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Against all odds: Aisyah Cahyu Cintya (left), who is a disability activist and has cerebral palsy, puts makeup on a woman at Rumah Harapan Indonesia. She paid a visit to motivate children and parents in the shelter to stay optimistic despite their disabilities and illnesses.

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Inclusive education in ASEAN: Fostering belonging for students with disabilities

Many children with disabilities do not attend school at all and are vulnerable to entering the informal job market, child marriage and experiencing exploitation, violence and poverty.

3 years ago

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Deforestation-free label requires clarity on forest terminology

The regulation no longer singles out palm oil as the main villain in deforestation. ...

3 years ago

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The G20 cannot let Russia hijack the global economy

The G20 cannot look away from the war in Ukraine for another critical reason: it has global economic consequences that concern us all, and that could lead to a global recession and a big step back in our agenda to fight poverty if left unaddressed. ...

3 years ago

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Every vote counts: A screen shows partial Philippine election results for then-presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.

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Will the Marcos-Duterte duo survive?

A major challenge would be how Marcos Jr can build a working relationship with his deputy Sara Duterte, who has already openly expressed her desire to run for president in the future.

3 years ago

Pilgrims gather before the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on July 2.

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Performing the haj should not endanger one’s livelihood

In principle, the haj pilgrimage should never cause suffering or difficulty.

3 years ago

President Joko Widodo (left) meets with United States President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) on Nov. 1, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Chernobyl spelled disaster for Soeharto, but Ukraine poses opportunity for Jokowi

The President is on a far different geopolitical and personal footing than his predecessor, whose personal ambition was dashed by the Chernobyl disaster ahead of an international event in 1986.

3 years ago

Finance Ministry Sri Mulyani Indrawati holds a press briefing on the voluntary disclosure program, also referred to as the second tax amnesty, on Friday, July 1.

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Second tax amnesty suffers from moral hazard

Giving pardon again to tax evaders, who may include corrupt officials, illegal miners and loggers and drug syndicates, would appear as a blank check for money launderers, and such a policy could prompt the Paris-based OECD Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) to blacklist Indonesia as a noncooperative jurisdiction.

3 years ago

President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo and First Lady Iriana get ready to board the presidential aircraft that will take them to Moscow on June 30.

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Inclusive diplomacy: The First Lady on a courageous mission

Diplomatic spouses have actually contributed to the success of diplomacy through various activities, ranging from the private to public fora, from an informal to formal capacity.

3 years ago

A CN 235-220 test plane during a ground-running test using BioAvtur J2.4 in Bandung, West Java, on Sept. 6, 2021.

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Used cooking oil as feedstock makes biofuels more sustainable

As Indonesia’s biofuel program is still heavily dependent on CPO as the sole feedstock, this has exposed the program to external pressures such as fluctuating prices for CPO and other energy commodities, contributing to the increase in the cost of cooking oil for ordinary consumers.

3 years ago

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Climate change doesn’t have to mean more insect-borne disease

As the world warms, diseases transmitted by insects may spread, but prevention strategies can break the link.

3 years ago

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New tools needed to control the spread of mosquito-borne disease

Mosquitoes are the world’s deadliest creature, and they’re on the move.

3 years ago

A healthcare worker sprays insecticide in a residential area at Cinunuk village, Bandung regency, West Java on June 5, 2021 as part of efforts to prevent dengue fever.

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Rain or shine, deadly mosquitoes are on the move

Hotter temperatures and heavy rainfall arriving with climate change are the perfect breeding ground for Dengue-spreading Aedes mosquitoes.

3 years ago

When women are given access to their reproductive rights, they will feel empowered to choose what is best for their physical and mental health.

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The solution to Malaysia's baby dumping is women in power

If Malaysia wants to stop teen pregnancies, it could start by putting more women in parliament.

3 years ago

Abortion rights demonstrators hold signs as they gather near the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, June 25.

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Roe v. Wade and Indonesia’s 2024 presidential election

The main source of polarization is identity politics – race and sexual politics – the main target of which are women and minorities, both religious and sexual.

3 years ago

Code red: Students from various universities stand with posters stating their rejection of the Criminal Code revision outside the House of Representatives on June 28. The protesters deem the new code will stifle freedom of expression.

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Criminal Code: Balancing the paradox of expression

If citizens cannot speak freely about their leaders, they cannot fully engage in the lawmaking process, and implementing new legislation becomes an act of force met with popular resistance.

3 years ago

An armored convoy of pro-Russian troops moves along a road during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol.

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EU envoy responds

The European Union has no sanctions on Russian (or anybody’s) wheat or fertilizer exports, nor do our sanctions apply to non-EU countries (no “extra-territoriality”).

3 years ago

Foreign tourists walk along Berawa Beach on June 19, 2020 in Badung, Bali.

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Considering digital nomad visas to attract foreign tourists

Granting digital nomad visas will benefit both tourists and Indonesia, but needs appropriate infrastructure facilities and certain conditions for visitors.

3 years ago

Play it safe: Children surf the internet using free Wi-Fi provided by the Karanganyar village administration in Ciamis regency, West Java, on June 21. Children in Indonesia are left unprotected in the cyberworld, according to a Human Rights Watch report.

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Online learning: How to protect children's personal data

Governments and parents must up their game in protecting children's privacy while they are online, even during online learning.

3 years ago

Ahead of the Indo-Pacific Partners meeting during the NATO summit, (from left) Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol pose for a group photograph at the Ifema congress center in Madrid on June 29.

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Is NATO setting a dangerous course foraying into Indo-Pacific? It depends

India and Indonesia, the two largest Asian countries outside China, have remained non-aligned in all this and are more representatives of the region.

3 years ago

A robot called Erica (R), created by Japan's Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories, conducts a job interview during its presentation at the IROS 2018 International Conference on Intelligent Robots on October 5, 2018 in Madrid.

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Five things to look forward to in the future

To advance toward the net-zero transition by mid-century, it is imperative to seize opportunities to foster cleaner air and clean electrification.

3 years ago

Rice fields surround a solar power plant in Sengkol village, Central Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara, as seen in this aerial photograph taken on March 5, 2022.

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Do not hijack the renewable energy bill

Coming up with a blanket term like “new energy” for old technologies or certain types of fossil energy not only deprives the renewable energy bill of its intended purpose, but also diminishes Indonesia’s global leadership quality.

3 years ago

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The world is burning. We need a renewables revolution

The answer lies in renewables – for climate action, for energy security, and for providing clean electricity to the hundreds of millions of people who currently lack it.

3 years ago

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

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Jokowi’s Russian mission is great, though it achieves little

After his courageous trip to Ukraine and Russia, President Jokowi should immediately build a solid and strong team to follow up on his peace initiative.

3 years ago

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Low earth orbit satellites: Connecting the unconnected

Satellite networks only carry a fraction of the data traffic that powers the internet, and still rely on terrestrial infrastructure to deliver internet-based services to end users.

3 years ago

Feed those in need: Poor Yemeni families receive flour rations and other basic food supplies from charities in the province of Lahj, in southern Yemen, on March 29, as food prices have doubled since last year and the fact that Ukraine supplies nearly a third of Yemen's wheat imports has heightened fears of a deepening famine.

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The true reasons behind the looming global food crisis

During the period of the “corona crisis”, Western governments “pulled off” scarce commodity flows and worsened the already difficult situation in developing countries dependent on food imports.

3 years ago

Scholarship: Indonesia can utilize brain circulation through the Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) scholarship scheme.

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How scholarships can transform Indonesia into an advanced nation

Scholarship programs are one of the instruments for producing superior human resources for a progressive Indonesia.

3 years ago

Standing for their rights – Doctors of the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) stage a peaceful rally to protest the government’s plan to establish a Primary Healthcare Physicians (DLP) education program in Kediri, East Java, on Oct.24, 2021.

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Scholarships alone won’t solve specialist doctor shortage

In Indonesia, general practitioners who come from a better socio-economic background stand a better chance of getting into medical residency earlier.

3 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (second left) and Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi (right) walk as they attend the ASEAN leaders' summit at the bloc's secretariat building in Jakarta on April 24, 2021.

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After chairing G20 Summit, Jokowi should shift focus to Myanmar

Hun Sen has shown his penchant for undermining ASEAN’s collective action against the Myanmar junta.

3 years ago

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The promising prospect of a nuclear-weapons prohibition treaty

The treaty warrants strong hope for finally providing a legal framework to completely delegitimize nuclear weapons.

3 years ago

The Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) seals a Holywings outlet in Gunawarman, South Jakarta, among the 12 outlets that were shuttered by the local government, on June 28. (KOMPAS/Muhammad Isa Bustomi)

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Holywings case shows political appeal of conservatism persists

Both Ahok and Holywings share commonalities. Their controversies revived emotive politics on the basis of religious values and a complex calculation to reframe figures as the people’s enemy.

3 years ago

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