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Time flies: Family members of 1998 May riot victims attend the 21st commemoration of the tragedy in Klender Mall in East Jakarta on May 13, 2019. The event was held to raise people’s awareness of unresolved past human rights abuses.

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Impunity in Indonesia: ‘Long COVID’, or endemic?

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, victims of human rights abuses in Indonesia have indeed been experiencing their own version of “long COVID”.

3 years ago

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How Indonesian banks have prepared for risks

Provisions, liquidity and capital are the three key areas that determine a bank's survivability in a crisis. ...

3 years ago

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Indonesia’s global role in ocean protection and sustainability

Ocean health hangs in the balance and we need big, bold, collective actions to reverse the damage that has already been done. ...

3 years ago

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Protesters comprising of a number of groups, including the 212 Alumni Brotherhood (PA 212) and the firebrand Islam Defenders Front (FPI), gathered near the French Embassy building in Central Jakarta on Nov. 2 to condemn French President Emmanuel Macron's recent statement on Islam.

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In Asia, religion is returning to public and political life

Asia is the only continent where virtually all major world religions today originated and developed: Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

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

Anthony Albanese’s visit to Indonesia in his third week as prime minister is an important sign the relationship can’t be defined by domestic concerns about asylum seekers, live cattle exports and drug smuggling.

3 years ago

Preparation of Sasi Laut ceremony in Haruku Island to formally halt catching fish and other sea animals.

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Local wisdom guards fisheries in Indonesia’s Maluku Islands

Indonesia is rich in marine resources, but aggressive overfishing could unravel it all. Could the solution lie in the ancient tradition of Sasi Laut?

3 years ago

This handout photo taken and released by the Presidential Palace on June 6, 2022 shows Indonesia’s President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo (right) and Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) riding bamboo bicycles at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java.

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Australia’s future is tied to the region

We want to identify more ways that we can seize the opportunities of deeper cooperation – from renewable energy and trade and investment, to education and culture.

3 years ago

Home Minister Tito Karnavian speaks at a press conference related to the government's preparation for the 2020 simultaneous regional elections in Palu, Central Sulawesi on July 17, 2020. The regional elections will take place in December involving 270 regions across the country.

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Home Minister Tito is betraying the soul of Reform

It is disappointing, at least so far, that Tito is accommodating the interests of the political elites by allowing active military and police officers to fill the vacant regional head posts.

3 years ago

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto (left) meets his French counterpart Florence Parly at the French Defense Ministry in Paris on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020.

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France to increase engagement in Indo-Pacific in challenging times

France with the European Union has the ambition to become a long-term contributor to regional security, through a meaningful naval presence, expanding available resources to contribute to maritime domain awareness or developing existing security partnerships.

3 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 26.

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People will believe a big lie sooner than a little one

Instead of publishing articles refuting previous reports, the United States and European media simply picked up the next story about “bad Russians”.

3 years ago

Aim for the sky: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo walks with SpaceX founder Elon Musk at the SpaceX base in Boca Chica, Texas, the United States on May 14.

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Tesla needs reliable rules

Rules that are not subject to abrupt change at the whim of policymakers jumping to accommodate public sentiment or lobby pressure are critical for business continuity.

3 years ago

Marine treasure: An anemone waves in ocean currents. Protecting and preserving the marine ecosystem of the Arafura and Timor Seas (ATS) for the future of all human kind requires a collective, collaborative and continuous effort.

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Collective effort, political will key to protecting Arafura, Timor seas' marine heritage

There is a dire need to ensure that communities, whose future depends on the riches of the oceans, understand that sustainable fishing practices are non-negotiable.

3 years ago

Over 2,000 Honda cars from Thailand— the first batches of cars to enjoy zero percent import duty under the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA)— have been imported to Vietnam.

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As supply chain patterns evolve, ASEAN is more relevant than ever

While historically trade has been driven by multilateral agreements arranged by global agencies, more and more countries are choosing to negotiate trade agreements at a bilateral or regional level.

3 years ago

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Albanese needs to do a lot more to reset relations. Here are 5 ways to start

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s determination to go there as quickly as he could is therefore laudable – and necessary – if he wants to do better than the outgoing government in dealing with Indonesia.

3 years ago

Workers transfer harvested palm fruit bunches to a transport truck before they are processed into crude palm oil (CPO) at a palm plantation in Pekanbaru, Riau, on April 23.

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From ban to red tape

For at least 10 days after President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo lifted the palm oil export ban on May 23, not a single shipment of the commodity left port as a result of the entirely new and labyrinthine bureaucratic procedures imposed by the Trade Ministry.

3 years ago

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin opens the G20's Health Working Group meeting in Yogayakarta on March 28.

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G20 health ambitions: Financial commitment, united competence

The second Health Working Group has to be more progressive in terms of discussing, debating and agreeing on common solutions to face future pandemics.

3 years ago

Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler's Lucas Di Grassi speeds during qualifying at Formula E race in Tempelhof, Berlin, on May 25, 2019.

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From the enterprise to the Formula E racetrack – what arena will data revolutionize next?

In Asia Pacific, the big data market is estimated to progress at more than 20 percent compound annual growth rate, from 2019 to 2027.

3 years ago

East Timor President Jose Ramos Horta (right, on stage) attends a flag raising ceremony in Dili on May 20, 2022, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of East Timor's independence from Indonesia.

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Timor Leste’s ASEAN membership is too strategic to delay

During his inauguration speech on May 20, newly elected President Jose Ramos Horta expressed his hope that the country would become the newest ASEAN member next year, coinciding with Indonesia’s chairmanship.

3 years ago

Water crisis: A girl collects water from a shallow well in Cibuluh village in Lebak regency, Banten, on Sept. 12, 2020. (Antara/Asep Fathulrahman).
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Collective action to save our one and only Earth

Today, we are unfortunately already witnessing climate disruption and a large biodiversity loss, a result from our staggering consumption of natural resources.

3 years ago

Australian opposition leader Anthony Albanese gestures as he walks off the stage during a reception after winning the 2022 general election in Sydney on May 21, 2022.

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The Albanese visit: What does it take to fall in love with Indonesia?

Albanese and Jokowi are close in age and, as such, are from the same generation. Both are reported to love rock music.

3 years ago

Courtesy call: On the sideline of his visit, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (left) receives then-Australian opposition leader Anthony Albanese at the Australian Parliament Building in Canberra on Feb. 10, 2020. Newly elected Prime Minister Albanese will visit Jakarta for talks with Jokowi soon.

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New, more multicultural Canberra govt bodes well for RI-Oz ties

Albanese's impending visit is likely to usher in a new era in Jakarta-Canberra ties, especially as regards the key campaign platforms that propelled him to election victory.

3 years ago

Blowing in the wind: A local resident rides his motorbike past the wind-power-plant facility in Tolo, South Sulawesi, on March 25.

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G20 Indonesia and energy transition: Now or never

G20 can deliver leadership by amplifying small-scale effective technologies such as decentralized solar and demand-side efficiency; they both offer the cheapest and most efficient transition solutions.

3 years ago

New circuit: Finishing touch is put on the Jakarta International E-Prix Circuit in Ancol, North Jakarta on May 5, 2022, ahead of the Formula E race on June 4, 2022.

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Anies’ real race

For Jakarta, the E-Prix will test its ability to host an international event of a higher level, such as the Formula One, in the future.

3 years ago

Workers transfer crude palm oil to tanker trucks on April 7, 2022 at Tanjung Emas port in Semarang, Central Java, for transporting to cooking oil packaging factories.

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Beware the risks of triple crisis following the pandemic

While Indonesia is still faring relatively well amid the prolonged global shocks to food, energy and finance, this should not be taken for granted.

3 years ago

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.

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Reinterpreting Pancasila: Between instruments and essence

If unity is not based on the values of humanity, then it would become a model of totalitarian unity that does not respect human dignity.

3 years ago

A large wave hits passenger vessel KM Lestari Maju in Selayar Islands, South Sulawesi, on July 3, 2018.

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Seafaring nation

The accident highlights the problems with Indonesia’s shipping industry, especially the traditional shipping sector.

3 years ago

Welcome on board: A ceremony marks the handover of the Indonesian Navy submarine Alugoro-405, jointly built by state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL Indonesia and Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) from South Korea, to the Defense Ministry at the state firm’s dock in Surabaya, East Java, on March 17, 2021.

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DEFEND ID spells new hope for Indonesia’s military modernization plans

The newly established state-owned holding company is a launchpad for Indonesia's defense industry to finally achieve full independence.

3 years ago

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left), United States President Joe Biden (second left), Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (second right) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wave to the media prior to the Quad meeting at Kishida's office in Tokyo on May 24.

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Time for Indonesia to act to cool rising Indo-Pacific temperatures

Analysts have played up Taiwan as a potential flashpoint in the Indo-Pacific, in the same way that Ukraine had been in Europe.

3 years ago

A poll worker (right) helps a woman put on a plastic glove before she casts her ballot at a polling station in Tapos, Depok, West Java, on Dec. 9, 2019. Poll workers enforced strict health protocols on voting day for the Depok mayoral election, requiring voters to wear gloves and face masks, among other precautions. JP/P.J. Leo

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Betrayal to the people

The government’s choice of active police and military officers for some of the interim regional head posts implies its penchant for a security approach, which also typified the New Order under Soeharto.

3 years ago