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Asia and Pacific

Indonesia's youth education, employment still lags in ASEAN

Indonesia has seen improvements in education quality and youth employment, yet remains well below the Southeast Asian average, a recent ASEAN survey has found.

With a large young population that is significantly less competitive than their counterparts in neighboring countries, experts warn that Indonesia may face great hurdles if it does not remedy these issues.

The improvement was recorded in the 2022 ASEAN Youth Development Index published in late July. The report, made by the ASEAN Secretariat, compared key data relevant to the region’s youth, aged 15 to 35, sourced from various organizations including the World Bank and the International Labor Organization (…

Education matters: Students of SDN 42 state elementary school in Banda Aceh, Special Region of Aceh, attend a class on May 2, 2023, after a long Idul Fitri holiday. The first school day coincided with National Education Day.
Education matters: Students of SDN 42 state elementary school in Banda Aceh, Special Region of Aceh, attend a class on May 2, 2023, after a long Idul Fitri holiday. The first school day coincided with National Education Day.
Editorial

Tip of Papua famine iceberg

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Politics

Two Nobel laureates to headline The Jakarta Post's democracy forum

Carrying the theme of “The Sustainability of Democracy in Southeast Asia”, the dialogue will focus on the worrying trends of democracy in the region, including military coups, rigged ballots and crackdown of press freedom. 

Sports

Four cities in Java to host U-17 World Cup

Four cities in Java have been named host cities for the FIFA Under-17 Soccer World Cup this November, as the PSSI makes last-minute preparations ahead of the final inspection later this month.

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Headlines

Presidential hopefuls lure young voters

Efforts include youth campaign training, hosting dialogues.

Opinion

Guarding society: The call to regulate financial planners in Indonesia

By establishing clear boundaries between these two regulatory bodies, the P2PK can create specialized standards for licensing, certification and conduct for financial planners.

Headlines

Japan condemns Russia nuclear threat on Hiroshima anniversary

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Regulations

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Tech

TikTok in talks to gain Indonesian payments license

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Asia and Pacific

Ex-PM Thaksin delays return to Thailand

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Asia and Pacific

Ex-Pakistan PM Khan arrested after court convicts him for graft

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Environment

Bappenas, Kemenko Marves, IOJI collaborate for sustainable and equitable ocean governance

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Science & Tech

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Health

US approves pill for postpartum depression

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Today's paper

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Indonesian meta-human creator Genexyz gets $1m seed funding

TikTok in talks to gain Indonesian payments license

TikTok in talks to gain Indonesian payments license

Guarding society: The call to regulate financial planners in Indonesia

Guarding society: The call to regulate financial planners in Indonesia