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Listen more, speculate less
Jakarta’s historic market rout isn’t the work of foreign conspirators, but a self-inflicted wound born of concentrated ownership and regulatory inertia that political defiance cannot heal.
22 hours ago
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No voice of authority
When a government responds to choking toxic haze with bizarre boasts about "exporting oxygen," it reveals a broken communications machine that breeds distrust while lives hang in the balance. ...
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Anwar's Rohingya gamble
Anwar Ibrahim's high-stakes gamble to normalize ties with Myanmar's junta chief may win cheap points at home, but it threatens to shatter ASEAN's united front and abandon the Rohingya to peril. ...
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Living with La Niña
The BMKG has specifically named Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara, the southern part of Sumatra, South Sulawesi and South Kalimantan as the areas vulnerable to hydro-meteorological disasters resulting from the weather abnormality.
4 years ago
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Bridge builder
At a time when nations have been competing with one another to stockpile vaccines for their own populations, a strong push for inclusiveness among the world’s richest nations could be one way to ensure no one is left behind.
4 years ago
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COP26: With or without Joe, Jinping
Given the gravity of the problem, a half deal is still better than no deal at all.
4 years ago
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Fuss over a street name
While Turkey looks to have found no problem with Indonesia’s request, the conservative Muslims in Indonesia cannot accept their government’s tribute to Ataturk.
4 years ago
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The long-awaited G20 chair
Leading the prestigious group is both an honor and a challenge, but hopefully, Indonesia’s presidency will generate concrete results not only for the country but also for other developing nations.
4 years ago
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New dawn for carbon trading
Putting a price on carbon will be an issue for Indonesian industry, as more than 80 percent of the sector relies on fossil fuel power plants and about 50 percent on coal-fired plants.
4 years ago
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Guilt trip over 1965 killings
The government has consistently quashed all attempts to bring out the truth about this national tragedy.
4 years ago
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Suspend Myanmar 's membership
Indonesia can pioneer the approach by inviting the National Unity Government of Myanmar for bilateral talks with Indonesia.
4 years ago
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Screening season
Political parties cannot ignore public aspirations or force their will against the people about the best presidential and vice presidential candidates.
4 years ago
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Science-obsessed Mega
For sure, having the chief executive of the ruling party control the BRIN risks politicization of science, which is unacceptable in a democracy.
5 years ago
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Financial literacy key
Jokowi ordered state-owned banks to increase their non-guaranteed loans to up to Rp 100 million for micro, small and medium enterprises from a previous limit of Rp 50 million as part of efforts to fight marauding digital loan sharks.
5 years ago
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The economic report card
The major challenge for Jokowi over the next three years is phasing out the dominance of state companies in infrastructure development.
5 years ago
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Lucky seven
Even if you don’t want to give credit to Jokowi, among policies rolled out by his government some must have worked.
5 years ago
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Thomas Cup blemish
The blame should be laid with the country’s sports authorities, including Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Zainuddin Amali and the National Antidoping Agency (LADI).
5 years ago
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No welcome for Myanmar’s junta
The Myanmar general would not have dared to challenge Jokowi had ASEAN’s rotating chairman Brunei strictly implemented its mandate to help restore peace in the impoverished nation.
5 years ago
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In for more excise taxes
In distinction to income and value-added taxes, the main purpose of excise taxes is to control the consumption of goods with adverse health, environmental or social impacts.
5 years ago
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When the party is over
To throw the quadrennial sporting fiesta in Papua the government has spent more than Rp 10.4 trillion (US$740 million) since 2018.
5 years ago
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Victims of ITE Law
What we’ve heard, over the years, are countless reports of people being jailed for criticizing others on social media.
5 years ago
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Truth matters
Squeezed between big tech and populist politicians, it seemed that professional media was grabbing at space to breathe. Let us hope that this year's Nobel Peace Prize can help "reset" public appreciation and recognition of the free and independent press as fundamental to democracy and world peace.
5 years ago
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Reserve army? Why now?
Launching Komcad is a case of misplaced priority, even within the national defense strategy.
5 years ago
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Why #PercumaLaporPolisi is still a thing
It is perhaps unsurprising that not a single high-profile case of digital attacks on journalists and activists has been solved by the police.
5 years ago
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Bump in the road
One thing is very clear: The railway project is too big to fail, but it is also too costly to continue.
5 years ago
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Comprehensive VAT reform
The new law will raise the standard VAT rate from the current 10 percent to 11 percent next April and 12 percent in 2025.
5 years ago
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Loss of Reform spirit
Jakartans, for example, will have to allow an unelected governor lead for more than two years, while in Central Java and East Java, the acting governors will serve one year shorter.
5 years ago
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The Blitar project
The goal here is to allow the virus to infect people at a rate that can be handled by the healthcare system in return for greater freedom and greater immunity.
5 years ago
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Japan’s fear of China
Economic relations and investment may remain stable, but we cannot expect Japan to come up with major breakthroughs as it will take this region, including Indonesia, for granted while China’s economic and military might is steadily rising.
5 years ago
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Follow the money
We deem hoarding wealth abroad while millions are impoverished wrong from a moral and ethical standpoint.
5 years ago
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Modernizing TNI
Given the complexity of future challenges, it is high time for the TNI to leave its comfort zone.
5 years ago
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Overarching tax reform
The implementation of a multitariff VAT would make the tax system more complex while the institutional capacity of the tax authority remains inadequate.
5 years ago
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Give children a shot
We can barely get children to stay put, let alone control who they interact with inside and outside the classroom, so as long as the medical community can assure us that vaccines are safe, parents should do the responsible thing of inoculating them. Just as we already have done with smallpox or polio vaccines.
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