ago when New Delhi stripped the Muslim-majority region of 14 million people of its semi-autonomy.

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The rising stars of the valley: Women in Kashmir

While there has been a steady increase in women’s cellphone ownership across the country since 2015, it is, indeed, heartening to know that almost three fourths of Kashmiri women own a device that helps them stay connected to the rest of the world.

3 years ago

President Joko Widodo (left) speaks to then-Australian prime minister Scott Morrison on Nov. 14, 2018 at the Suntec Convention Centre in Singapore.

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Australia's AUKUS secrecy was offending for Jokowi

The President is looking forward to resuming more friendly and trustful relations with Canberra under Albanese's leadership, as are many Indonesians.

3 years ago

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil (right) observes the search and rescue efforts for his son Emmeril Khan Mumtadz, who went missing in the Aare River in Bern, Switzerland, on May 26.

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The grief thief: From comforting others to robbing them of their loss

To put it broadly, grief theft is when people feel overly sad about something that doesn’t really affect them to a point that they feel they are the victims themselves.

3 years ago

Vehicles pass under a display informing commuters of the reinstatement of Jakarta’s odd-even license plate policy
on Jl. MH Thamrin on Sunday. The policy will come into effect on Monday and fines for violations will start on Thursday.

Editorial

Restricting private cars

Owning a second car, or buying a single electric one, is far beyond the means of most Jakartans, meaning they’ll have to resort to public transportation as the city’s odd-even license plate policy comes back into force.

3 years ago

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Keep cross-border electronic transmissions free to recover together, stronger

The WTO needs to extend its cross-border electronic transmission moratorium to drive equitable post-pandemic recovery.

3 years ago

Italian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Manlio Di Stefano visits Saudi Arabia to participate in the summit of the Middle East Green Initiative on Oct. 26, 2021.

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Italy-ASEAN relationship at a turning point

ASEAN is one of the most successful examples of regional integration, as well as a trusted provider of stability and economic growth.

3 years ago

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Global minimum tax: Indonesia must safeguard its tax rights

Indonesia needs to accelerate legislation so it can take full advantage of the GLoBe tax regime and its QDMTT tax facility, which will protect is right to tax multinationals.

3 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (left) and his challenger Prabowo Subianto walk hand-in-hand during an event in Jakarta on Sept. 23, 2018.

Editorial

The more, the merrier

The two-horse race has done more harm than good in Indonesia, not only because of the stark divide it creates but also because it offers limited choices to voters.

3 years ago

While conventional shopping is still an option, people are flocking to online shopping because of the convenience.

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Buy now, pay later 2.0 has arrived: Live now, pay later

It is no secret that the onset of the pandemic saw a decline in consumer spending across the globe, but even before then, BNPL served as a budgeting tool for consumers, allowing them to delay payments and spread costs.

3 years ago

Class of their own: An elementary-school student (left) and her elder brother attend classes online from their home in Banda Aceh on Feb. 15. The local government suspended in-class learning due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.

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Future proofing our education with the new bill

Teachers were unprepared and poorly supported during the pandemic, thus affecting their physical and mental health as well as their ability to cope with various distance-learning challenges.

3 years ago

Plastic beach: Workers collect plastic waste as they clean up Kuta Beach near Denpasar, Bali, on Jan. 6.

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Unpacking recycling behaviors at the root of lasting solutions

Standard warnings highlighting the environmental impact of plastic waste were ineffective in engaging communities in Bali.

3 years ago

Evacuated residents of the eastern Ukraine city of Lyman, which has received heavy shelling, drive their car in Raihorodok on May 2 as Russian forces continued their push into eastern Ukraine on May 1, killing eight civilians in rocket attacks in Donetsk and Kharkiv, the regions' governors said.

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Guterres, Jokowi should lead efforts to end Ukraine war

Invariably, if the Ukraine war is not given deeper consideration -- naturally, on how it must be resolved -- aggressive and pesky inflation will affect the whole of Europe and the world.

3 years ago

Done deal: Indonesian Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi (right) and his Singaporean counterpart S. Iswaran hold up documents for the Jakarta-Singapore Flight Information Region (FIR) Realignment Agreement as President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (second right) and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong look on, on Jan. 25, on Bintan Island, Riau Islands.

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Indonesia deserves center stage in international civil aviation

Indonesia’s election as an ICAO Council member will strengthen its position in Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific pertaining to aviation policy.

3 years ago

Editorial

The price of Borobudur

When we simply focus on increasing the number of visitors, we ignore the sustainability of tourist destinations, and in turn the industry itself.

3 years ago

Indonesia’s President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo (right) and Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) ride bamboo bicycles at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, on Monday.

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Indonesia-Australian ties: How high can they go?

The economic sector remains the weakest link in the overall bilateral relations between Indonesia and Australia.

3 years ago

President Joko 'Widodo' Widodo (left) and Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (right) interacting with journalists at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java.

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Beyond boats, beef and Bali: Albanese’s unfinished business with Indonesia

Australia’s new prime minister has made it clear Indonesia is of utmost diplomatic importance to Australia.

3 years ago

Motivation for illegal fishing in Vietnam is high and aided by lacklustre enforcement.

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Vietnam’s illegal fishing could earn it an EU ban

Once among the world’s worst nations for illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing, Vietnam is battling to redeem itself after a yellow card warning.

3 years ago

President Joko Widodo (left) and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese respond to a journalist on June 6, during the two leaders’ first bilateral meeting at Bogor Palace in West Java.

Editorial

Albanese’s surprise G20 vow

Australia's newly elected premier has come bearing diplomatic gifts on his first state visit to Indonesia, foremost of which is his unconditional assurance to attend the G20 Bali Summit in November.

3 years ago

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