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Galvanizing the 'buy Indonesian' campaign

It does not take an economist to know that no country can really transform its economy by exclusively relying on raw commodities. 

3 years ago
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Indonesia battles a push to postpone elections - and undermine its fragile democracy

Powerful figures, including coordinating ministers Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan and Airlangga Hartarto, who is also chair of the Golkar Party, are suggesting the elections should be deferred to give incumbent President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (Jokowi) more time to deal with the consequences of the pandemic. ...

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Indonesia’s claim that banning nickel exports spurs downstreaming is questionable

The Indonesian government has claimed that its raw nickel export ban, which started in January 2021, has shown positive impacts after seeing increases in mining investments and exports of nickel-derived products.   ...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves at the end of his press conference on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka on June 29, 2019.
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Why excluding Russia from G20 is not the best course of action

This demand has put host country Indonesia in hot water; since the beginning of the military invasion, Indonesia has taken a soft stance on Russia.

3 years ago
The circle of style: Anna Gedda, H&M Head of Sustainability looks at the collection of clothes made from environmentally friendly materials at a conference in Berlin, Germany, on April 5. H&M will launch a pilot in Sweden for online sales of secondhand garments, with the aim of extending the scheme to other markets and brands in years to come.
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Six strategies for digital growth in Southeast Asia

Right now, 80 percent of Southeast Asian consumers will pay up to a 10 percent premium for eco-friendly and socially conscious products.

3 years ago
All about religion: Boyband Gigi, comprising Arman Maulana (center), Thomas (right) and Hendi, launch their religious-themed album titled Mohon Ampun (Begging for Mercy) in Kemang, South Jakarta, ahead of Ramadan on June 10, 2015.
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Seekers of God in the music world during Ramadan

The musicians compose and perform religious songs simply for revenue as the market is exceptionally big.

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The winning team: Actors, actresses and production crew members of the movie Penyalin Cahaya, or Photocopier for its international release, gather for a photo session after winning 12 Citra Awards in the 2021 Indonesian Film Festival on Nov. 10, 2021 at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), Senayan, Central Jakarta.
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Watch and learn: Portraying sexual, gender issues in Indonesian film

It is heartening to witness homegrown talents utilizing their art to start a public conversation about delicate issues that we usually overlook, either because they’re too complicated or too upsetting to talk about.

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People wearing facemasks amid concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus walk in the Yangon international airport in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 18.
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Let’s talk tough about human rights and freedom

While you can only count six references to human rights in the entire document, it is clear that at least on paper, the EU is serious about them.

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Face the future: A population and civil registration officer records the biometric data of a resident who is applying for an electronic identity card at Pondok Aren district office in South Jakarta on June 16, 2020. The government has vowed to keep personal data protected.
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Information asymmetries and personal data protection

With the help of artificial intelligence, companies read consumers' preferences, arrange targeted ads and in some cases, personalize pricing.

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Residents wait in line to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus outside a building placed under lockdown at the Kwai Chung Estate public housing complex in Hong Kong on January 22, 2022, amid a rise in coronavirus cases fuelled by the Omicron variant.
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Do not turn the page on COVID-19: We are not there yet

We, the special envoys of the World Health Organization (WHO) director general on COVID-19, have watched with some dismay as the world attempts – too soon, in our opinion – to “get back to normal”.

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Papuan cause: Novel Matindas (center) visits Papuan political prisoners at Salemba penitentiary in Central Jakarta on May 26, 2020. Novel died on March 27, 2022 after a battle with cancer.
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Remembering Novel Matindas, theologian, human rights defender

Novel believed that peaceful dialogue between combatants in Papua needed to prioritize the protection of civilians. 

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Fruitful enterprise: A worker arranges palm oil fruit at a collection center in Kutamakmur, Aceh, on Nov. 7, 2021. As supplies of vegetable oil have been disrupted by the Ukrainian war, some European countries have shifted to palm oil.
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Ukraine crisis dampens Europe's anti-palm oil sentiment

The sunflower oil debacle should be a great opportunity for Indonesia, the world’s largest producer of palm oil with an annual output of over 55 million tons, of which about only about 55 percent is exported. 

3 years ago
Stock illustration of evolution to 5G technology
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Commercial 5G promises tremendous growth for Indonesia

Commercial 5G technology will open massive opportunities to support digital transformation in vertical markets such as mining, manufacturing and health care.

3 years ago
Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi speaks to Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia during her trip to Penang and Johor Bahru, Malaysia, between March 15 and 18, 2017.
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Ambassador Hermono angers Malaysian ministers, but it works

Since May 2016, Indonesian migrants in Malaysia have worked without any legal protection from abusive employers.

3 years ago
Myanmar's commander-in-chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (left) meets with Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha at the Government House in Bangkok on Sept. 3, 2019.
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Thai government responds

Trying to link developments in Thailand and Myanmar is both misleading and disingenuous.

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Slippery business: Commodity sellers line up to purchase cooking oil during a market operation at Karangampel traditional market in Indramayu regency, West Java, on Feb. 23.
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Ukraine war reveals inconvenient truth about Indonesian palm oil

The cooking oil crisis has shown how vulnerable the country's palm oil industry is, despite its large contribution to the economy. 

3 years ago
New COVID-19 patients wait under a tent to be called up for registration at the Athletes Village quarantine facility in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, in February.
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Transitioning to a semi-endemic – not endemic – phase

During the two years of the pandemic, Indonesia's death rates have been consistently higher than the global level. 

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Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (middle), Tax Director General Suryo Utomo (left) and House of Representatives Commission XI chairman Dito Ganinduto (right) publicize the new Harmonized Tax Law (HPP) for business associations in Nusa Dua, Bali on Nov. 19, 2021.
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The urgency of fiscal consolidation and VAT reform

VAT exemption on essential goods and services such as staple goods will be maintained in favor of the poor and vulnerable households. 

3 years ago
Participants listen to the opening address by President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo (on screen) during the opening of the G20 finance ministers’ meeting in Jakarta on Feb.17, 2022.
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Indonesia must include Russia in G20 summit

Unless Russia is evicted from G20, which requires the unanimous decision of all, no one is in any position to eject Putin from the summit in Bali. 

3 years ago
An elementary school pupil receives a Sinovac COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine in Surabaya, East Java, on Jan. 18, 2022.
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Strategic communication essential to ensuring COVID-19 vaccination works

One of the key factors that promote vaccine hesitancy is the fact that many people do not believe COVID-19 exists. 

3 years ago
This picture taken on April 4, 2020 shows job applicants taking a written exam on a football field during a recruitment test for the city-run Ansan Urban Corporation at the Wa Stadium in Ansan, south of Seoul. - The corporation decided to hold the test outdoors as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
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Recruiting developers: Why finding the right people is so important

If you want to hire talented individuals, you must first attract their notice, and the best way to do so is to be an active member of the developer community.

3 years ago
A man walks past a demonstration by environmental action group Greenpeace about the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster outside Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in Jakarta on April 26, 2010 marking the 24th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear accident in Ukraine and to denounce Indonesia's plans to use nuclear energy. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in the early hours of April 26, 1986 when a reactor exploded, contaminating the then Soviet states of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus with fallout which also spread to other parts of Europe.
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Russian invasion should encourage Indonesia to rethink its nuclear plan

As Fukushima fades into the past, Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, wishes to forge ahead with nuclear energy. The government plans to use the first nuclear power plant to supply national electricity by 2040.

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Green car: An official charges an electric car on Friday after the launch of the first public electric vehicle (EV) charging station, which will be used for EVs transporting world leaders during the Group of 20 summit in October, in Nusa Dua, Bali.
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Anticipating the worst-case scenarios of G20 Indonesia

Holding the G20 presidency, Indonesia is allowed to invite guest countries as observers to participate in related activities and discussions yet has no right to determine the final G20 outcomes. 

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People line up at the check-in counter at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Dec. 19, 2021.
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To recover stronger, we need uniform, safe, healthy mobility

G20 health ministers will sit down and discuss the universal verifier for digital COVID-19 vaccine certificates in G20 countries at point of entry.

3 years ago
Two Indonesian Muslims choose halal ramen from a vending machine. JP/Rosa Panggabean
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G20 presidency: An opportunity to build Indonesia as a global halal hub

The halal industry has transformed into an ecosystem that attracts the world's attention due to its huge market and promising value.  

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Timor Leste's first president Xanana Gusmao visits the grave of Indonesia's third president BJ Habibie at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery in South Jakarta on Sept. 15, 2019. JP/Narabeto Korohama
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Xanana Gusmao: The next Nelson Mandela or Sukarno?

International media reported Xanana’s National Congress of the Reconstruction of Timor Leste (CNRT) supported Ramos-Horta, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former president and prime minister, in the March 19 presidential election.

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People watch the sunset at Kuta Beach in Bali Oct. 7, 2021.
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Bali expecting waves of travelers after only 45 tourists came in 2021

Bank Indonesia’s Bali representative office has predicted the province’s economy will grow 6 percent this year when the tourism industry significantly recovers.

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Social news media: The logo of video-focused social networking service TikTok, as photographed on Feb. 9 at TikTok’s United Kingdom office in London. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, millions of people have tuned in to TikTok for news and views of what is happening on the battleground.
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TikTok is propagandists’ new tool to win elections in Southeast Asia

Propagandists’ strategic manoeuvring of public opinion on social media remains a dangerous threat to democracy in Southeast Asia.

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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, Aceh, on Feb. 15, 2022. The local government suspended in-class learning due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.
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Indonesia must seize technology toward global education recovery via G20

The G20 Education Working Group needs to pull all the stops to ensure equal access to technology in education in creating truly global solutions that progressively address immediate challenges toward the future.

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Risky rich: “Crazy rich” Indra Kesuma, or Indra Kenz (center), arrives at the National Police Criminal Investigation Department in Jakarta on Feb. 24. The police have named him a suspect in an investment scam case.
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The state allowed 'crazy rich' to defraud many, stash wealth

If public officials had done their job properly, such fraud could not have run for such a long period of time and harmed so many people.

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