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Set for shipment: Multipurpose vehicles are parked at Tanjung Priok Port’s car terminal prior to being exported on April 8. Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturers (Gaikindo) data shows that Indonesia exported 104,158 built-up cars in the first semester of 2020.

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Riding the momentum of automotive industry recovery

Nevertheless, the incentive extension may only be effective in the short to medium term, as “the thrill” to use the incentive will fade as time goes by.

3 years ago

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Prime Minister Rutte has apologized. What next?

A recently released study on colonial violence in Indonesia has started to reverse the decades-long culture of cover-up by Dutch institutions, from The Hague all the way down to the individuals on the battlefield. ...

3 years ago

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Advancing local currency settlements for the global resurrection

The beauty of LCS is that by the same token, it serves other purposes to strengthen the economic basis. ...

3 years ago

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This handout picture released by the Russian Defence Ministry on April 22, 2021 shows Russian forces landing a shore and taking part in a military drill along the Opuk training ground not far from the town of Kerch, on the Kerch Peninsula in the east of the Crimea.

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Ukraine: Out of a tiger’s mouth into a crocodile’s mouth

It is not difficult to predict Ukraine will have to face powerful Russia alone. Outsiders will only “fish in the murky waters”.

3 years ago

A nurse holds China's Sinovac vaccine, a potential vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Sao Lucas Hospital of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), in Porto Alegre, Brazil August 8, 2020.

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China is developing its own mRNA vaccine – and it’s showing early promise

Both the Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines use a traditional design, containing whole forms of the coronavirus that have been inactivated – a tried-and-tested way of making vaccines that work. However, while these vaccines were initially quite good at stopping people getting symptomatic COVID, this protection waned significantly over time. These vaccines also offer poor protection against infection with omicron. This has put pressure on China to develop more effective vaccines, as it is pursuing a strict containment policy with the virus.

3 years ago

All smiles: President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (right) meets with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (left) on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany on July 8, 2017.

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Dutch apology to Indonesia – Return to sender, with a thank you note

The study may have opened a Pandora's box that could unravel the entire Dutch colonial history, and not just that specific period in the 1940s.

3 years ago

Our climate is no joke: Environmentalists participating in the Asia Climate Rally march to the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry in Central Jakarta on Friday to urge the government and businesspeople not to fund fossil fuel exploitation to help stop climate change.

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How to manage stranded costs in energy transition

The energy transition is changing the rules of capital markets and capital planning for energy companies.

3 years ago

Dutch King Willem-Alexander (second right) and Queen Maxima (right) return after laying a wreath during their visit to the Heroes Cemetery in Jakarta on March 10, 2020. - King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands were on a five-day visit to Indonesia, a former Dutch colony.

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The useless spending of 4.1m euros on the study of ‘extreme violence’

The reason the Dutch state had financed the project: It was some kind of “damage control”.

3 years ago

Boosting growth: Female workers spread fertilizer at an oil palm plantation.

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National interests in agriculture trade agreement

We should remain committed to implementing WTO reform because it is more useful for developing countries, such as Indonesia, which tend to be in a defensive position.

3 years ago

Learning the ropes: Students attend a class at SDN 153 state elementary school in Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra on Feb. 8. The local government has reduced full face-to-face learning from thrice to twice a week following a rise in COVID-19 cases.

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Freedom curriculum: Beware of 'Matthew effect'

While there is no quick fix to Indonesia's education crisis, we must make more concerted efforts across the board to make sure that all students, regardless of their socioeconomic or geographic background, have access to quality education.

3 years ago

China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative.

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Multilateralism: Still the key to a prosperous East Asia

Be it the political systems, religions, cultures or models of development, East Asia has been well known for its immense diversity since ancient times.

3 years ago

Supporters of Joko "Jokowi" Widodo gather for a rally.

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A political algorithm for the 2024 presidential election

Successful candidates have always inspired the public to make strong efforts to support them.

3 years ago

Close watch: A member of the Israeli security forces stands guard as a bulldozer demolishes a Palestinian home in Jawaya village near Yatta in area

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Should Indonesia normalize Israeli apartheid?

Standing against discrimination of all forms has been Indonesia's longstanding policy, not least as a legacy of its anti-colonial past.

3 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo visits and inaugurates rehabilitation of Parapat coastal area on the bank of Lake Toba in Simalungun regency in North Sumatra on Wednesday.

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Predominantly Christian provinces give Jokowi ‘messianic’ welcome

Unlike Gus Dur, Jokowi has rarely talked aloud about defending non-Muslims, because he has often been the target of attacks from Muslim hardliners.

3 years ago

A student does schoolwork online at the home of Sri Wiwoho, a resident of the Depok Mulya I housing complex, in Depok, West Java, on Aug. 3, 2020. Sri has provided a learning space and free internet access for children in the neighborhood. JP/P.J. Leo

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It takes a village to empower young minds to tackle digital ecosystems

Youth safety is only possible when government agencies, platforms, parents, and schools take a united stand against the issue.

3 years ago

Build anew: Construction materials are scattered across a plot of land that makes up the third segment of Indonesia’s new capital city in Penajam Paser Utara regency, East Kalimantan, on Feb. 2.

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Capital city: Beyond Nusantara, metaverse and Garuda

In dire need of investment, the new capital city has now emerged as a real estate development project, with Cabinet members somehow acting as the marketing team.

3 years ago

War knows no age: Refugee children from Myanmar, who fled after a surge in violence as the military cracks down on rebel groups, cook at a camp near the Myanmar-Thailand border in Kayin state, on Monday.

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One year after the coup, Myanmar children face learning, life loss

The Myanmar junta has fired over 125,000 teachers, as well as more than 13,000 professors and university staff, accounting for 45 percent of all teaching and administration staff at universities.

3 years ago

Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev speaks at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Bangkok on Nov. 3, 2019, on the sidelines of the 35th ASEAN Summit.

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Science but not fiction: A new chapter of ASEAN-Russia partnership

Quantum wells, finite-valued functions and proton therapy cannot create the same amount of hype as talk of invasion, but can seriously improve our lives.

3 years ago

A building in the Public Works and Housing Ministry office compound in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, is pictured. The Green Building Council Indonesia (GBCI) has certified the building as environmentally friendly.

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Retrofitting buildings to support green recovery in ASEAN countries

Improvements in the existing stock of residential buildings will be key to reaching energy efficiency targets.

3 years ago

New threats: Prince, a member of the hacking group Red Hacker Alliance who refused to give his real name, uses a website that monitors global cyberattacks on his computer at his office in Dongguan, China's southern Guangdong province on Aug. 4, 2020.

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Cybersecurity policy responses to mitigate cyberattacks and data leaks

Cybersecurity should feature in the educational curriculum for students – digital natives – so they can practice vigilance from a young age.

3 years ago

Protestors attend a global day of action rally on climate change in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 6, 2021, during the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).

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How Indonesia's G20 presidency promotes climate transition

The OECD has projected that the global economy could be 11-14 percent lower by mid-century than in a world without climate change.

3 years ago

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SaaS technologies take lead in driving digital transformation

The company has no choice but to leverage digital management and collaboration tools to maintain engagement with clients and business partners.

3 years ago

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Bank Indonesia should stop remunerating the statutory reserves

The profitability of Indonesian banks amid COVID-19 remains the highest in Asia Pacific during 2020 and remained profitable in 2021.

3 years ago

President Joko "Jokowki" Widodo gives a speech at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opening ceremony on Jan. 3.

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Keeping economic resilience amid global uncertainty

Every time market mechanisms collapse, government intervention must come to the forefront and work harder.

3 years ago

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo (right) inspects empty oxygen cylinders at the Kalisari Regional General Hospital in Batang regency, Central Java, on June 29, 2021.

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The Wadas unrest is damaging Ganjar’s presidential prospects

Although on a smaller scale than the Kedung Ombo incident, the Wadas standoff can be framed to discredit the government and raise questions about Ganjar’s fitness for the presidency.

3 years ago

Rafael Grossi, (left) Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), opens a virtual meeting of the Board of Governors of the IAEA at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on June 15, 2020.

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JCPOA, its significance to Iran and the world

The International Atomic Energy Agency has verified – 15 times – Iran’s compliance and adherence through its surveillance and monitoring of peaceful nuclear activities.

3 years ago

An illustration shows the presidential office planned for Nusantara, the new capital city to be developed in East Kalimantan,as designed by renowned Indonesian sculptor Nyoman Nuarta.

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Nusantara: Carving out a legacy or heading toward disaster?

The IKN relocation and development project presents an opportunity for the government to start anew using technological innovations and sustainability principles, not repeat the same old outdated methods that are sinking Jakarta fast.

3 years ago

New commander: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurates Gen. Andika Perkasa as the Indonesian Military chief at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Nov. 17, 2021.

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Gen. Andika wants longer term and bigger TNI's roles

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo may be in favor of the changes, as he needs stronger support from TNI in the face of at least three strategic events between 2022 and 2024.

3 years ago

President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo delivers a speech at the opening of the 34th Nahdlatul Ulama national congress in Darussa'adah Pesantren (silamic boarding school), in Lampung, on Dec. 22, 2021.

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Why NU and Muhammadiyah play dwindling roles in Indonesia's urban communities

Research has shown these two organisations have since the 1920s helped maintain the nation’s political stability and supported the country’s democracy. They have created peace while promoting moderate Islam.

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This general view taken on October 27, 2015 shows the nearly empty 20-lane road stretching from across the National Parliament building in Naypyidaw, the capital city of Myanmar. Yangon was the former capital until the military regime built Naypyidaw and was made the capital in 2005.

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How not to build a capital: what Indonesia can learn from other cities’ mistakes

Indonesia just announced the name of its planned new capital, Nusantara, to be built on Borneo island, about 1,300 kilometres away from the current capital, Jakarta.

3 years ago

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