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The cost and benefit of Jokowi’s free trade policy

The House of Representatives’ failure to ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) before it came into effect on Jan. 1 reflects the concern that Indonesian businesses, especially micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), are still too weak to be exposed to free competition.

3 years ago

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Digital technology brings prosperity to rural areas

Digital technology cuts out the "middleman economy" by connecting agricultural production directly to consumers. ...

3 years ago

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Strengthening WHO to deal with future pandemics

The WHO is not an emergency response organization that has the capacity to send doctors, nurses, equipment and tons of supplies in a short time to hotspots of disease outbreaks all over the world. ...

3 years ago

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This handout picture taken and released by the World Health Organization on October 5, 2020 shows World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wearing a protective face mask attending a WHO executive board holds special session on the COVID-19 response at the health agency's hesdquarters in Geneva.

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The world still has an important job to finish

We have the power to lead and make the needed change in solidarity, to improve the livelihoods of each and every one of us, for a safe place and better world.

3 years ago

Change of guard: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (center) accepts the G20 presidency from Italian Prime Minister Draghi (right) at the Group of 20 (G20) Summit in Rome.

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G20 agenda: Inclusive and collaborative

Digital technologies have already played vital roles in maintaining a functioning society by enabling remote working, facilitating contactless business transactions and automating corporate processes during the pandemic.

3 years ago

French President Emmanuel Macron (right) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb. 7, 2022 in Moscow, in an effort to find common ground on Ukraine and NATO.

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'Russia does not want war'

The Alliance is approaching closer to Russia’s boundaries, increasing reconnaissance activities and mastering attack tactics.

3 years ago

Impression of the past: A model conference room at the Linggarjati Museum gives visitors an idea of what the meeting may have looked like that led to a heated debate between Indonesian and Dutch delegates prior to the signing of the Linggarjati Agreement.

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Racial apartheid continues, targeting Indonesian war victims

In October 2021, under the banner of “collective recognition”, the Dutch government announced that in the coming four years, they would allocate 20.4 million euro (US$23.36 million) in a show of appreciation for the Indische gemeenschap (Indies community) and to highlight their special place in Dutch society.

3 years ago

Back in business: Workers assemble Isuzu Traga trucks at an Isuzu factory in East Karawang, West Java, on Aug. 3, 2020.

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Economic, fiscal resilience set solid foundation for exit strategy

One of the most imminent downside risks to the economy is related to the United States Federal Reserve’s upcoming monetary tightening.

3 years ago

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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The global problem-solving paradox

The world desperately needs more effective and democratic international mechanisms that can solve people’s problems.

3 years ago

Putting aside the COVID-19 pandemic and the pressure to carry out a digital transformation, journalists get threats for simply performing their function.

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Quality journalism provides bulwark against fake news

Putting aside the COVID-19 pandemic and the pressure to carry out a digital transformation, journalists get threats for simply performing their function.

3 years ago

In isolation: An asymptomatic COVID-19 patient is seen through the window of Hotel U Stay in West Jakarta, on Wednesday. The hotel is being used to quarantine asymptomatic and minor-symptomatic COVID-19 patients from West Jakarta and South Jakarta.

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Indonesia's quarantine vs investments conundrum

As Indonesia is in the grip of a Omicron wave, maintaining quarantine for all international travelers, regardless of whether they are infected or not, could be doing more harm than good for the country's future investments and economic recovery.

3 years ago

Verifying stories and holding those in power to account is more important in the internet media landscape than speed and clicks.

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Reclaiming the role of the press as the fourth pillar of democracy

Media institutions and their journalists still have a crucial role to play to support democracy today: providing news people can trust.

3 years ago

Business as usual: Cranes loading and unload vessels on Jan. 21, 2021 at the Tanjung Priok container terminal in North Jakarta.

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Data driven supply chain: Leaders or laggards?

Through data analytics and connected intelligence, customer behavior patterns and insights will emerge alongside any inefficiencies, potential supply bottlenecks and shortages.

3 years ago

Indonesia has started tapping into the green bond market, both at home and overseas, to finance environmentally friendly projects, but sustainability standards remain an issue.

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Banking industry's long and winding road to sustainable finance

Aligning sustainability standards for all stakeholders across all sectors, and not just finance, is necessary in order to avoid both internal and external climate risks while transitioning to a green economy.

3 years ago

German Ambassador to Indonesia Ina Lepel (right) delivers remarks to open Indonesia's only Holocaust Museum in Minahasa, North Sulawesi, in this screenshot of a video posted on her official Twitter account on Jan. 27.

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Minahasa’s Holocaust museum and Indonesia's ties with Israel

Israeli has sought to entice Indonesia to open diplomatic relations through various means, including financial incentives of US$2 billion from the United States and large-scale technology transfers.

3 years ago

Internet first: A student learns the German language through the Duolingo app at home on June 26, 2020, when schools were closed to contain the spread of COVID-19. Access to the internet has been the key to pandemic-induced online learning.

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How young people and local values can help build a safer internet

While many of us have benefited from rapid digitalization, some bad actors have found ways to abuse digital platforms by carrying out scams or spreading misinformation.

3 years ago

This handout photo taken and released by the Indonesian Military on Sept. 3, 2021 shows soldiers carrying coffins of comrades in Sorong, Papua, after at least four soldiers were killed and two others wounded in an ambush by an armed gang at a military outpost.

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Simplifying the complexity of Papuan conflict could be fatal

Conflict-resolution mechanisms are seemingly about restoring order by sending more troops to the country’s easternmost territory with the ultimate mission of capturing members of armed criminal groups.

3 years ago

In danger: An aerial survey mission by Greenpeace in Central Kalimantan shows a general view of trees in a forest on Feb. 24, 2014. The environmental group claimed to have found destruction of rainforests and the habitat of endangered species there.

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Protecting forests and peatlands of Central Kalimantan

The health of Borneo’s forests and its various ecosystems are prerequisites to creating a productive environment for agriculture and plantations.

3 years ago

Deserted: A man on a bicycle rides through a near-empty intersection in Yangon, Myanmar, on Tuesday, as the country marked one year since the military’s takeover of power from the democratically elected civilian government.

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Ditch Myanmar military junta and save ASEAN

ASEAN should immediately suspend Myanmar’s membership, as a notice perhaps for six or 12 months, before moving to expel the country from the organization.

3 years ago

Tax talks: A staff worker consults a taxpayer at a tax office on Jl. Tanah Abang III in Central Jakarta on Saturday. The government has extended tax incentives to June 30 because of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tax amnesty ‘vol. 2’, the moral hazard and recidivism

Empirical evidence from several countries has demonstrated no evidence of a significant impact from tax amnesty.

3 years ago

Members of 'Metallica' from left, Kirk Hammet, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Jason Newsted pose for an audience in this publicity photo.

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Why Metallica's 1993 Jakarta concert matters for Indonesia

The decision to stream the performance may just have been a cash-grab effort to capitalize on the large metal fanbase in Indonesia. The show cost US$5.98 and tickets had to be purchased before streaming started on Sunday afternoon.

3 years ago

Feb. 6 is International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

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Global concerted efforts a must to eliminate FGM

Not only is the practice a form of extreme violence, it is also an extreme form of discrimination.

3 years ago

Actor Jackie Chan waves from the Badaling Great Wall on the second day of the torch relay in Beijing on Feb. 3, 2022, a day before the start of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

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Anxious moments for all, as Beijing’s moment approaches

Several athletes told me they were self-isolating for a month before the Games, paranoid that a positive test result could derail the moment they've worked their entire careers for.

3 years ago

Indonesia has begun to tap into the green bond market, both at home and overseas, to finance environmentally friendly projects.

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The pandemic, G20 and sustainable investment

The pandemic's silver lining for finance is increased demand for sustainable investment and drive toward the green transition as a means for economies around the world to recover stronger.

3 years ago

Full capacity: Students attend full face-to-face learning under health protocols at SD 15 Pagi state elementary school in Mangga Besar, West Jakarta, on Jan. 19.

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The dilemma of mandating face-to-face learning now

We must tackle the barriers to sucessful remote learning even as we roll out full face-to-face learning, keeping in mind that we are still in the middle of a pandemic.

3 years ago

A healthcare worker prepares a device to carry out cervical cancer screening at a public health center (Puskesmas) in Palembang, South Sumatra.

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Indonesia’s cervical cancer-free future: How it is possible

In Indonesia, cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women.

3 years ago

An illustration picture taken in London on December 2, 2021 shows four syringes and a screen displaying the word 'Omicron', the name of the new covid 19 variant, and an illustration of the virus.

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BA.2 is like Omicron’s sister. Here’s what we know about it so far

Now we’re seeing cases of a sub-variant of Omicron, known as BA.2, emerge.

3 years ago

Center stage: United States President Joe Biden (center) takes part in the ASEAN-US Summit on the sidelines of the 2021 ASEAN summits held online in Bandar Seri Begawan on Oct. 26, 2021.

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Indonesia must guide ASEAN amid China-US conflict

The credibility of ASEAN rests on its complete understanding of the China-United States conflict.

3 years ago

Year-end sale: Gold plated souvenir cryptocurrency coins are on display in a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace in London on Dec. 30, 2021.

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Want to profit from NFT trading? Know its challenges

Royalties will automatically be paid to the NFT creator once the NFT is sold on without the need for a third party.

3 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo visits Parapat on the shores of Lake Toba in Simalungun regency, North Sumatra, on Wednesday. During the visit, he inaugurated a lakeside rehabilitation project in the area.

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Everybody likes Lake Toba

The government has designated Lake Toba a “super priority” tourist destination, along with Likupang in North Sulawesi, Mandalika in West Nusa Tenggara and Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara.

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