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Commentary: Christmas is 'just' an ordinary birthday celebration
Academia 7 years ago

Commentary: Christmas is 'just' an ordinary birthday celebration

The FPI is always hostile toward any Christmas-related events or moments. Just Google it.
Commentary: Remembering Khun Surin, an ASEAN people’s hero
Academia 7 years ago

Commentary: Remembering Khun Surin, an ASEAN people’s hero

To me, Khun Surin was a renaissance man, knowledgeable in many fields and crafts as a professor, act...
Commentary: When politics is all (or more) about 'how much'
Academia 7 years ago

Commentary: When politics is all (or more) about 'how much'

A vegetable vendor said it was easy to understand Indonesian politics; the 2019 presidential ra...
Commentary: Democracy is worst form of government, indeed
Academia 7 years ago

Commentary: Democracy is worst form of government, indeed

Indonesia, now a democracy for nearly 20 years, albeit a struggling one, makes a good case study to ...
Commentary: All things being equal, music always seals the deal
Academia 7 years ago

Commentary: All things being equal, music always seals the deal

Under the best of circumstances, music and politics have a tenuous relationship. 
Commentary: Stop making jokes about Setya. It's not funny anymore.
Academia 7 years ago

Commentary: Stop making jokes about Setya. It's not funny anymore.

No matter how you look at it, the joke is on us, the people who elected him.
Commentary: 'Pribumi' faiths shouldn't be pariah in their own country
Academia 7 years ago

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Commentary: 'Pribumi' faiths shouldn't be pariah in their own country

Life has not been easy for native-faith followers. In modern Indonesia, they have been socially and ...
Commentary: Learning from Koreans in punishing their presidents
Academia 8 years ago

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Commentary: Learning from Koreans in punishing their presidents

We are too forgiving of our leaders, including former presidents, while the Koreans are merciless.&n...
Commentary: Can Jokowi stem the tide of Islamic populism?
Academia 8 years ago

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Commentary: Can Jokowi stem the tide of Islamic populism?

The problem is that some of preconditions for a populist Islam revival are already there.
Commentary: Will the real presidential contenders please stand up
Academia 8 years ago

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Commentary: Will the real presidential contenders please stand up

Whoever is looking to challenge Jokowi will have a hard time accumulating financial resources, lobby...
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