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From shelter to shelter: Rohingya refugees eat breakfast at a temporary shelter in Ladong, Aceh on Tuesday. They were among 185 Rohingya asylum seekers who reached Aceh after weeks of journey from their overcrowded refugee camp in Bangladesh.

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Rohingya drowning at sea as regional leaders fail to act

Even ASEAN members who have criticized the Myanmar military since the attempted coup in 2021 still engage in business with Myanmar.

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As private as it is, data privacy is a public good

With interdependent relations, even the most careful, educated and responsible individuals still rely on others for their data privacy. ...

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Addressing challenges in Indonesia’s pension funds

IFG Progress estimated that assuming income was the single factor deciding pension fund ownership, Indonesia needed around 10 years to achieve Asia's average pension fund penetration rates. ...

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Showing off: People walk in front of a large screen broadcasting news on China's military exercise, which came after the visit of United States Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, in Beijing on Aug. 4, 2022.

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There is a lot of room to avoid destructive escalation over Taiwan

It is up to China’s leadership to find more attractive ways to pursue its goal of reunification, because clearly the current approach based on projection of military power is not having the desired effect on the people across the strait.

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Foreign policy outlook: Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi delivers her annual speech detailing the achievements and upcoming targets of Indonesian diplomacy at the Foreign Ministry building in Pejambon, Central Jakarta, on Jan. 11, 2022.

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What was missing from FM Retno’s annual press statement

As this year’s chairman and de-facto leader of ASEAN, Indonesia should openly and clearly disclose where it stands on the three major security issues.

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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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The road to World Cup glory: Investing in Indonesia's youth

The potential benefits of investing in young players go beyond just financial gain. It has the potential to bring national pride and unity to Indonesia.

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Cloud in Indonesia: seeing the silver lining

Businesses can capture enormous value from the cloud through cost optimization and value-oriented business use cases.

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Center of attention: Sri Murdiyati (center), the wife of terrorist Abu Dujana, carries her daughter as she is interviewed by reporters at the National Police Headquarters in Jakarta, June 19, 2007.

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Listening to the voices of convicted terrorists’ wives

Wives of terrorists know the risks of their husbands' beliefs and struggle, but never expected the hardship of life when their husbands are in prison.

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President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo (right) talks with Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during their meeting at the Bogor Palace in West Java on Jan. 9.

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Indonesia, Malaysia team up against EU’s arbitrary policy

Even though the EU claims the deforestation regulation will be enforced on all farm commodities, major producing countries, notably Indonesia and Malaysia, suspect the rule implicitly aims at palm oil, which is the most productive and consequently most competitive among all vegetable oils

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Many parents bought educational toys online during the pandemic to stimulate their children’s physical and mental development. (Unsplash/Tanaphong Toochinda)

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The role of social workers in improving Indonesia's social welfare

The pandemic has brought to light systemic issues in our social welfare, not least of which is a shortage in social workers.

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A member of the People Revolution Army (PRA) assembles a homemade weapon on Oct. 15, 2022 in Pale township, Myanmar. Since launching a coup on Feb. 1, 2021, the Myanmar military has been unable to crush the resistance movement.

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Sham election will only prolong Myanmar civil war

This is a critical year for Indonesia to take the bit in leading ASEAN as its chair to rally global support for implementing the regional bloc's Five-Point Consensus and bring peace to Myanmar.

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People visit “ground zero” of Nusantara, the new capital city to be developed in Sepaku district in North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan, on Aug. 17.

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Indonesia’s capital move mirrors the Dutch

Leaving behind the troubled capital city is not a new development in Indonesia’s history.

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This picture taken on March 7, 2022 shows a diver swimming amongst the coral on the Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of the Australian state of Queensland. The Great Barrier Reef has again been hit with

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There is no livable planet without the ocean

The private sector can play a massive role in driving and catalyzing the changes that are needed to rebuild and regenerate an ailing ocean.

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A worker of a petrol station of the state-owned company Pertamina changes the fuel prices displayed after the announcement of a fuel price hike, in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, September 3, 2022.

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The Indonesian economy: Looking at 2023 and beyond

Government spending in agriculture for instance has been sufficient but not effective. Most of the spending in 2022 went on subsidies for fertilizer and other inputs, less on research and development, irrigation and extension.

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Future currency?: A representation of virtual currency Bitcoin and US$1 banknotes are seen in front of a stock graph. Some central banks have warned about significant speculative elements of bitcoin and other crypto assets.

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Embracing digital finance innovation in the financial sector omnibus

The regulation focuses on equipping authorities in the financial sector with sufficient access to regulate and supervise crypto-asset activities to ensure that these do not have a negative impact or affect the integrity and stability of the financial system.

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A staff member of the start-up Actronika shows the use of a virtual vest and headset during the Vivatech startups and innovation event in Paris on June 16, 2022.

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The growing importance of low latency connectivity

For a growing number of applications that demand near-instantaneous response times even a slight connectivity hiccup of milliseconds can mean the difference between success and failure – or life and death, in both the virtual and physical worlds.

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Retno L.P. Marsudi shakes hands with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 18, 2022, during the 77th session of the UN General Assembly.

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Indonesia’s diplomacy: Rowing between two reefs in a fast-changing world

On the economic and recovery front, Indonesia’s G20 presidency reached consensus with the G20 Bali Leaders’ Declaration, despite strong divisions within the group.

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A picture shows the first Italian Bitcoin crypto currency shop.

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The future is here: Central Bank Digital Currency

With the digital rupiah, the public will gain access to risk-free digital currency denominated in rupiah.

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Supreme Court justice named graft suspect

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Supreme Court vows to combat judicial corruption. What?

Bribery is publicly perceived as one of the most effective methods to win a legal case in this country.

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Military hardware is displayed during a parade to celebrate Myanmar's 77th Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw on March 27, 2022.

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ASEAN needs to look beyond Myanmar’s Five-Point Consensus

ASEAN should be prepared to suspend Myanmar’s membership if the mechanism for expelling members is not provided for in the association’s bylaws.

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Unity podium: ASEAN leaders wave on stage during the opening ceremony of the 40th and 41st summits of the regional grouping in Phnom Penh on Nov. 11, 2022.

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ASEAN resilience: A pillar for open and inclusive multilateralism

ASEAN resilience needs to bridge the ASEAN pillar and sector-centric silos, which may otherwise deter from a coherent and strategic vision that spans the regional community.

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Burning issue: Firefighters battle a blaze at a peatland forest in Ogan Ilir, Riau on July 31, 2021. Forest and land fires are the main source of carbon emissions in Indonesia.

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Challenges for carbon trading implementation in 2023

Companies can now calculate the amount of carbon they can trade and its value using a number of internationally acknowledged carbon value indexes.

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Saving energy: A worker cleans solar panels that generate electricity for a gas refueling station in Teras, the Central Java regency of Boyolali on Oct. 26, 2022. The renewable energy is said to help the gas station operator save 10-15 percent of its monthly electricity bill.

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Unearthing the catalyst for ASEAN’s energy transition in 2023

In addressing the intermittency while keeping the supply-demand stable, the member states should improve their grid flexibility and resiliency.

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Plastic beach: Workers collect plastic waste as they clean up Kuta Beach near Denpasar, Bali, on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Ocean plastic: Has the tide been turned?

Instead of questioning why the plastics were even there in the ocean in the first place, the public was “driven” to believe that as a notorious ocean polluter, plastic products were “branded” as the common enemy.

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Start-up talks: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo briefs the audience at the opening of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Start-up Day 2022 on Sept. 26, 2022, at Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) BSD City in Tangerang, Banten.

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Four scenarios for digital start-ups to navigate uncertain years ahead

Existing platform businesses, such as e-commerce, may need to face the hard truth of the need to continuously maintain cost efficiency in their current activities.

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People queue at a polling station during the 15th general election in Bera, Malaysia's Pahang state on Nov. 19, 2022.

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How a less influential Islamic party becomes the largest one in Malaysia’s parliament

Malaysia’s fifteenth general election, held in late November, is arguably the most historic in the country’s history. For the first time, no coalition managed to secure a parliamentary majority, resulting in a hung federal parliament.

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Outlawed: Police and military personnel remove the signboard of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) in Petamburan, Central Jakarta on Dec. 30, 2020. The government banned the radical group after refusing to extend its permit as a mass organization.

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The continuing trend of intolerance: Projection of the political year

Religious politics offers a recipe that centers on emotive fears and sentiments, which effectively dismantles the government to fail in some key areas such as inequality and law enforcement.

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A protester burns a draft of the Job Creation Law in Jakarta on Oct. 27, 2020 as a symbol of rejection of the controversial law. JP/Seto Wardhana

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Viewing jobs law and Perppu through the lens of freedom of association

Consultation cannot be simply ignored as it is the very foundation that needs to be preserved should Indonesia wants to keep its democracy.

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A technician checks methane gas produced by a biomass reactor in Gondosari village in Kudus regency, Central Java, on March 4, 2022. The bioreactor converts agriculture and animal husbandry waste into energy, fertilizer and pesticide.

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How biomass can solve Indonesia’s energy trilemma

With 60 million people living within a kilometer of state forests who rely on the land for their livelihoods, harnessing biomass technologies can be a solution to Indonesia’s energy trilemma: security, affordability and sustainability.

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The United Nations Security Council meets in preparation for a vote on a draft resolution calling for an immediate end to violence in Myanmar and the release of political prisoners, at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, on Dec. 22, 2022.

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Indonesia can be an honest peace broker in Myanmar crisis

In its role as an independent mediator Indonesia should detach itself from any ASEAN attributes and instead deal with the suspended Myanmar not as the chair of ASEAN but as a Southeast Asian neighbor.

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