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A woman (left) reacts while receiving a Pfizer booster vaccine for the COVID-19 in Jakarta, on March 29, 2022. The government has accelerated vaccination programs ahead of Idul Fitri in May, when many people leave the capital and return back to their hometowns.

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A shared vision for global health security, pandemic readiness

Governments and the private sector must cooperate to ensure that capabilities to develop and produce countermeasure are widely distributed, robust, and scalable in the event of a public health emergency.

3 years ago

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Imagining Southeast Asia that cared about human rights

Improving human rights in the ASEAN community will only happen if the new generations feel the urgency to have a better and fairer legal framework in place to protect their freedom. ...

3 years ago

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Enhancing Indonesia-France successful cooperation

France wants to support the export activities of its French strategic sectors, particularly those linked to the ecological transition. ...

3 years ago

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Members of the public observe a national moment of reflection in Westminster Hall to show their respect to the late Queen Elizabeth II at her coffin as it lies in state, at the Palace of Westminster in London on Sept. 18, 2022.

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How did Queen Elizabeth II do it: Because she was a woman?

There is a belief that women make good leaders due to the fact that they score higher than men in most leadership skills.

3 years ago

Cybercrime kills: People take part in a march in the memory of a 14-year-old girl (in the portrait), whose beaten body was found in the Seine River after she endured online harassment at school, in Argenteuil on March 14, 2021.

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Women, peace and cybersecurity

The Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific's women, peace and security agenda, with participation, protection and prevention among the pillars would be useful to frame and streamline approaches to create safer cyberspaces, mainly because it cuts across political-security, economic and sociocultural pillars.

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.

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Pockets of collaboration offer hope for tackling global challenges

Climate change is increasingly wreaking havoc worldwide, causing immense economic and human suffering.

3 years ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Preview - Tokyo, Japan - July 20, 2021 General view of the Olympic Rings outside The National Stadium, the main venue of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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There is no peace without solidarity

There is a new world order in the making. We can already see today that this new world order will be more divisive than the one we are striving for.

3 years ago

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Remembering Azyumardi Azra, a man for all seasons

Azyumardi was the whole package. He carried out a beautiful balance between intellectuality and bureaucracy.

3 years ago

US one dollar banknotes are seen in front of displayed stock graph in this illustration taken on Feb. 8, 2021.

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What an extremely strong US dollar means to the global economy

Bank Indonesia’s FX reserves have already declined $9.1 billion as of August and there are no guarantees high coal prices will stay.

3 years ago

Medical workers treat patient inside an emergency tent at Dr. Sardjito General Hospital in Yogyakarta on July 4, 2021.

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Toward the digitization of the health systems in Indonesia

A digital healthcare ecosystem will significantly expand access to care, especially for underserved communities in remote, hard-to-reach areas.

3 years ago

IDX president director Inarno Djajadi (third left) and Kehati Foundation executive director Riki Frindos (third right) during the launch of ESG Sector Leaders IDX KEHATI and ESG Quality 45 IDX KEHATI index at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) building on Dec. 20, 2021.

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The better the sustainability report, the more investment

Indonesian companies should be able to identify and explain how they manage future and potential ecological risks and consequently, prepare a strategic mitigation plan to respond to such climate risks.

3 years ago

Outgoing Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan visits the offices of The Jakarta Post in Palmerah, West Jakarta, on Sept. 9.

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The ghost of identity politics and Anies’ presidential ambitions

Anies himself is tolerant and was raised in a modern and moderate Muslim family. But he seems not to have done enough to reconcile with Jakarta voters.

3 years ago

Human rights icon: Students and rights activists carry an image of the late human rights defender Munir at a rally outside the legislative council in Malang, East Java, on Sept. 8. Munir was killed through poisoning 18 years ago.

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Munir’s family’s sacrifice, reminder of nation’s homework

Every turn to seek answers for Munir's death have added insult to injury.

3 years ago

Back-breaking, unrewarded: Farmers in Pati, Central Java, prepare rice seedlings in a nursery plot for transplantation. Indonesia failed to meet its 2016 rice self-sufficiency target.

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We all need to eat without consuming the world in the process

More than 80 percent of the world’s smallholders and family farmers live off the land in this region and their interests and livelihoods must be safeguarded.

3 years ago

Members of the Asian Citizen's Center for Environment and Health perform during an Earth Day event in opposition to climate change at Gwanghwamun square in Seoul on April 22, 2020.

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Will COVID-19 change the public’s attitude toward climate change?

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the public’s concern about climate change and improved support for green recovery policies.

3 years ago

Wonder women: Women of the Indonesian Air Force carry their parachutes during a military drill at Iskandar Muda air base in Blang Bintang, Banda Aceh, Aceh on Feb. 8, 2019.

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Women in security forces – debunking masculinist protection

The question of women in the armed forces has drawn excitement as well as criticism from various feminist scholars. While some argue that such inclusion invalidates the logic of masculinist protection and debunks myths of war, others contend that this does little for the cause of gender equality as it perpetuates militarization, patriarchy and war.

3 years ago

Top brass: Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Andika Perkasa (left) and Army chief of staff Gen. Dudung Abdurachman pose for the media after their induction by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the State Palace on Nov. 17, 2021.

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The shameful conflict between Gen. Andika and Gen. Dudung

Factionalism in the institutions and animosity among the top brass will only erode public trust in the TNI and the police force as the guardians of national integrity, security and order.

3 years ago

Face to face: A teacher of a state elementary school in Binjai, North Sumatra talks to her students during a weekly in-class learning. The face-to-face session is part of the hybrid learning the school is adopting to prevent learning loss among students

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Transforming education summit – the global moment of truth

Two in three governments have cut their education budgets while some international donors have announced their intention to reduce aid to education.

3 years ago

Members of an extended family hold a ‘halal bi halal’ (post-Ramadhan gathering) near Kauman Mosque in Magelang, Central Java.

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The quality of life of Asian families in an aged society

Governments need to devise new welfare programs for the region's aging population, as Asia's traditional family unit has evolved to include a growing number of households without children.

3 years ago

PwC Indonesia advisor Ravi Ivaturi (upper left), OVO vice president of lending services Natasha Ardiani, 'The Jakarta Post' journalist Eisya A. Eloksari, interpreter Hikmat Gumilar, Bank BTPN deputy president director Darmadi Sutanto and the 'Post' journalist Apriza Pinandita (lower right) pose for a picture after Jakpost Fintech Fest online discussion on Sept. 23, 2020, with the theme of Fintech's role in Indonesia's economic future.

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OJK crashes the fintech party, but it may be for the better

New fintech companies are given a year to pilot their innovation and receive assessments before they are permitted to fully operate on a larger scale.

3 years ago

An attendant walks through a gas station belonging to state-owned energy company Pertamina in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Dec. 4, 2018.

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Curbing fuel subsidies is only the first step out of energy crisis

The government needs to establish a clear road map to gradually phase out fossil fuel subsidies and should communicate the benefits clearly.

3 years ago

An orangutan named Boncel is pictured after being translocated to the main forest from a palm oil plantation, in Ketapang, West Kalimantan on Aug. 18, 2020.

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Orangutan conservation needs agreement on data and trends

A wide range of scientific studies show that three orangutan species have declined in the past few decades and that nowhere are populations growing.

3 years ago

Home schooling: Elementary school teacher Fransiscus Xaverius Fri Harna (right) teaches his student on May 20, 2020 at the student's home in Magelang, Central Java, after schools were closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Teachers’ resilience key to transformation of education

Regardless of the level of severity of learning loss their students experienced during the emergency remote teaching, almost all the surveyed teachers reported willingness and readiness to provide extra tutorial and remedial sessions to those students who suffered from learning loss.

3 years ago

Foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states hold a meeting in Tashkent on July 29.

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The SCO Summit: Dialogue and cooperation in an interconnected world

The SCO is called upon to become a pole of attraction without dividing lines, in the name of peace, cooperation and progress.

3 years ago

Educational opportunities are not distributed equally in Indonesia.

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The literacy myth

Literacy is not only about rankings. In Indonesia, misconceptions about literacy create a wider gap.

3 years ago

Remembrance: People wave Polish flags during an event on Aug. 1 to mark the 78th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising.

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Crimes that go unjudged can be a harbinger of more to come

Poland is still reeling from the effects of the war today and it will continue to struggle with them long after the last eyewitnesses of that inhumane time are gone.

3 years ago

Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD and Home Minister Tito Karnavian visit the North Natuna Sea aboard the KRI Semarang-594 naval hospital ship on Nov. 23. The visit intends to communicate the government's commitment to strengthening Indonesia's outermost islands and border areas.

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Is Indonesia getting ‘grey-zoned’ by China?

Indonesia’s foreign policy knows no silence or inaction, including on matters that relate to its sovereign right in the North Natuna Sea.

3 years ago

Australian historian David Reeve of the University of New South Wales (left) and British historian Peter Carey of Oxford University (right) on Nov. 21, 2018 attend a discussion of a book by the late Indonesian historian Ong Hok Ham, which tells the history of Madiun, a city once torn by the rebellion of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) in 1948.

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Onghokham: An individualistic reflection of his times

Some people's lives reflect the times they live in and the late scholar Onghoknam was one such individual, who also epitomized Indonesia's unique, pluralistic and diverse legacy through his own.

3 years ago

Side by side: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin head for a joint press conference at Kremlin in Moscow on June 30, 2022.

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Indonesia needs to focus first on ensuring G20 run smoothly amid great power rivalry

The Indonesian government is under the impression that, to ensure the meeting of countries representing 85 percent of the global’s GDP runs well, it has to somehow become a peacemaker between the warring countries.

3 years ago