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In crisis: Employees arrange fruits and vegetables at the TaniHub distribution center in Kedung Halang, Bogor, West Java, on Aug. 16, 2019. Tanihub recently laid off a number of workers amid global woes in the digital economy.

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Challenging the validity of business valuation results

Valuations are always used as a “weapon” to attract investors; as much as possible, valuations are made as attractive as possible with a variety of supporting assessment metrics.

2 years ago

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How Indonesian students can catch up on PISA score

For around 20 years of Indonesia’s participation in PISA, the quality has not increased much—if it increased at all. ...

2 years ago

Editorial

Rescheduling export ban

Stopping the production of copper concentrate will not only adversely affect export earnings and state revenues but also will cause massive worker layoffs. ...

2 years ago

The Latest

Daily routine: A domestic worker performs her daily chores in Jakarta on July 10, 2019. The government has asked the House of Representatives to resume deliberations on the stalled domestic worker protection bill.

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Further steps are needed to ensure protection for domestic workers in coming bill

Domestic workers are even more vulnerable to abuse because they work in private homes.

2 years ago

Planting season: Smallholder farmers plant rice seedlings in Samahani, Aceh province, on Jan. 25, 2-023. Indonesian rice production is reliant on small-scale farmers, most of whom live in poverty.

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Is our agriculture sustainable?

The 2021 AGRIS conducted by BPS provides data showing that we need a paradigm shift in the agriculture sector to adopt a holistic approach toward sustainability that incorporates the economic, social and environmental dimensions.

2 years ago

Members of the embattled Protestant Christian church GKI Yasmin congregation make a Christmas tree from dried wooden sticks to celebrate Christmas in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta on Dec. 26, 2018. The Christmas service added to the total 185 biweekly church services that have been held at the same spot to protest the government’s inaction. Their church building has been sealed by the Bogor administration since 2008.

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Indonesia should lead by example on freedom of religion and belief in ASEAN

Many violations of religious freedom have occurred because intolerant actors feel empowered by a joint ministerial decree issued in 2006 that requires local resident approval for the construction of any new place of worship.

2 years ago

Show of solidarity: NagaWorld Casino workers hold up placards during a protest outside the National Assembly building in Phnom Penh on Jan. 5, after several union members were arrested.

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Indonesia can help repair ASEAN’s authoritarian drift under Cambodia’s Hun Sen

The fake election that took place in Cambodia in 2018 is the blueprint for the plan by Myanmar’s junta to devise a bogus electoral exercise to try to secure a fig leaf of legitimacy.

2 years ago

A worker checks pile of nickel pig iron (NPI) produced in the Morowali industrial park in Bahodopi district, Morowali regency, Central Sulawesi, on Oct. 18. The development of the industrial complex is slated for full completion in 2019, when it is expected to reach the annual capacity of producing 2 million tons of NPI and 3 million tons of stainless-steel slab.

Opinion

Analysis: RI’s long journey to attract Tesla Gigafactory

Indonesia’s discussion with electric automaker Tesla made headline again last week as Bloomberg reported that the two are closing in on a deal. However, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk was quick to respond via his recently-acquired Twitter cautioning against citing “unnamed sources” as they are frequently false.

2 years ago

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reacts following the announcement of her resignation at the War Memorial Hall in Napier, New Zealand, on Jan. 19.

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New Zealand story

Jacinda Ardern played the role model of a leader who not only did her best for her nation, but also knew when to step back and ensure a sustainable succession.

2 years ago

Smokestacks at the Suralaya coal-fired power plant belch fumes into the skies above Cilegon, Banten, on Sept. 21, 2018.

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3 ways Indonesia could make 2023 a turning point in its clean energy transition

As we enter 2023, Indonesia should focus on more radical action for its energy transition.

2 years ago

Religious affairs: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (second right) receives Nahdlatul Ulama chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf (third from left) and executives at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Sept. 22, 2022. Yahya reported preparations for the Religious Twenty (R20) forum to be held in Bali on Nov. 3-4, 2022.

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NU’s obsession with civilization seems far-fetched

The truth is, Muslim countries, which represent a quarter of the global population, host almost half of all the poor in the world.

2 years ago

Police officers escort Zulkarnaen, a senior leader of the Al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) who had been on the run for his alleged role in the 2002 Bali bombings, upon their arrival on Dec. 16, 2020 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten.

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Ideological warfare: Conception, misconception and blunders

History has taught us that neither power nor wealth determines the outcome of ideological conflict: It is the state with the stronger ideology that wins.

2 years ago

Football fans attend a rally in front of the city hall in Malang on Nov. 10, 2022, demanding Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) to be responsible, fair, transparent, and indiscriminate following the deadly stampede at Kanjuruhan Stadium on Oct. 1 which took 135 lives.

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Justice for Kanjuruhan

The investigation team also concluded that the Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) had been negligent by ignoring regulations and called for the resignation of its chairman and executive committee.

2 years ago

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Jokowi’s gross human rights settlement plan: Let bygones be bygones

Tragically, five decades have passed by, but many people in the country still glorify the atrocities and justify them as a tool to protect the country from the “latent danger” of communism.

2 years ago

The 606th kamisan action at the Aspiration Park in Monas, Central Jakarta on October 17, 2019. In this action, the masses urged President Jokowi to immediately issue the Perppu on KPK and thoroughly investigate the death of activist Walhi Golfrid Siregar in Medan.

Opinion

Analysis: Ghosts of victims of human rights violations still haunting Indonesia

The government has finally admitted that 12 incidents or tragedies that happened in the past amounted to gross violations of human rights, but short of offering an apology, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo last week expressed regret and promised restitutions for the victims.

2 years ago

Adding value: A nickel smelter operates at PT Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry (VDNI) in Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi, on Sept. 21. Indonesia has vowed to carry on its downstreaming program to add value to its nickel exports, despite its loss in a dispute over its ore-export ban heard at the World Trade Organization.

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Indonesian economy remains resilient amid the global shocks

Holding more than a fifth of global nickel reserves and as the third-largest source of cobalt, Indonesia will be the world’s leading EV battery industry.

2 years ago

People walk past parked G20 Summit official electric vehicles (EVs) in Nusa Dua, Bali on Nov. 12, 2022. The proliferation of EVs alone will not solve people's overreliance on fossil fuels.

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Are subsidies for private electric vehicles effective?

Subsidy policies that encourage EV use need to be integrated with policies to encourage the use of public transportation and non-motorized transportation, such as walking and cycling.

2 years ago

Saddil Ramdani (center) of Indonesia kicks the ball during the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 football match against Philippines at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila on Jan. 2, 2023.

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Overused plot will only kill Indonesian soccer at every rebirth

Indonesia, the biggest country in the region, has never won the AFF Cup tournament since its inception in 1996, as compared with Thailand (7 times), Singapore (4 times), Vietnam (twice) and Malaysia (once).

2 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo looks on at sunrise on March 15, 2022, after spending the night at a campsite in North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan, where the government plans to build a new capital city replacing Jakarta.

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Nusantara an energizing site for construction industry

The government must prepare a number of business schemes and incentives to attract investors, mainly from the private sector.

2 years ago

State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir (in red jacket) arrives at the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) office in GBK Arena, Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Jan. 15, 2023, as he is joining the race to chair the sport federation.

Editorial

In search of soccer glory

Erick became a sort of continental poster boy for making the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang a success.

2 years ago

Morowali Police officers take up positions on Jan. 16, 2023, after two workers, including a Chinese national, were killed at a nickel--smelting plant in North Morowali, Central Sulawesi, when a riot broke out during a protest over labor conditions.

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Easy to blame China for the deadly riots at Morowali nickel plant

For Indonesia, the Morowali tragedy should serve as an example to educate the public about China because, like it or not, there is strong suspicion and distrust in China investment.

2 years ago

Banding together: ASEAN and Japanese leaders (from left to right) Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Singaporean President Lee Hsien Loong, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Laotian Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh and Malaysian lower house speaker Azhar Azizan Harun wave on stage during the ASEAN-Japan Summit as part of the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits in Phnom Penh on Nov. 12, 2022.

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Advancing the Fukuda Doctrine afresh

As a responsible member of the international community, Japan is obliged to revise its past security strategy based on the current, extremely complex and challenging geopolitical landscape.

2 years ago

People rest on veld beds inside the emergency ward for the COVID-19 patients at a government-run hospital in Jakarta on June 29, 2021.

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The pluses and minuses of omnibus health bill

The shortage of 150,000 doctors will not be met anytime soon by 92 medical schools across Indonesia.

2 years ago

Showmanship: A Kong Ha Hong barongsai performance in Pondok Indah Mall, South Jakarta (JP/Tunggul Wirajuda)

Editorial

Another New Year

The end of the New Order in 1998 marked the beginning of a new era of inter-racial relationships, in which the state took action to eliminate discrimination against minority groups.

2 years ago

New Year celebrations: Chinese New Year ornaments featuring rabbits are being sold across the Glodok Chinatown Market area. (JP/Yohana Belinda)

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Chinese New Year means empathy, sensitivity

Chinese New Year celebrations become meaningful when the Chinese-Indonesian ethnic group can present and place itself together with other national elements to be part of the solution.

2 years ago

Gold mine: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (right) speaks with Richard Adkerson (left), director of the Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold company at the Grassberg mine in Mimika during Jokowi’s visit on Sept. 1, 2022. In 2018 Indonesia acquired Freeport, a giant United States company operating in the country.

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The new American playbook: Climate resilience

Today, the US is compelled to expand its economic presence in order to compete with China in Asia-Pacific affairs.

2 years ago

An electric bus driver passes Jl. Ahmad Yani in Surabaya, East Java, on Dec. 20, 2022.

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Transforming SMEs in the current EVs era

To make the EV industry inclusive to all entities, the government could introduce an overarching scheme to pull SMEs into the EV supply chain, for instance, by providing incentives for producers that partner with SMEs.

2 years ago

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (left) and Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo (right) brief the press after the Group of 20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Washington DC, on Oct. 14, 2022.

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Why sustainable finance matters

Sustainable development requires the involvement of the financial system and its alignment with the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement.

2 years ago

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (left) and President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo attend an honor-guard ceremony at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java, on Jan. 9, 2023.

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Stronger relationships between Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey can promote world peace

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has to work with Malaysian PM Anwar and President Jokowi to show Europe how one exits from a destructive conflict that can literally end human civilization if nuclear weapons are used.

2 years ago

At play: Agung Kurniawan and 65 visitors perform a show dedicated to survivors of the 1965 tragedy at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Nusantara (MACAN) in Jakarta on June 19, 2018.

Editorial

Reaching out to 1965 exiles

Indeed, only by acknowledging the suffering of the victims and giving them the justice that they deserve could true reconciliation, or closure, finally be achieved.

2 years ago

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