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A farmer refills an empty jug with water from a community well in Keliki village, Gianyar regency, Bali, on Sept. 2, 2023. The well uses a pump that runs on energy from a solar power plant that was provided by state oil and gas giant Pertamina to support Indonesia’s transition to clean energy.
A farmer refills an empty jug with water from a community well in Keliki village, Gianyar regency, Bali, on Sept. 2, 2023. The well uses a pump that runs on energy from a solar power plant that was provided by state oil and gas giant Pertamina to support Indonesia’s transition to clean energy.`
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Uniting to tap into water's potential for peace

The precious resource is essential for life, but 2 billion people around the world still lack access to safe drinking water, with 500 million residing in Asia alone. Closer to home, around 18 million Indonesians are still deprived of access to safe water.

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Peking University & Sinarmas World Academy Strengthen Bonds in Student Exchange Program

Sinarmas World Academy (SWA) once again organized its Student Exchange Program offline, aiming to strengthen the well-established partnership between SWA and Peking University (PKU). The exclusive partnership between Sinarmas World Academy and Peking University includes the development of Mandarin Language Curriculum from kindergarten to high school levels. In addition to curriculum development, this partnership also involves teacher recruitment, student exchange, and full support from Peking University for SWA's high-achieving students aspiring to continue their education at the university.

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The OJK's role in banking climate risk management

The OJK is taking a bottom-up approach in the initial phase of its climate risk stress test in line with its recently released climate risk management guidelines, but a concurrent top-down approach is also needed for an aggregate analysis of impacts beyond the banking industry.

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Keeping faith in democracy

So what if Indonesia's democracy is tiring, messy and costly? This only means that we must redouble our efforts to improve and strengthen it so it comes that much closer to meeting our aspirations as a nation and a people; and we'll need a leader with persistence and perseverance to help guide our way.

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Public affairs, business and democracy

Public affairs has gone through several evolutionary stages since its advent.

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Food chokepoint: Disruptions and implications for Asia

Import disruptions pose inflation risks, contributing to a cost-of-living crisis.

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Encouraging intellectual property education in Indonesia

An educational strategy is needed to cultivate a younger generation that respects intellectual property, which is often overlooked in this digital age when sharing others' works without either permission or attribution has become ubiquitous.

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Analysis: In spite of electoral success, Golkar chairmanship up for grabs

Most political parties automatically extend the term of their chairman if they have performed well in a general election. Yet, this rule does not seem to apply to Golkar, which, under chairman Airlangga Hartarto, saw its tally of votes increase in last month’s legislative election to come second. Although his term is good until December, the race for the chairmanship is already heating up, including calls for an earlier extraordinary congress to settle the issue.

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Analysis: In spite of electoral success, Golkar chairmanship up for grabs

Most political parties automatically extend the term of their chairman if they have performed well in a general election. Yet, this rule does not seem to apply to Golkar, which, under chairman Airlangga Hartarto, saw its tally of votes increase in last month’s legislative election to come second. Although his term is good until December, the race for the chairmanship is already heating up, including calls for an earlier extraordinary congress to settle the issue.

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Analysis: BOS fund suggested to finance Prabowo's free lunch program

The school operational assistance (BOS) fund has been put forth as a possible financing source for Prabowo Subianto's free school lunch program, the presumptive winner's key campaign promise. However, the proposal has met with stiff opposition, particularly from teachers' associations that believe using the fund will hinder further improvements to teachers' welfare and the quality of Indonesia's education.

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Analysis: Jokowi to maintain influence after succession

President Joko ''Jokowi'' Widodo is entering the final months of his second and final term, with presumptive winner Prabowo Subianto set to be inaugurated in October this year. Although he is constitutionally required to leave office after spending the last 10 years at the helm, Jokowi’s influence in the country’s political landscape looks to remain intact for the foreseeable future.

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Analysis: Prabowo-Gibran campaign team named as SOE commissioners

The longstanding trend of granting key roles in state corporations to supporters of presidential and vice-presidential hopefuls has resurfaced. This time, members of the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka national campaign team (TKN) have been appointed as independent commissioners in state-owned enterprises (SOEs), drawing criticism for alleged political favoritism over merit-based qualifications.

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Analysis: House inquiry may pave way for new round in Jokowi-Megawati fight

The row between President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Megawati Soekarnoputri, the chair of the Indonesian Democratic Party or Struggle (PDI-P), could move into a new round, this time with much bigger political stakes, if the House of Representatives goes ahead with its plan to launch an inquiry to look into allegations of impropriety in last month’s general elections.

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Analysis: Coalition-building for Prabowo’s incoming government

As the electoral dust settles and Prabowo Subianto looks certain to win the presidency, the focus has now shifted to the intricate process of coalition-building. The public is anticipating Prabowo’s next move to consolidate power before he takes over from President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in October.

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Analysis: Cabinet shake-up poised to strengthen Prabowo’s coalition

With less than eight months left in office, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo changed his cabinet team once again to welcome Democratic Party leader Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono on board as agrarian and spatial planning minister, replacing Hadi Tjahjanto, a long-time Jokowi ally who was promoted to the coordinating political, legal and security affairs minister post.

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Don't stop with VAT

The planned new rate will apply to the clothes you buy, the restaurants you choose to eat at, the video games you will play or the Netflix subscription you decide to pay out for, all in 2025.

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Fear of flying

To mitigate the fallout from incidents of pilot fatigue, the industry must adopt a proactive approach centered on transparency, accountability and continuous improvement.

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Month of blessings

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Electing Jakarta's leader

Jakarta will remain a strategic business and trade hub when the capital is relocated to East Kalimantan, which is why the political elites intend to preserve their control of the city. 

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Golkar’s art of survival

Several public officials are reportedly challenging Airlangga in the race for the party's top job, including Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia, who is expected to make his bid as Jokowi’s proxy.

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Threat to debt sustainability

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Analysis: In spite of electoral success, Golkar chairmanship up for grabs

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