Often, when victims of gender-based violence seek help from the police, they are faced with resistance, convoluted procedures or, even worse, accusations that they brought the crimes upon themselves because of the way they dressed or behaved.
5 hours agoThe public should allow Sugiono to prove that the President made the right decision in appointing him despite his lack of experience in foreign affairs. ...
1 day agoRecent acts of brutality have hardened disturbing doubts about the accountability of the police and their ability to resolve their own problems, including their excessive use of lethal force. ...
2 days agoRich countries, with a few individual exceptions, never intended to make good on their past promises.
4 days agoThe Indonesian agriculture sector will need massive reforms to make President Prabowo Subianto’s dream of food self-sufficiency a reality.
1 week agoPresident Prabowo Subianto's recent 16-day overseas trip has convincingly marked his presidency as an active global player in a bid to boost global collaboration amid increasingly complex geopolitical dynamics.
4 days agoUnited States president-elect Donald Trump played the fear card on the economy and won his second term. Now it is apparent that he intends to do the same for the world.
1 week agoIndonesia must avoid the perception of trading legal principles for diplomatic concessions.
1 week agoIndonesia's determination should be shown by strong and committed work on the ground, starting by protecting forests across the archipelago, rather than clearing them for agricultural and mining purposes.
1 week agoIt is possible that Indonesia will finish fourth in the group with nine points, which means it will have to play in the fourth-round qualifier against the teams from Group A and Group B of the Asian zone that also finished third or fourth.
1 week agoPrabowo has frequently said he wants a clean government and to fight against corruption. But the fact is, his administration has done very little to prove it.
2 weeks agoGiven that he is also the President, Prabowo's display of support for certain candidates runs counter to the principle of impartiality.
2 weeks agoThe very nations that benefited from loose regulations during their industrialization now expect others to leapfrog into sustainability without the same economic opportunities.
2 weeks agoPrabowo can start, for example, by limiting dividend payouts by the SOEs to the state budget so that these funds can be reinvested in the form of expansion and new ventures.
2 weeks agoThe challenge now for Prabowo as president is to strike the right balance that best serves our national economic, political and security interests.
2 weeks agoEnforcement of the law against plagiarism will not suffice, especially in Indonesia, where legal certainty remains a challenge.
2 weeks agoMonday's multi-vehicle pileup on the Cipularang Toll Road that killed a teenage girl and left dozens injured, some with serious injuries, should be a wake-up call for the government to clamp down on overloaded trucks and the companies that operate them while striving for stricter enforcement of the country's rigorous road safety rules.
3 weeks agoConscious consumerism is a good thing, but there is also a risk of boycotts targeting the wrong companies or products.
3 weeks agoThe government's plan to introduce a new health screening program on its dime is another step in the right direction to uphold the constitutionally guaranteed universal right to health.
3 weeks agoIndonesia must vigilantly safeguard its sovereign rights in the North Natuna Sea and ensure that such statements are not misconstrued as a shift toward accommodating China’s expansive claims.
3 weeks agoThe anti-money laundering agency reported the accumulated money turnover connected to online gambling last year reached Rp327 trillion (US$21 billion), equal to the government’s spending on energy subsidies and compensation as of October.
3 weeks agoCountries and regions have their own excuses for hampering the global flow of goods and services with trade tariffs, non-tariff barriers and sanctions.
3 weeks agoFor Prabowo, Singapore plays a strategic role as the largest source of foreign direct investment for Indonesia and one the most important trading partners.
4 weeks agoBusinesses are reluctant to expand, citing a lack of financing access and government policy flip-flops, among others reasons.
4 weeks agoThose 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.
4 weeks agoThe 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.
1 month agoRecent bribery cases involving judges could be just the tip of the iceberg, considering the stagnated internal reforms in the judiciary.
1 month agoThe 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.
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