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World of play: Children with cancer play together during an event organized by the Women’s Empowerment and Children Protection Ministry in Denpasar, Bali, on Jan. 26, 2024. About 60 children living with the disease took part in the event.
World of play: Children with cancer play together during an event organized by the Women’s Empowerment and Children Protection Ministry in Denpasar, Bali, on Jan. 26, 2024. About 60 children living with the disease took part in the event.`
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Let’s make protecting children from violence a priority

Each year more than half the world’s children are victims of violence - over a billion boys and girls – a statistic that signifies our collective failure to protect our most vulnerable citizens.

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Why we have to continuously update the poverty line

According to the World Bank’s "Poverty & Equity Brief East Asia & Pacific" released in October 2023, under the global standard, 60.5 percent of Indonesia's population, around 166.6 million people, were living below the poverty line in 2022.

4 hours ago
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Greater Jakarta under the threat of diabetes epidemic

Consumption of fast foods characterized by refined carbohydrates products, sugars and unhealthy fats raises blood sugar levels, and additional pressure on insulin function is observed. Eventually, this pattern leads to insulin resistance, a condition associated with type 2 diabetes, weight gain and obesity, among other health complications.

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Indonesia’s anticorruption requires a decisive shift in focus

About 76 percent of respondents identified bribery, kickbacks, asking for commissions, illegal levies and unofficial fees as the most common corrupt acts they encountered in real life.

5 hours ago
Editorial

Wong’s ASEAN consolidation

For Prabowo, Singapore plays a strategic role as the largest source of foreign direct investment for Indonesia and one the most important trading partners.

5 hours ago
Editorial

Get real on GDP

Businesses are reluctant to expand, citing a lack of financing access and government policy flip-flops, among others reasons.

5 hours ago
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Analysis: Supreme Court’s credibility crumbles amid bribery scandal

In arresting retired senior Supreme Court official Zarof Ricar last week, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) appears to have killed two birds with one stone. State prosecutors not only revealed alleged bribery in the controversial acquittal of a former politician’s son of murder charges in Surabaya, but also entrenched corruption within the country’s judicial system.

6 hours ago
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The free nutritious meal program: More than just a meal

Effective trade policy is important for achieving the free meals program’s local agriculture goals. Price volatility and global-to domestic price transmission are major concerns for commodities like milk and beef.

20 hours ago
editorial

Get real on GDP

Businesses are reluctant to expand, citing a lack of financing access and government policy flip-flops, among others reasons.

5 hours ago
editorial

America's choice

Those who claimed the Trump brand would sink the Republican Party were proven wrong, as this time the 78-year-old millionaire won the popular vote, with more than 70 million ballots cast for him versus Democratic candidate Kamala Harris’ 64 million as of Wednesday night.

1 day ago
editorial

Educate, don’t exploit, voters

The disappointing performances of some regional head candidates indicate the failure of political parties not only to vet and nominate capable figures but also to develop a merit-based system to produce party members with the skills to hold public office responsibly.

2 days ago
editorial

Justice for some

Recent bribery cases involving judges could be just the tip of the iceberg, considering the stagnated internal reforms in the judiciary.

3 days ago
editorial

Beyond BRICS rhetoric

The foreign minister's hinting at the Prabowo government's interest in joining BRICS marks a departure from the previous administration's lackluster foreign policy approach, but it would do well for Indonesia to not get stuck in a nonreciprocal relationship.

4 days ago
editorial

No more cop-outs

Indonesia may have made a poor showing by sending low-ranking officials to COP16, but seeing as the President's brother is leading the delegation to COP29 later this month, this could be a sign that the government is finally getting serious about the country's positioning on global climate issues.

6 days ago
editorial

Prabowo, Xi reunion

While continuation of the economic cooperation should top Prabowo’s agenda in Beijing, he can raise his concern about the latest situation in the North Natuna waters. 

1 week ago

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Fri, November 8, 2024

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