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As political tension heats up ahead of 2024, Indonesia needs to dismantle disinformation

Both social media usage and disinformation tactics show rising trends. The 2022 Young Voters survey report from the Jakarta-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) expounded that social media progressively becomes the most-preferred medium for political expression and the primary source of information for the youth, who will also be the majority in next year’s election (54 percent).

2 years ago
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Indonesia should lead the way in helping Myanmar' pro-democratic movement

Amid the fog of war engulfing Myanmar, two facts have become increasingly clear: the military has failed to take over the country amid widespread popular resistance; and the global community has failed to provide the help that the Myanmar people so badly need in their struggle for democracy. ...

2 years ago
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Three cheers for hybrid work

Happier employees tend to be more productive. ...

2 years ago

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On the move: People walk on a pedestrian bridge to cross the road during the morning rush hour in Jakarta on Nov. 29, 2022.
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Protecting consumers through the lens of the financial sector omnibus law

The West Jakarta District Court decided recently to acquit the defendant in the case of Indosurya Savings and Loans Cooperative (KSP Indosurya) of all charges.

2 years ago
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 June 6, 2022.
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Australia-Indonesia relationship lacks diplomacy from below

Since Indonesian independence, Australian and Indonesian governments have recognized the strategic and economic importance of their relationship. The relationship has the potential to improve the wealth and security of the entire Indo-Pacific region. 

2 years ago
Students protest against the government's proposed changes to the Criminal Code and plans to weaken the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), outside the House of Representatives complex in Jakarta on Sept. 24, 2019.
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Indonesia’s corruption perception rating worsens

Indonesia, which was once considered the “big jumper” in corruption prevention in Southeast Asia, representing the “best practices” in combating graft, is currently experiencing significant regression

2 years ago
A banner protesting the activities of the Ahmadiyah is displayed on June 24, 2017 near the minority religion’s mosque in Sawangan, Depok, West Java.
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Indonesia still denies religious minorities freedom to worship

As the country's visibility rises on the international stage, it needs to take a more serious stance on upholding human rights, including the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.

2 years ago
Activists take part in a demonstration for better women's rights on International Women’s Day in Surabaya, East Java, on March 8, 2022.
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Gus Yahya Staquf’s volte-face on feminism?

Gus Yahya advised Fatayat and Muslimat, two women’s organizations under NU, that “NU doesn't need to go along with various gender ideologies developed from other cultural domains. I remind Fatayat and Muslimat, don't get involved in feminism."

2 years ago
Gerindra Party chairman (left) and President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, who hails from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), shake hands on July 13, 2019 at Lebak Bulus MRT station in South Jakarta, their first meeting since the hotly contested election that year. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
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What's behind the Jokowi-Prabowo 'alliance'?

The two erstwhile rivals have done a 180, forming a one-on-one alliance to serve each other's purpose heading into 2024.

2 years ago
A woman poses with the logo of Indonesia’s 2023 chairmanship of ASEAN at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Jakarta on January 29, 2023, when President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo formally assumed the rotating chair at a kickoff event.
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Chairing ASEAN: What does it mean for Indonesia in 2023?

Amid the current global geopolitical uncertainty, there are at least three major challenges Indonesia will face during its chairmanship of the largest regional forum of the Southeast Asian countries.

2 years ago
People dance in front of the Prambanan Temple in Yogyakarta on December 18, 2022.
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Rethinking authenticity in tourism in Yogyakarta

Economic and political changes in Indonesia have an influence on the rise of tourism in Yogyakarta.

2 years ago
China's President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 16, 2017. Xi welcomed visiting Saudi King Salman in Beijing as China continues a charm offensive toward the Middle East, a region where it has long kept a low profile.
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Has China betrayed Iran?

China is dependent upon Saudi Arabia for its energy needs and Beijing is making all efforts to have a long-term relationship with Riyadh to address this need.

2 years ago
Prophetic wave: Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc gestures as he arrives on Nov. 18, 2022 for the 29th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting during the APEC summit in Bangkok. Phuc resigned on Jan. 17, 2023 as Vietnam’s president amid a crackdown on corruption in the country.
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Vietnam’s national leadership struggle will impact ASEAN

The shocking replacement of president Phuc by the much younger female politician Vo Thi Anh Xuan as interim president indicates an attempt to accumulate power among Vietnamese Communist Party elite.  

2 years ago
High salary is not always what attracts millennial workers the most.
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The other face of the younger generation. What can we do?

Instead of building the innovation ecosystem, which takes 15 over year or more, we tend to short cut by entering rent-seeking business. 

2 years ago
Headliners: Indonesian rock band Slank performs at the M20 (Music20) concert at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, East Jakarta, on March 11, 2022.
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To win appreciation, music needs criticism

Like the House of Representatives, which plays a checks-and-balances role so that the government cannot act as it pleases, music criticism is a reminder that music should not be created without thought.

2 years ago
Activists ask President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to postpone the execution of death-row convict Merri Utami in a rally on Jl. Pahlawan in Semarang, Central Java, on July 26, 2016.
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The long road to eliminating capital punishment in Southeast Asia

We need not only human rights defenders and activists but also mainstream figures to change the equation in the fight against death penalty.

2 years ago
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
School activities: Pictured is a teacher and three students in a class at Madrasah Ibtidayah Nurul Iman, one of Tanoto Foundation's partner schools in Muaro Jambi, Jambi. (Courteys of Tanoto Foundation)
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Jokowi regrets past human rights abuses
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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
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
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
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
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