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Green car: An official charges an electric car on Friday after the launch of the first public electric vehicle (EV) charging station, which will be used for EVs transporting world leaders during the Group of 20 summit in October, in Nusa Dua, Bali.

Accelerating Indonesia’s journey to net zero is a shared responsibility

As a country with rich natural resources such as nickel, and abundant renewable energy sources, Indonesia is primely positioned to be a driving force in the net-zero industrial revolution.

3 years ago

Rising high

The return of the pop-oriented music festival not only serves as a sign of the return to normalcy, a much-needed celebration of life less restricted by health protocols, but it is also a saving grace for music fans who have missed out on live music performances for at least the past two summers. ...

3 years ago

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ASEAN must get back to basics ahead of US summit

Given the current world order's abysmal track record, ASEAN should get to know who it is dealing with to prevent another missed opportunity. ...

3 years ago

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Monopoly is turning the gender pay gap upside down with a new version of the board game where women earn more than men.

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Kartini Day: Toward equality in female labor force participation

Based on Statistics Indonesia (BPS) data in 2019, there is an almost 30 percent gap between the participation of women and men in the labor market.

3 years ago

In this file photo, members of climate action protest group Scientist Rebellion hold signs during a demonstration in Glasgow on the sidelines of the COP26 UN Climate Change Summit on November 8, 2021.

Obsession with climate change distorts our priorities

Today, almost every natural disaster routinely gets blamed on the climate crisis, with every new hurricane held up as another exhibit of man’s folly.

3 years ago

Internally displaced people arrive at a centre for the displaced persons in Zaporizhzhia, some 200 kilometers northwest of Mariupol on April 6.

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The last tears of Nikolai Gogol: A note on Ukraine and Russia

No grand theory – The End of history or Clash of civilizations – perhaps would explain Russia’s war against Ukraine without researching what really happened during 2014-2019.

3 years ago

Superhero puppets: Two puppet characters battle each other in a scene that uses real fire as a special effect on Feb. 18, during a demonstration at the filming studio of Pili International Multimedia 8450.TWO in Yunlin, Taiwan. Pili has turned to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to generate new revenue while keeping the traditional glove puppets of Taiwanese culture relevant among today’s audience.

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How NFT liberates ordinary artists

NFT is a global marketplace where artists (and all creators) can make an entry without being “desk rejected” for unfair or unscrupulous reasons.

3 years ago

People queue to purchase cooking oil provided by the local government in Surabaya on Feb. 18, in an effort to stabilize prices due to shortages.

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The imbroglio and fiasco within the cooking oil market

The biggest mistake was that when the Trade Ministry imposed price controls to protect consumers, it did not assign a special agency to manage and supervise the implementation of the DMO and DPO.

3 years ago

Singapore’s National Development Minister Lawrence Wong speaks during a press conference on the coronavirus situation in Singapore on Jan. 27, 2020.

Singapore’s next PM Wong is little known to ASEAN

Lee said he would hand over the power to Wong “once he is ready".

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 were protesting the rising prices of fuel and cooking oil, and talks of plans to extend the presidential term.

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Student rally: Reason, naivety and ignorance

It would be a safe assumption that a vast number of students demonstrating that day had no real understanding of the issues they were so adamantly protesting about.

3 years ago

Israeli security forces scuffle with a Palestinian man as he tries to enter the Al-Aqsa mosque compound to attend the Friday prayers, on April 15. More than 100 people were wounded in clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli police at East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, with new violence, as Jewish and Christian festivals overlap with Ramadan.

Tragedy at Al-Aqsa

Indonesia joined many other countries in condemning Israel’s armed violence against Palestinian people inside the Al Aqsa complex.

3 years ago

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Investment, homeostasis and Earth’s continuity

Humans need to be made aware and constantly reminded that we are currently “borrowing” this planet from our children and grandchildren.

3 years ago

Saving the river: Activists grouped under the Ecological Observation and Wetland Conservation (Ecoton) collect plastic waste that pollutes the Ciwulan River in the Leuwi Bilik area in Tasikmalaya, West Java, on April 2.

To invest with impact, invest in the planet

By 2050, global demand for resources will almost triple to 130 billion tons annually, which would overuse the Earth's capacity by over four-fold.

3 years ago

Two bulldozers and logs of various varieties and sizes are seized by investigators with the Environment and Forestry Ministry's law enforcement division in an illegal logging case in Sabuai village, Eastern Seram regency, Maluku.

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Sustainable forests, agriculture need stronger international partnership

SVLK Indonesia has successfully enabled efforts to combat illegal logging and also to decrease deforestation rate since its launch.

3 years ago

Center stage: United States President Joe Biden (center) takes part in the ASEAN-US Summit on the sidelines of the 2021 ASEAN summits held online in Bandar Seri Begawan on Oct. 26, 2021.

A date with Biden

The ASEAN leaders surely do not want to be perceived as American allies amid the US-China rivalry.

3 years ago

Mea culpa: Young “crazy rich” businessman Indra Kesuma also known as Indra Kenz conveys an apology to the public after being named a suspect in an online fraud case at the National Police headquarters on March 25, 2022.

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Indonesia urgently needs law to regulate finfluencers

Many people have reportedly suffered losses from failed investments after following influencers' advice on social media platforms.

3 years ago

Papuan students protest against the government's plan to develop new administrative regions in the country's easternmost territory, in Malang, East Java, on March 21, 2022.

Divide and rule Papua

The intention to split Papua into smaller pieces only maintains the decades-old asymmetric relationship between Jakarta and the easternmost territory.

3 years ago

People wait in front of the Merdeka Building for Asia-Africa carnival participants to pass by in their colorful costumes in Bandung on Aug. 14, 2016. The building was the venue of the Asia-Africa Conference in 1955. JP/Arya Dipa

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The Bandung message and the building of a principled world order

The international order has been replete with incidents of aggression and the use of military force, in proxy or head-to-head confrontations.

3 years ago

Commodity boom: A plantation company worker loads a truck with newly harvested oil palm fruit bunches in Berkat village in Central Mamuju regency, West Sulawesi, on March 10. Indonesia scored its highest exports last month, thanks in part to crude palm oil.

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Justice should be the way forward in commodity trade

Palm oil falls victim to trade injustice in vegetable oils as it has been discriminated and vilified against deforestation allegations.

3 years ago

Precious asset: A forest area near Mount Meratus in South Kalimantan is seen from Hinas Kanan village on Nov. 25. The local forestry authorities have admitted to losing 30,000 hectares of forest to mining and plantation industries in the last three years.

To achieve health for all, embrace tradition, innovation and evidence

Traditional medicines must continue to be a critical tool in promoting a healthier, fairer and more sustainable future for all.

3 years ago

Show them how: Siblings Eugene (left) and Ginger Arboleda give a demonstration on how to play Axie Infinity, an NFT game where players earn tokens that can be exchanged for cryptocurrency or cash, in Taguig, Manila.

How much is ‘too much’? Recontextualizing blockchain’s environmental narrative

It’s hard to ignore the existing “energy-guzzling” narrative that’s been relegated to NFTs and its underlying blockchain technology.

3 years ago

Kevin Aluwi (left), Patrick Cao (second left), Andre Soelistyo (second right) and William Tanuwijaya at GoTo’s Listing Day Ceremony at the Indonesia Stock Exchange on April 11 in Jakarta.

Time to make profit

The real battle for GoTo has just begun. Amid turbulent global markets and the cooling hype on Southeast Asia’s tech sector, GoTo is expected to have different strategies and show greater resilience in the bourse.

3 years ago

This aerial image shows a worker standing on the back of a truck loaded with coal at the Karya Citra Nusantara (KCN) Marunda port in Jakarta on Jan. 17, 2022, after Indonesia eased an export ban on the commodity.

The sleeping giant awakens: Indonesia reopens to the world

To focus solely on pandemic-hit sectors like hospitality would also miss the larger picture of Indonesia’s growth trajectory.

3 years ago

Logistics: The process of distributing logistic supplies by the volunteers at Sumberwuluh (Courtesy of Sani Sinarsana Kisid)

Ramadan inspires compassion and generosity

A 2018 Gallup survey suggested that Indonesians are among the world’s most generous people when it comes to giving back to their communities.

3 years ago

Vendors wait for customers at a traditional market in Tangerang, Banten, on April 3, 2022.

Who is the bearer of bad news?

While there is a strong case to maintain subsidies for the poorest of the poor, many of these schemes are so badly administered that much of the state money is going to the people who least deserve it.

3 years ago

Oily business: Basic commodity sellers line up to purchase cooking oil during a market operation at Karangampel traditional market in Indramayu regency, West Java, on Feb. 23.

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Can inflation be better measured with big data?

The relevant statistics agency needs to firstly determine the basket of goods being calculated to best mimic the overall cost of living standard.

3 years ago

Chinese coast guard ship 3303 passes near Imam Bonjol warship 383 as the Indonesian Navy pursues the Han Tan Cou fishing vessel entering Indonesia's Natuna waters on June 17, 2021. The Navy caught the China-flagged boat suspected of illegal fishing in Indonesian waters.

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Will Jokowi's decree on Natuna change the equation?

If China wants to sincerely solve its dispute with Indonesia, it can emulate the Indonesia-Australia deal.

3 years ago

A rider walks past a reproduction of a Salvador Dali painting in the Atlantic Avenue subway station February 12, 2009 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Museum of Modern Art has installed 58 reproductions of pieces from their permanent collection, by artists including Picasso, Matisse, and Hopper, for the underground promotional campaign which runs through March 15th.

Time might not exist, according to physicists and philosophers – but that’s okay

But developments in physics suggest the non-existence of time is an open possibility, and one that we should take seriously.

3 years ago

Easter mood: A student decorates an Easter egg at the Widya Tama school for children with special needs in Surabaya, East Java, on April 14, 2022.

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Easter: Seeking hope, peace in ominous times

At the very least, Christians are challenged to think globally for the sake of caring for the Earth, the common home afflicted by this ecological crisis and to act locally according to their respective contexts.

3 years ago

Gender solidarity: Male members of an activist group attend a demonstration to highlight the struggles and issues faced by Filipino women in Quezon City, suburban Manila, on March 6, ahead of International Women's Day.

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Human rights and the future of ASEAN

The more ASEAN remains bogged down by institutional paralysis, the longer it will take for the people of the region to take notice of it.

3 years ago

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