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Editorial
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Second time surrender
From "free and active" to a silent subordinate: Prabowo’s recent concessions to Washington signal a dangerous erosion of Indonesian sovereignty.
14 hours ago
Editorial
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Bracing for ‘Godzilla’
As a "Godzilla-like" El Niño looms, Indonesia must move beyond complacency and apply the lessons of history to protect its food security and its future. ...
1 day ago
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Indonesian law for Myanmar general
For the sake of both national integrity and humanity, the Attorney General’s Office should proceed with the necessary investigations to bring the act of genocide case involving the Myanmar junta leader before an Indonesian court. ...
2 days agoThe Latest
Editorial
Broken housing policy
The government should understand it has never been about the number and simply tripling the annual new housing target is not going to cut it.
1 year ago
Editorial
Solutions to ketamine problem
If the government decides to categorize it as a psychotropic, it should prioritize tightening the distribution rather than punishing users.
1 year ago
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Serious about nuclear
Nuclear may be worth pursuing at this point, not as a panacea, but to support our energy transition as a baseload power source.
1 year ago
Regional Elections
Narrow margin
Dragging the election through to January would certainly look like a misguided political strategy.
1 year ago
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Focus on revenue reform
We fail to understand how a new revenue agency or ministry would do anything better.
1 year ago
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K-drama worth watching
Democracy survived because the Korean people willed it and fought for it.
1 year ago
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Women’s protection crisis
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.
1 year ago
Editorial
Give the new FM time
The 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 year ago
Editorial
Policing the police
Recent 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.
1 year ago
Editorial
The $300b climate joke
Rich countries, with a few individual exceptions, never intended to make good on their past promises.
1 year ago
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Make farming profitable again
The Indonesian agriculture sector will need massive reforms to make President Prabowo Subianto’s dream of food self-sufficiency a reality.
1 year ago
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Prabowo's deliverables
President 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.
1 year ago
Editorial
Global trade à la Trump
United 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 year ago
Editorial
Rule of law first
Indonesia must avoid the perception of trading legal principles for diplomatic concessions.
1 year ago
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It’s never about the climate
Indonesia'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 year ago
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Long journey to the World Cup
It 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 year ago
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Time to end the KPK?
Prabowo 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.
1 year ago
Regional Elections
Statesmanship test
Given that he is also the President, Prabowo's display of support for certain candidates runs counter to the principle of impartiality.
1 year ago
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Multilateral system in crisis
The very nations that benefited from loose regulations during their industrialization now expect others to leapfrog into sustainability without the same economic opportunities.
1 year ago
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Pinning hopes on Danantara
Prabowo 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.
1 year ago
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Prabowo’s balancing act
The challenge now for Prabowo as president is to strike the right balance that best serves our national economic, political and security interests.
1 year ago
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Honesty always the best policy
Enforcement of the law against plagiarism will not suffice, especially in Indonesia, where legal certainty remains a challenge.
1 year ago
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Toward safer roads
Monday'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.
1 year ago
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Consumer power: Together, we are strong
Conscious consumerism is a good thing, but there is also a risk of boycotts targeting the wrong companies or products.
1 year ago
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Better prevention
The 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.
1 year ago
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First impressions matter
Indonesia 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.
1 year ago
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Up the stake against gambling
The 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.
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