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‘Tjilik Riwut strategy’ to guard indigenous harmony

Tue, 14/02/2012 - 06:00 AM

There is now an effective strategy to combat religious violence and the influence of violent groups: Surround their plane and prohibit propagators of violence from disembarking and stepping foot on your land.

Energy subsidy controversy: What’s wrong with our fuel pricing regime?
Toward a green revolution and civilization
Saving the planet for our future generations

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Comment: Megawati lashes out at police, AGO

Tue, 14/02/2012 - 12:24 PM

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri lashed out at Attorney General Basrief Arief and Police chief Gen. Timur Pradopo after both failed to show up for an anti-graft seminar organized by the party on Friday.

Comment: Orders come for Esemka cars
Comment: Guaranteeing flight safety
Issues of the day: Men more corrupt than women: Mega

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Commentary: Isn’t now the best time to raise fuel prices?

Fri, 20/01/2012 - 08:45 AM

Listening to our officials, the Indonesian economy is doing great. They are not exaggerating. The gross domestic product is growing at 6 to 7 percent, inflation is under control, Indonesia is exporting more and the rupiah is still going strong. The best part is that poverty rates and unemployment figures are both falling.

Commentary: A damp squib Cabinet: Reshuffling the deck, not the cards
Commentary: The answer to questions on SBY’s Cabinet reshuffle: Hahahaha
Go for your legacy, Mr. President
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Insight: The future of development aid

Wed, 23/11/2011 - 08:55 AM

Even skeptics admit it: effective aid works. In the last 25 years, the share of poor people in developing countries has been cut by half, and the last decade has witnessed impressive development successes in countries once thought beyond help.

Insight: How Islamic are Islamic countries? A rejoinder
Insight: Is it time to embrace Myanmar?
Insight: Public office: A matter of commitment, not employment
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Urgently needed: Truly clean and caring party

Fri, 15/04/2011 - 10:16 AM

First, a revered figure made earth-shaking revelations on corruption, a breach of electoral laws and commonplace polygamy among leaders of the Islamist Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), which strives to portray itself as “clean, caring and professional”.

Moving beyond rapprochement in Sino-RI ties
Big infrastructure deficit the highest barrier to investment
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Interview

Discourse: ‘Free trade for the sake of fair trade’

Tue, 24/01/2012 - 10:03 AM

The new trade minister, Gita Wirjawan, has been much lauded as well as criticized for his controversial ban on raw rattan exports. Speaking to The Jakarta Post’s Linda Yulisman and Andi Haswidi, he explains his view on Indonesian trade policies and why one should think twice before calling him a protectionist. Below are excerpts from the interview:

Discourse: BI prioritizes bank efficiency before supervision goes to OJK
Discourse: ‘New visa policy potentially lures more boat people’
Discourse : No rift in personalities or policy between President and me: FM
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RI urgently needs tobacco control

Mon, 01/11/2010 - 09:05 AM

Despite international pressure, Indonesia is among the few countries in the world that have neither signed nor ratified the World Health Organization (WHO) sponsored Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Douglas Bettcher, the WHO Tobacco Free Initiative director, recently spoke to The Jakarta Post about the importance of the convention for Indonesia, where around one-third of the country’s total population of 237 million smoke. Here are some excerpts from the interview:

To bolster rule of law, pay RI judges decent salaries
Integrate biodiversity values into 2015 development goals
Extraordinary measures to stop poll offenses
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Still plenty of room in the premium market for Infinity

Mon, 21/03/2011 - 10:28 PM

The Indonesian automotive market has been enjoying a strong rebound after the 2008-2009 financial crisis with a retail sales of around 745,000 vehicles in 2010, up from 486,061 cars in 2009 and 607,151 in 2008.

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business regulations

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 12:05 PM

The World Bank is praising Indonesia for reforming business regulations, saying the changes have made doing business in the country easier. What do you think? Send your thoughts by email, SMS, Twitter or Facebook. Include your name and city.

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