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Village circular economy to shield against inflation, safeguard food resilience

While the pandemic has shown signs of easing, followed by an expected economic rebound, the possible food crisis will be another global challenge.

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What Bhutan, Timor Leste can teach us about eliminating malaria

While many regions have seen improvements, Papua remains a real concern. The malaria burden there has increased by 13 percent since 2019. ...

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Indonesian netizens: The uncivil society?

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Early 2024 presidential scuffle feels like Christmas in July

Candidates simply want to impress people with their appearance, rather than offering their platforms to the public, because based on experience, serangan fajar (predawn attack or distribution of cash hours before the voting begins) often proves effective in winning votes.

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Protective plants: Local resident takes part in the planting of mangrove seedlings in Marannu village in Maros regency, South Sulawesi on May 26, 2022.
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Indonesia’s green belt – Protecting and restoring the country’s mangroves

Restoration needs to go beyond the planting of seedlings and include hydrological works to reestablish tidal flows and allow for mangrove seeds from nearby mangrove forests to disperse. 

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Delivering public service is indeed one part of smart city development, yet there is a broader part of development that needs more attention, especially from the government. Smart city is essentially the revelation of smarter decision-making based on abundant data by leveraging technology. So, technology is the tool and not the end goal.
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The arduous journey of bureaucratic reform in Indonesia

A successful bureaucratic reform is a sort of significant improvement that is able to match individual and community needs.

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Futuristic gardens: An overview shows the Flower and Cloud Forest domes at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on Sept. 21, 2021. The garden is one of the prominent tourist destinations in the city state.
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Could solar punk be our hope against climate apocalypse?

It is no wonder that millennials’ movement to not have children owing to fears about climate crisis is on the rise. 

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Indonesia's six unicorns shown on a screen on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. The six are ride-hailing company Gojek, e-wallet OVO, online travel agency Traveloka, logistics company J&T Express and e-commerce platforms Tokopedia and Bukalapak.
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Indonesia: Becoming truly digital-first with inclusive connectivity

A full fiber coverage and 5G-ready networks will create opportunities for Indonesia's MSMEs to tap into a broader customer base, and the opportunity to develop more innovations. 

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The rising stars of the valley: Women in Kashmir

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The grief thief: From comforting others to robbing them of their loss

To put it broadly, grief theft is when people feel overly sad about something that doesn’t really affect them to a point that they feel they are the victims themselves.

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Italian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Manlio Di Stefano visits Saudi Arabia to participate in the summit of the Middle East Green Initiative on Oct. 26, 2021.
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Italy-ASEAN relationship at a turning point

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The logo of the World Trade Organization, along with its French abbreviation OMC for L'Organisation mondiale du commerce, adorns its Geneva headquarters in Switzerland, as seen on June 2, 2020.
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Keep cross-border electronic transmissions free to recover together, stronger

The WTO needs to extend its cross-border electronic transmission moratorium to drive equitable post-pandemic recovery.

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President Joko Widodo (left) speaks to then-Australian prime minister Scott Morrison on Nov. 14, 2018 at the Suntec Convention Centre in Singapore.
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Australia's AUKUS secrecy was offending for Jokowi

The President is looking forward to resuming more friendly and trustful relations with Canberra under Albanese's leadership, as are many Indonesians.

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Buy now, pay later 2.0 has arrived: Live now, pay later

It is no secret that the onset of the pandemic saw a decline in consumer spending across the globe, but even before then, BNPL served as a budgeting tool for consumers, allowing them to delay payments and spread costs. 

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Global minimum tax: Indonesia must safeguard its tax rights

Indonesia needs to accelerate legislation so it can take full advantage of the GLoBe tax regime and its QDMTT tax facility, which will protect is right to tax multinationals.

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Plastic beach: Workers collect plastic waste as they clean up Kuta Beach near Denpasar, Bali, on Jan. 6.
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Unpacking recycling behaviors at the root of lasting solutions

Standard warnings highlighting the environmental impact of plastic waste were ineffective in engaging communities in Bali.

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Evacuated residents of the eastern Ukraine city of Lyman, which has received heavy shelling, drive their car in Raihorodok on May 2 as Russian forces continued their push into eastern Ukraine on May 1, killing eight civilians in rocket attacks in Donetsk and Kharkiv, the regions' governors said.
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Guterres, Jokowi should lead efforts to end Ukraine war

Invariably, if the Ukraine war is not given deeper consideration -- naturally, on how it must be resolved --  aggressive and pesky inflation will affect the whole of Europe and the world. 

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Class of their own: An elementary-school student (left) and her elder brother attend classes online from their home in Banda Aceh on Feb. 15. The local government suspended in-class learning due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.
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Future proofing our education with the new bill

Teachers were unprepared and poorly supported during the pandemic, thus affecting their physical and mental health as well as their ability to cope with various distance-learning challenges. 

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Indonesia’s President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo (right) and Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) ride bamboo bicycles at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, on Monday.
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Indonesia-Australian ties: How high can they go?

The economic sector remains the weakest link in the overall bilateral relations between Indonesia and Australia.

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Done deal: Indonesian Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi (right) and his Singaporean counterpart S. Iswaran hold up documents for the Jakarta-Singapore Flight Information Region (FIR) Realignment Agreement as President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (second right) and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong look on, on Jan. 25, on Bintan Island, Riau Islands.
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Indonesia deserves center stage in international civil aviation

Indonesia’s election as an ICAO Council member will strengthen its position in Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific pertaining to aviation policy. 

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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

Australia’s new prime minister has made it clear Indonesia is of utmost diplomatic importance to Australia.

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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”.

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How Indonesian banks have prepared for risks

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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.

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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

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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

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Vietnam’s illegal fishing could earn it an EU ban

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Local wisdom guards fisheries in Indonesia’s Maluku Islands

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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.

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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. 

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